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Evolution of the Thanksgiving Kitchen

November 26, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura 3 Comments

The kitchen will always be the heart of the home, especially during the holidays, but its design and function continues to evolve. Over the decades, we’ve had the galley kitchen, the L shaped kitchen, the peninsula, the island, then the larger island with a sink/dishwasher Continue Reading

Highlights from the Fall Parade of Homes

September 12, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

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

Older Alaskans Need More Ranch Homes

July 2, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

Alaska’s senior population is growing.  According to Alaska Economic Trends, Alaska has an estimated 87,304 seniors, up from 54,938 eight years before and more are on the way.  Anchorage/Mat-Su added more than 17,000 seniors, representing over half the state’s 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

Take this Real Estate Quiz!

May 21, 2019 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

1. MLS reports that sold volume, when compared to last year at this same time is A. Up by 10% B. Down by 13% C. About the Same   2. Over the past five years has the  average sales price A. Increased by 8% B. Decreased by 2% C. 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

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

Report Shows $40M Drop in Permits

August 20, 2018 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

The Municipality of Anchorage’s six month building activity report was published last week and it’s not good news for the construction industry.  Overall permits are down by $40 million. This year’s to date total is $241 million compared to $282 million in 2017.  Continue Reading

Home Prices Remain Stable Due to Anchorage’s Lack of New Home Builds

August 10, 2018 by Connie Yoshimura Leave a Comment

The August issue of Alaska Economic Trends has confirmed what we’ve known all along and that is home prices haven’t dropped during Alaska’s three year recession. However, they do have a good take on why that hasn’t happened. As previously discussed in their July 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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