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What is Your Luxury?

December 23, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Perhaps luxury can best defined as something that is not essential but is expensive, desirable or valuable and provides comfort and enjoyment.  At least that’s the definition that first pops up when you google the word. I’ve taken the liberty to add ‘enjoyment’. There Continue Reading

It’s Time to Increase Lot Coverage Ratios

December 4, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Seventy-seven  per cent of all home buyers, regardless of age or geographical location,  prefer to live in a detached single family home.  That percentage has consistently increased since 2003 when the National Association of Home Builders first began Continue Reading

Evolution of the Thanksgiving Kitchen

November 26, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura 3 Comments

The kitchen will always be the heart of the home, especially during the holidays, but its design and function continues to evolve. Over the decades, we’ve had the galley kitchen, the L shaped kitchen, the peninsula, the island, then the larger island with a sink/dishwasher Continue Reading

Technology is Not Enough When it Comes to Home Security

November 20, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura 1 Comment

And I know this from personal experience because my car was recently stolen out of my garage at 5:03 am. The video showed it being driven away with the trunk open and an earlier video at 2:00 am showed someone trying to access my husband’s van parked in the Continue Reading

Supporting Veterans in Alaska

November 14, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

I’d like to take a moment to thank Alaska’s veterans for their contribution to our country and state. Alaska has 68,145 veterans and they play an important role in our state’s housing market. According to the Housing Assistance Council, approximately 39,915 or 16.0 Continue Reading

Remodeling is Not Home Maintenance

October 31, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Ten years ago I did a major remodel.  There was new carpeting in the bedrooms, luxury vinyl tile in the kitchen and hallway, an interior paint job that took three coats, double ovens so I can bake two batches of cookies at the same time, a fancy hood above a new stove Continue Reading

Keep Your Cool When Buying or Selling a Home

October 22, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura 1 Comment

Selling a home is not as easy as it used to be. In today’s market, it all boils down to market knowledge and negotiating skills. First, and foremost is the negotiation with yourself to determine your home’s fair market value. You may have lived in the home for twenty Continue Reading

Downsizing Isn’t Just for Aging Boomers

October 21, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

But millennials as well! According to a recent builder survey, seventy-four percent of millennials will buy a home in the next five years. Struggling with student debt and just beginning their career path, younger millennials are discovering that smaller homes are more Continue Reading

How’s the market? Find Out When You Take this Quiz!

October 14, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Everywhere I go people ask ‘How’s the market?’  Potential buyers are wondering if mortgage rates are going to go lower.  They also want to know if we’re at the bottom of the market.  My response to that question is ‘You never know when the bottom of the market Continue Reading

Use Your PFD to Grab a Low Mortgage Rate and Buy a Home

October 3, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura 2 Comments

I know it’s tempting to use that PFD to vacation in Hawaii, buy a new TV with all the latest technology or even pay off that F-150 truck with the extended cab but there is no better use for your PFD than to make a real estate investment whether you’re a first time homebuyer 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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