Despite a slight increase in single family homes for sale after the first of the year, it’s still a frustrating buyer’s market with aging inventory. Making your home market ready for a buyer, who may have unrealistic expectations for a home that is twenty or more years old, Continue Reading
Archives for February 2018
What to Expect from the Home Inspector
Dear Readers, I wrote the following article in September 2016 which was published in the Alaska Journal of Commerce. It is worth reprinting here because of its increasing relevance today as our housing stock continues to age. In my experience, home inspectors are Continue Reading
Rate Increases Wakes Up the Local Housing Market
The spring buying season starts after Super Bowl Sunday and this year there are more active MLS Anchorage homes for sale than in the past five years. MLS has also reported a 5.89 percent drop in average closed sales price in January to $343,541 which is the lowest in over Continue Reading
Why Anchorage Lacks More Residential Building Sites
It’s no secret that Anchorage is running out of lots, whether it’s for multi-family or single family development. There are many buyers in today’s local market that are frustrated due to the lack of larger lots. Many want to move-up from their 6,000 to 8,000 square foot lot Continue Reading
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.