Archives for May 2018

The MOA building safety report, which compiles all new construction activity requiring a building permit, was recently released for the first four months of 2018 and it is not good news for the construction industry. All construction activity is down 19.77 percent when Continue Reading

There was a time long ago between 1980 and 1984 when Anchorage had a record of 18,168 new housing starts. The real estate crash of the late 1980’s followed shortly thereafter and between 1985-89, permits dwindled to less than a thousand per year. During another up tick in Continue Reading

Congratulations are in order to Cook Inlet Housing Authority and Weidner Apartments for their joint effort to provide housing and support for some of Anchorage’s homeless. It’s a small but important step forward between public and private partnership that perhaps other Continue Reading

It’s hard to describe the current local housing market. Perhaps, the best way is a mixed bag of disappointments and opportunities. More inventory means more choices for last year’s frustrated buyers to move-up, move down or take that millennial first step toward home Continue Reading