Published in the Anchorage Daily News on 4.25.2024 By Connie Yoshimura The National Association of Home Builders has published a 2024 study on what buyers are looking for in their homes and communities including what amenities are trending and the Continue Reading
An April Fool’s Joke
Published in the Anchorage Daily News on 4.4.24 By Connie Yoshimura On April 1, 2024 there were 133 residential properties for sale (excluding condos and mobile homes) and that number is not a joke and no one is laughing, least of all the spring buyers looking for a Continue Reading
… … A Ramble … on Housing … … …
Published in the Anchorage Daily News on 3.21.24 By Connie Yoshimura I have been very fortunate over the past few decades to work for buyers and sellers who have benefited from home ownership as a stepping stone to financial stability. Over 23% of Continue Reading
An Introduction to Commercial Real Estate with Lottie Michael, CCIM & Michael James
Published in Anchorage Daily News on 2.29.24 By Connie Yoshimura Every day we drive past restaurants, office buildings, big box stores and then one day the sign changes and we wonder what happened. Most likely that’s the work of a commercial real estate Continue Reading
Now May Be the Best Time to Sell Your Home
Published in the Anchorage Daily New on 2.15.2024 Because waiting until June to sell your home is a myth. With our record snow fall of over 100 inches, it just takes a little more work to get the home ready but it may be well worth it. Continue Reading
Cautionary Take-Aways for Buyers in Today’s Market
Published in Anchorage Daily New on 1.18.2024 By Connie Yoshimura On January 15, 2024 there were only 180 single family homes for sale. With the average original list price in the last six months of $506,172, there were only 6 homes between $500 and $549,000 Continue Reading
Anchorage’s Wobbly Housing Ladder
Published in Anchorage Daily News 01.03.2024 By Connie Yoshimura A Housing Ladder consists of all housing units of various sizes, types and price points in a market. It is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is Continue Reading
An End of the Year Reckoning
Published in Anchorage Daily News 12.06.23 Since most people are busy with the holidays, December is a good time to shop for a new home. Builders are anxious to get rid of their spec inventory. Nationally, 59% of builders are offering up to a 2% buy down of a Continue Reading
An Overlooked Market Opportunity
Published in Anchorage Daily News on 11.29.2023 I have often wondered why first-time home buyers don’t consider purchasing a duplex as their first home. You can live in one unit and 75% of the gross rental income from the other unit can be used for qualifying Continue Reading
How Old Is Too OLD?
Published in Anchorage Daily News on 11.15.2023 On November 13, 2023, there were only 83 single-family homes for sale in Anchorage between $400,000-$600,000 which is considered the ‘missing middle’ in our local housing market. That number in itself is shocking for a Continue Reading
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Connie Yoshimura, Owner/Broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alaska Realty.