Despite Alaska’s three years of economic recession, the Anchorage housing market has remained stable with no noticeable decline in values except in isolated circumstances. So, unlike our neighbors to the south where both Portland and Seattle have seen recent rapid Continue Reading
Archives for August 2018
Report Shows $40M Drop in Permits
The Municipality of Anchorage’s six month building activity report was published last week and it’s not good news for the construction industry. Overall permits are down by $40 million. This year’s to date total is $241 million compared to $282 million in 2017. Continue Reading
Home Prices Remain Stable Due to Anchorage’s Lack of New Home Builds
The August issue of Alaska Economic Trends has confirmed what we’ve known all along and that is home prices haven’t dropped during Alaska’s three year recession. However, they do have a good take on why that hasn’t happened. As previously discussed in their July Continue Reading
Come Learn Everything there is to Know about Condos
A condo can be a single family home, a flat or a side by side duplex. You can’t always tell by looking at the structure what it is and how it is defined. Do you own the air space around the building or only the interior space between the walls? 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.