Despite Alaska’s economic recession, more and more buyers are searching out and purchasing million dollar homes. A recent survey of past MLS sales between $800,000 and $1.25 million, revealed that 32 sold in 2016, 42 in 2017 and year to date 22 sold and 10 in pending status. Continue Reading
Archives for July 2018
A Real Estate ‘True Confession’
I have been listing and selling real estate in Anchorage for almost forty years. It’s a job I love and will continue to do in the future. You would think after all those years of experience I would not make a simple mistake but I did. It has haunted me for the past several Continue Reading
What Does a Quarter Pounder and the Anchorage Housing Market Have in Common?
Well, according to the July issue of Alaska Economic Trends, the Juneau quarter pounder with cheese at $5.29 is the fourth most expensive burger in the U.S. The Anchorage burger at $5.02 fell out of the top ten and now ranks 11th. Mimicking the burger, Anchorage is also no Continue Reading
The Myth about Where Millennials Want to Live
Millennials, those born from 1981 to 1996, have been slow in embracing home ownership but much of that hesitation is now changing as they begin to marry and start families. Burdened by massive amounts of student loan debt, $1.5 trillion, according to national 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.