After fulfilling the dream of home ownership, many Americans look to start their own business, whether it is a bistro, remodeling construction company, bakery, shoe salon, private medical practice to name just a few. Mega corporations are highly visible in Anchorage Continue Reading
Archives for 2020
A Week in the Life of a Real Estate Broker
Once a week Gino Blefari, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, sends out an email recapping his activities and thoughts on the real estate market. He has an inspiring boots to chairman narrative that you can check out on Youtube. So here’s my Alaska version as a Continue Reading
What You Need to Know When Considering a New Build
Late August is the rainy season and it’s also a reminder that if you want to have a new home built this year, you have about 45 days to get into the ground before builders will have to heat and tent their foundations which will add between $5,000 and $10,000 to the cost of a Continue Reading
Thoughts on the Home Office and Market Update
If you’re reading this article, you may be sitting in your home office enjoying your first cup of morning coffee or on your bike which is where I usually read the paper. However, whether it’s the kitchen table, garage, pantry, master closet, the forgotten guest room or the Continue Reading
Lack of Affordable New Housing Continues
Here at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alaska Realty, we have just analyzed the single family permits from January 1 through July 24 2020 and the news is not good for buyers wanting to purchase a newly built home for the average sales price of $391,235 as reported by Continue Reading
Things You Need to Know About the Cost of Living in Alaska
According to the July issue of Alaska Economic Trends which is published by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, of the three metropolitan areas in Alaska, Juneau has the highest cost for groceries at 132.9% when compared to the U.S. Continue Reading
$3.5 Billion Keeps the Alaska Residential Market Stable
All sorts of Covid-19 related federal dollars, plus dividend money and $500 million paid out in unemployment for the first six months of 2020 has kept the Alaska residential market stable for the first half of 2020. For week 28, the 442 single family Anchorage Continue Reading
Falling in Love with Alaska
I have to admit that when it’s been time for me to take a break from my real estate activities, I’ve always gotten on a plane—New York, LA, Hawaii, D.C., the Nile, China, Tibet, St. Petersburg -you get the drift. But now due to the corona virus, I’ve had to curtain my Continue Reading
A Home is as Individual as its’ Owner
Thank you, Alaska, for the tremendous support and response to our affiliation with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Extending our marketing reach with Adwerx, Videolicious and a global website provides more opportunities for our sellers that, frankly, we were Continue Reading
Trekking Through the Mat-Su
I spent last weekend in the Valley visiting new home communities in the Mat-Su Spring Preview of Homes. The last time I was in the Valley, I came within a few inches of hitting a moose crossing the Knik Goose Bay Road in the dead of night so I was glad to see the KGB Continue Reading
Connie Yoshimura, Owner/Broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alaska Realty.