Published in the Anchorage Daily News 9.27.23 A barn? A condo? A single family home? Or all of the above? It’s called a Barndominium. I’ve had a hard time spelling it and even saying it. But it is the latest new trend in housing and growing in popularity around Continue Reading
Anchorage Versus Alaska
Published in Anchorage Daily News - 9.06.2023 There is one thing about the residential real estate market that you can always count on. And that is it’s NEVER boring! Every buyer, every seller, every home is unique. Every situation whether it is related to marriage, Continue Reading
Zoning Is Not a Factor in Affordability
That may come as a surprise to some of you, but zoning is not nearly as important as mortgage interest rates, the highest they currently are at 7.8% since the year 2000. And the natural disasters that flood our online and print news will surely create Continue Reading
Weighing In on Proposed Zoning Changes
Article Published in ADN on August 9th, 2023 I applaud assembly members, Kevin Cross and Meg Zaletel, for their out of the box attempt to bring more housing of all types and configurations to the MOA. Without question, Anchorage has a Continue Reading
WELCOME TO CEDAR PARK IN HISTORIC PALMER,ALASKA
Published in ADN July 26,2023 It is with a touch of excitement and sadness that I introduce you to my latest new home community just six minutes from the Palmer Fred Meyer store. I have searched the Municipality of Anchorage for another Huffman Timbers or Sandhill Continue Reading
Property Tax Relief For First Time Home Buyers
Published in the ADN July 12, 2023 Yesterday, there were 23 single family homes for sale in Anchorage priced between $350,000 and $399,999. These homes were on the market an average of 23 days. Many received multiple offers or escalation Continue Reading
A Mid-Year Market Review
There are not many mid-year surprises in the Anchorage residential market place. All thirteen MLS districts from downtown Anchorage to Girdwood-Turnagain Arm have had a decline in sold units, amounting to a 35% decline in all sales. The average single-family Continue Reading
Thank you, Alaska.
Today, June 16, 2023, will mark the third anniversary of my affiliation with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services (BHHS) . I’ve owned other brokerages over my 40 plus years of real estate, but these past three years have been the most rewarding of my Continue Reading
Should You Own an Investment Property?
The September 2021 Alaska Economic Trends Magazine report on the Rental Market, “Many landlords we’ve surveyed consistently for years had sold their units in 2021. Reasons included downsizing due to the pandemic and taking advantage of the recent strength in the real Continue Reading
Is Our Housing Market Overheated?
Definitely not. And here’s why. Unlike the housing debacle of the late 1980’s, Anchorage hasn’t had 6,000 residential permits in a single year and hundreds of homeowners are not dropping off the keys to their house to their local lender. It’s true, we’ve had a dribble of 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.