Despite our record breaking snow fall, the spring home buying season has already arrived! There’s always been the annual influx of military, medical and oil related relocation buyers in the spring but this year they started arriving early as if they knew Continue Reading
Archives for 2023
Reporting from the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas
I felt like I was dog paddling in the middle of the Pacific Ocean at the NAHB Home Show. There were over 180,000 attendees checking out the latest in lighting, wall colors and walking through the simulated rain forest at the Kohler Bathroom Continue Reading
What is the True Value of Your Home in Today’s Market?
The easy answer is put a for sale sign in your snow berm; post it on Instagram and face book and wait for someone to send you a text. But be ready to quote an asking price. Buyers, sellers and curiosity seekers all start with Zillow. Zillow is an algorithm based upon the Continue Reading
Advice to Buyers and Sellers in Today’s Market
Lack of inventory has trumped today’s doubling of the pandemic’s historic low mortgage interest rates. It is this lack of inventory that has propelled a 7% increase in average values which now hovers above $450,000. However, not all Continue Reading
Connie Yoshimura, Owner/Broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alaska Realty.