Donna Ball's Lake Havasu Real Estate Blog

Thanks to the Federal Reserve's effots to reduce inner-bank lending rates to almost 0%, mortgage rates have gone down from 5.5% for a 30-year fixed rate loan in early December to 5.2% and even, in some cases, into the high 4% range (the lowest rates in 50 years).  Many banks, including Wells Farg...

Local Lake Havasu City mortgage brokers are seeing an increase in refinancing requests as the interest rates have decreased.  Unfortunately, lower property values mean many people still owe more on their houses than they are worth and are unable to refinance.  The upside of all this is that the ...

As of 10:00 this morning (December 12, 2008), the new UltraStar Cinema at the Shops at Lake Havasu center is open for business.  Local dignitaries got a special sneak peak at the theater last night, including a performance by "Elvis" himself.  Vice Mayor Dave McAtlin even declared it "UltraStar C...

It is important to keep safety in mind when putting up your holiday decorations.  If you decide to decorate a live Christmas tree in your home, make sure to cut about an inch off the bottom of the tree before setting it in a nice, wide stand.  This allows easier water absorption through the tree'...

With an estimated 35-40% of home sales being foreclosures or short sales, you can't necessarily use total dollar sales as an accurate indicator of how the real estate market is doing.  The latest housing statistics from the Lake Havasu Association of Realtors show that there was a significant inc...

Like the rest of the country, the economy has had its effect on local Lake Havasu families.  The Interagency Council Food Bank has reported that the number of families requesting Thanksgiving boxes this year has risen 83% (from 700 in 2007 to an estimated 1281 this year), with another 50 families...

Lake Havasu City is always a happening place.  Below are the list of events going on in Lake Havasu this weekend: November 14-16: Art & Soul Festival, Community Presbyterian Church (3450 Chemehuevi Blvd) 10am-5pm.  Free admission.  This event is an exhibit and performance of artists in all media....

Help support local farmers and artists by visiting Lake Havasu's Uptown Market every Thursday from 4-9pm.  Held in the parking lot between Red Onion and Sunbelt Appliance (located just up the way from the intersection of McCulloch and Smoketree), you will be able to purchase fresh produce, herbs,...

Hello Active Rain! Hello World! This is Donna Ball hailing you from Lake Havasu City, Arizona. I am one of those rare individuals that loves their life, their job, and their home (town). I love living in Lake Havasu. For me, desert living is the perfect lifestyle. Living in the desert next to a l...