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What You Need to Know When Considering a New Build

August 26, 2020 by Connie Yoshimura 1 Comment

Late August is the rainy season and it’s also a reminder that if you want to have a new home built this year, you have about 45 days to get into the ground before builders will have to heat and tent their foundations which will add between $5,000 and $10,000 to the cost of a Continue Reading

Thoughts on the Home Office and Market Update

August 19, 2020 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

If you’re reading this article, you may be sitting in your home office enjoying your first cup of morning coffee or on your bike which is where I usually read the paper. However, whether it’s the kitchen table, garage, pantry, master closet, the forgotten guest room or the Continue Reading

Lack of Affordable New Housing Continues

August 6, 2020 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Here at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alaska Realty, we have just analyzed the single family permits from January 1 through July 24 2020 and the news is not good for buyers wanting to  purchase a newly built home for the average sales price of $391,235 as reported by Continue Reading

Why I Work the Street

January 29, 2020 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

That’s what I call doing open houses on weekends.  That’s about  the only time buyers have to look at homes.  The rest of the week they’re busy working one, two, maybe even three jobs so that they can qualify to purchase a new home.  I work the street Continue Reading

2019 Real Estate Market Report & 2020 Predictions

January 15, 2020 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

There’s been little change in the Anchorage real estate market over the past five years. The average price of a single family home has remained stable, varying up and down by only a few thousand dollars from $364,919 to $375,000. Residential inventory has had a slow decline 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

How to Buy a Home that Doesn’t Exist (Yet)

April 29, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Spring Preview of Homes! Dwell Realty is honored to have 12 of the 28 entries which makes us at the epicenter of knowledge for buying and selling new homes. Last year there were only 193 single family homes built in Anchorage and for the first quarter of this Continue Reading

Is it a Buyer or Seller’s Market?

April 8, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

As always, the answer to that question depends on the price range, location and condition of the property. But, there are some trends worth noting. New single family permits are down for the first quarter of this year, see accompanying chart. MLS listings are also down from Continue Reading

A Snail’s Pace for the Real Estate Market in 2019?

March 25, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura 1 Comment

The Anchorage real estate market is off to a slow start in 2019. Active listings for Jan/Feb fell by 3.2% from the same time as last year. More importantly, closed sales declined by 15.60%. Whether that is because of continued lack of inventory or the current concern over Continue Reading

Notes from the International Builders’ Show

March 4, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Last week I attended the IBS Show in Las Vegas, along with Dwell Realty’s Marketing Director, Claire James. We came away with some new marketing ideas as well as design trends and a better understanding of the U.S. housing market. Like all conference attendees, and there Continue Reading

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Connie Yoshimura is the Owner and Broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alaska Realty. With over 40 years of residential real estate experience, she continues to be a leader in Alaska’s housing market. Most recently, she sold the highest-priced home ever recorded in the Alaska MLS.
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