Even though the state of Alaska is a non-disclosure state when it comes to the final sales price on a property, the statewide MLS purchase and sale agreement contains the following #23 clause pertaining to disclosure.  23) Authorization to Release Information to Continue Reading

Today’s market is a very mixed bag when it comes to how fast a home will sell. Some homes sell within a few days of being listed while others languish. According to recent MLS statistics, the average time on the market for sold properties has dropped from 58 days to 49. But Continue Reading

That’s because inventory always increases in the summer and this year is  no exception.  Plus, there are fewer buyers in the market during June and the first part of July because everyone is camping, fishing, kayaking, hiking, including entertaining friends and relatives Continue Reading

The MOA building safety report, which compiles all new construction activity requiring a building permit, was recently released for the first four months of 2018 and it is not good news for the construction industry. All construction activity is down 19.77 percent when Continue Reading

There was a time long ago between 1980 and 1984 when Anchorage had a record of 18,168 new housing starts. The real estate crash of the late 1980’s followed shortly thereafter and between 1985-89, permits dwindled to less than a thousand per year. During another up tick in Continue Reading

Congratulations are in order to Cook Inlet Housing Authority and Weidner Apartments for their joint effort to provide housing and support for some of Anchorage’s homeless. It’s a small but important step forward between public and private partnership that perhaps other Continue Reading

It’s hard to describe the current local housing market. Perhaps, the best way is a mixed bag of disappointments and opportunities. More inventory means more choices for last year’s frustrated buyers to move-up, move down or take that millennial first step toward home Continue Reading

Last weekend was the Spring Preview of Homes and hundreds of potential buyers turned out to see what Anchorage’s builders are creating in 2018. I started my real estate career by working open houses and I still do four or five a month because it helps me better understand Continue Reading

Homeowners’ Associations come in all shapes and sizes from single family communities to stacked condos but they all have one thing in common and that is they are governed by a Board of Directors. The board has the ability to change the number of pets an owner is allowed to Continue Reading