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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
Condos Come in All Shapes, Sizes and Price Ranges
There are single family condos, duplex condos (where you purchase one side), site condos (which are enveloped in an air space), townhouse style, flats and multi-story, to identify a few. I recently had an opportunity to show condos to a buyer with a goal of purchasing Continue Reading
A Stable Market Heading into the Fourth Quarter
Despite all the concerns over potential job losses as a result of the state budget cuts and the recent announcement of BP’s sale to Hilcorp, the Anchorage and Eagle River residential markets have yet to demonstrate any negative affect. Pending sales for the Continue Reading
Highlights from the Fall Parade of Homes
It was a small tour with only nineteen homes in comparison to other years where there have been as many as thirty entries. That small number is no surprise because Anchorage home builders continue to struggle to find buildable homesites at a reasonable value due to the high Continue Reading
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Connie Yoshimura, Owner/Broker of Dwell 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.