Bassmaster Classic

I have had several clients asking about the Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell this weekend, so I thought I would post some information about it. This is great for Lake Hartwell to have the spotlight on it for a weekend. With spring around the corner, the activity here on the lake has picked up and having ESPN here for the tournament will attract lots of attention as well.

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/tournaments/classic/news/story?page=b_Attend_2008_Classic


Thanks,
Jonathan Anderson
www.andersonsonthelake.com

Here comes the Lake!

This is a follow up to my last entry regarding the lake levels. Lake Hartwell is just under 12 feet down today. We were around 14 feet down or so a couple of weeks ago, so good things are happening. I noticed on the COE website that we have had 1.51 inches of rain so far in February. I think that is great considering today is the 10th!

Even though I have seen the lake full several times, it still amazes me how good the lake looks at full pool. I am looking forward to the lake coming back, as many of you are, so we can all find something new to worry about because I am tired of talking about the lake levels :)

This is still a great buyers market and the people that are buying today are getting in at the exact right time. Don't miss out on this unbelievable opportunity to buy property on Lake Hartwell.

Jonathan Anderson
www.andersonsonthelake.com

When is the lake going to be full again?

I wish I knew the answer to this question because I get asked this almost daily by different people. For the lake to come back to full pool several things have to happen. The most important is rain. We have had lots of rain lately and I hope and pray that it continues. I think the long range drought outlook for the Lake Hartwell area has improved and hopefully soon we'll be out of the drought altogether. If you are interested in tracking the lake levels, rainfall, outflows, and more on Lake Hartwell I would encourage you to take a look at the website for the COE. They have lots of statistical data that is very interesting.

You can find their site by going to my website at www.andersonsonthelake.com or click directly on their link http://water.sas.usace.army.mil/home/indexDU.htm.

Jonathan Anderson
Hartwell Lake Properties

Buying in the Upstate

I found an interesting website that I thought I would pass along to everyone. There is a lot of good information about today's housing market specifically the Upstate of South Carolina. Real Estate is cyclical and historically this time of year for us on Lake Hartwell is slow. Usually it’s in the spring when people are coming back to the lake to play, that we get an increase in activity. Lately our volume of customers (calls, website, etc) has been through the roof. Everyone I have talked to that is looking for property has realized that now is the best buyers market Lake Hartwell has ever seen. The water is down (not for long!) and so are interest rates. This makes it a great time to buy.

http://www.buynowupstate.com

Thanks,
Jonathan Anderson
www.andersonsonthelake.com