On March 30, 1867 William Seward purchased the territory of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. It sold for 2 cents per acre and added 586,412 square miles to the United States. Without a doubt, the best real estate deal ever! On January 3, 1959 Alaska Continue Reading
Preparing Your Home for Sale – Refresh or Remodel?
The dilemma every seller faces is what to do to prepare their home for sale. The answer to that question may lie, in part, on the age of your home. Year to date 69% of the 1538 homes reported sold in MLS were built before 1992. The reason that year is Continue Reading
How to Make the Right Lot Selection
New home buyers are faced with a multitude of decisions from the kitchen stove with four, five or six burners to the ‘Bad Ass’ fan for the living room. (And, yes, there actually is a brand called that and their fans are as unique as their name.) But always the most important Continue Reading
We’re All Together Now in South Central Alaska
The Mat-Su Borough and the Municipality of Anchorage includes 26,314 square miles of land with a population of 401,636 which is 54.2% of Alaska’s population. With all that land and small population, there should be more than enough room for a home, large or small, for every Continue Reading
In Defense of HOAs
I began my residential land development career almost forty years ago. And there is one memorable moment that has guided my vision for new home communities ever since. Many of you may remember Larry Carr and his partner at the time, Barney Gottstein, who together developed Continue Reading
Anchorage’s Housing Market in a Capsule?
On April 7, 2025 there were only 133 single family homes for sale in Anchorage. Twenty-three of the homes had an asking price over $1,000,000 and 52 were below the average sold first quarter value of $512,970. Approximately 4.5 homes sold per day which was only a modest Continue Reading
Will We Have More Housing of All Sizes, Shapes and Types in 2025?
Published by Anchorage Daily News on 1.15.25 By Connie Yoshimura Anchorage’s need for more housing can never be more apparent than now. Today, there are only 200 single-family homes for sale: 101 condos and 55 multi-family for a total of 356 housing units for a Continue Reading
Anchorage Needs More Land
I have recently learned that the U.S. Census Bureau classifies Anchorage(MOA) and the Mat-Su together as a metropolitan statistical area (MSA). MSAs are areas with economic ties to the central area, as measured by commuting patterns. Currently, there are 57,000 vehicles per Continue Reading
Why You Should Buy a Condo —Now
Published Anchorage Daily News on 10.02.2024 By Connie Yoshimura In today’s market, condo sales can range from $1,125,000 for a luxury inlet view newer built single-floor condo with elevator to $189,000 or $80,000 lower depending on the style for a REKA Drive condo Continue Reading
The Million Dollar Phenomenon
Published in Anchorage Daily News 9.18.24 By Connie Yoshimura The “Million Dollar Phenomenon” has been a stealth growth in the Anchorage residential marketplace for the past 12 months with a reported 95 MLS closed sales above $1 million. Currently, 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.