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What I Learned in 2016

December 19, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

What I love most about selling real estate is that every property, every buyer, every seller is different so it is never boring! Putting all those variables together to complete a transaction gives you a uber high of satisfaction. Every year also has a different set of Continue Reading

Cost Versus the Value of Remodeling

December 16, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

According to the cost vs. value report published by Hanley Wood, LLC. in 2014, mid-range remodeling projects vary greatly when comparing actual job cost to resale value. One project where owners can expect a 100% return, particularly in Alaska’s cold climate, is the addition Continue Reading

The 2017 Question: Remodel or Buy New?

December 12, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

It’s on the mind of most Anchorage homeowners who own a home built in the 1980’s and beyond. Anchorage’s housing aging stock is a boom for the big chain stores like Home Depot and Lowes who offer easy cosmetic remodeling for surface items like flooring, countertops and even Continue Reading

Interest Rate Jump Wakes Up Anchorage Buyers

December 5, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

This month’s mortgage interest rate jump up to 4.125 % has sent buyers scampering to find a new home. The week before Thanksgiving forty-five homes pended in Anchorage compared to twenty-seven in 2015. That trend continued into Thanksgiving week when six additional sales Continue Reading

Why Are HOA Dues So Expensive?

November 14, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura 1 Comment

Today, it’s rare to find a new single family community that is not part of the Common Ownership Interest Act. Even a monument sign and landscaping at the entrance requires an association and thus a board of directors and a budget. The list of expenses that are included in Continue Reading

The Power of Your Homeowners’ Association

November 11, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Homeowners’ associations are a necessity in today’s world of residential development. Whether it’s a condominium or single family development, any new community that has a common area, including signage easements, greenbelts, perimeter fencing, is subject to the uniform Continue Reading

Is the Longer a Home on the Market the Less it’s Worth?

November 4, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

  That may be the case in our local housing market. There are less than a thousand single family homes on the market with an average sales price of $370,000. They’ve been on the market an average of eighty-nine days. However, the average sales on the market for sold Continue Reading

New Housing Units Continue to Decline

November 3, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

The Municipality of Anchorage recently released its building permit summary through September 2016. As expected, it showed a continual slide in the construction of new housing units whether multi-family, duplex or single family. At the same time, according to the report, Continue Reading

Who are Anchorage’s Most Prolific Builders and Where do they Build?

October 28, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Despite the continued historic low number of building permits, a handful of builders are keeping the residential construction industry alive. Leading the pack are Spinell Homes and Hultquist Homes who collectively account for 33% of all duplex and single family permits. John Continue Reading

New Home Permits at an Historic Low

October 24, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Last week the MOA published the Building Home Permit Activity Report for the first three quarters of this year. The report which tracks residential and commercial construction and alterations shows an historic low of 160 single family permits. With the frost and first snow Continue Reading

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Connie Yoshimura, Owner/Broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alaska Realty, has over 30 years of residential real estate experience. She was the number one individual realtor, according to Multiple Listing Service, in 2015,2016, 2017.
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