With change comes opportunity and there certainly is a lot of opportunity to make housing more affordable in Anchorage. The cost of housing always begins with the cost of land which is calculated not just by square foot or acreage but by its current allowable use as defined Continue Reading
Archives for May 2021
Why I Love New Homes
Because they have no ghosts; no fingerprints of a past life; no lost memories. It’s a new beginning mingled with the smell of sawn cedar, LED lights and smooth, freshly painted walls with no texture. It’s a first coat of paint—pure and simple—in so many different Continue Reading
Is Our Housing Market Overheated?
Definitely not. And here’s why. Unlike the housing debacle of the late 1980’s, Anchorage hasn’t had 6,000 residential permits in a single year and hundreds of homeowners are not dropping off the keys to their house to their local lender. It’s true, we’ve had a dribble of 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.