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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

Inventory On Rise, But Hesitancy Emerging Among Buyers

October 14, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

The 2016 Anchorage residential market could best be described as having had a minor fender bender, not the fatal crash so many naysayers predicted for the housing market. Thousands of owners have not turned in their keys to the bank like they did in the 1980’s. In fact, Continue Reading

How’s the Housing Market, Really? Take This Quiz.

October 11, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

1.  Are the number of single family home sales down for the first eight months of this year compared to 2015? If your answer is yes, by what percentage?   2.  What is the 2016 average sales price of a single family home in the MOA? A.  $320,000 B.  $350,000 C.  Continue Reading

Why ‘New’ Costs So Much

October 3, 2016 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Robert Dietz, the National Association of Home Builder’s Chief Economist, in a speech to Anchorage’s real estate industry this month, predicted a mortgage rate hike to 4.1% in 2017 and 4.9% by 2018 compared to our current rate of 3.5% for conventional financing. Dietz’s Continue Reading

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Connie Yoshimura is the Owner and Broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alaska Realty. With over 40 years of residential real estate experience, she continues to be a leader in Alaska’s housing market. Most recently, she sold the highest-priced home ever recorded in the Alaska MLS.
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