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What Is the Benefit of a Lot Reservation?

November 2, 2022 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

From the time a land developer purchases a tract of land until he/she is able to sell lots in a fully approved and platted subdivision, there are multiple steps and obstacles to overcome. That approval and construction process may take anywhere from six months (if you are Continue Reading

Hello Mat-Su!

February 23, 2022 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

I’m sure this headline comes as a surprise to many of you who have known me for over forty years as an ‘Anchorage’ realtor and residential land developer.  However, I can no longer ignore our great neighbor to the north.  Forbes Magazine recently rated the Gateway 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 ‘Silly’ is This?

June 3, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

The photo below is an example of the current required driveway width in residential single family subdivisions.  According to Title 21: Land Use Planning, page 7-133, the “total width of driveway entrances to a residential lot from a street shall not exceed 40 percent 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

So You Want To Buy a Piece of Land

October 26, 2018 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

It looks good. Has tall trees. Even a view of the mountains and a peek-a-boo view of the inlet.  But, what else do you need to know? First, does the current zoning allow for what you want to do with the property.  Whether it is a potential tract for 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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