In a recent article published by CNN, reporter Karen Cicero of CNN/health.com teamed up with a panel of judges to name the healthiest popular beach and lake towns in the country. Some of the criteria used was the air and water quality, range of fitness opportunities, available parks, hotel reservation costs, healthfulness of local restaurants, crime rate and overall safety measures. Osage Beach, MO ranked # 4 in the country right behind Tybee Island, Georgia, and Coronado and Monterey, California. The Lake area was ranked above Hilton Head, South Carolina and Wailea, Hawaii. What a great honor for the Lake of the Ozarks. It almost makes you want to live here!

   I have heard conversations and comments recently from people regarding property sales at the Lake of the Ozarks. Some of these people are saying that nothing is selling at the Lake. Well, that is absolutely false! While we are experiencing a decline in the number of sales this year, there are properties selling. From January 1, 2009 until today, there have been 252 sales of waterfront homes, 307 off-water home sales, 220 condo sales, 19 commercial property sales, 88 lots/land sales and 14 farm sales. That totals 900 sales year to date.