You have probably heard from me on Facebook that we’re moving our offices to the Tatitlek building on Dec. 1st. Negotiating the lease terms, planning the TI’s has been quite a challenge and I have learned a lot about commercial real estate in the process. Selecting the space Continue Reading

Mark Twain said it best, “Buy land because they don’ t make any more of it.” That still rings true to this day except for Dubai where they are creating islands in the ocean for high rise development. But, back here in Anchorage, Alaska, buyers are frustrated even trying to Continue Reading

Despite the generational differences, all home buyers prefer to live in a single family detached home. Boomers and millennials, Gen X and even seniors, prefer a single family detached home. But still the myth exists that boomers want to live in an apartment style condo and Continue Reading

The Anchorage housing market continues its flat line stability into fall. Single family homes values have averaged $366,000, plus or minus the cost of an airline ticket to Hawaii, since 2014. September closed sales were 271 compared to 277 in 2016. Condos remain at their Continue Reading

Congratulations to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for being one of the best managed public housing agencies in the nation. Established forty-five years ago to provide ‘Alaskans access to safe, quality, affordable housing’, it’s mission is perhaps more important today Continue Reading

We all know that Anchorage is a multi-cultural town with over 140 languages spoken in our schools. But, did you know Anchorage is also becoming a multi-family community with over 300 to 500 multi-family and mixed use housing units planned over the next few years? If all the Continue Reading

New home buyers frequently have a lot of questions relating to home warranties and what they cover. Some local builders offer a ten year structural warranty but the number of years required is not defined in the state statutes. Almost all builders offer a one year interior Continue Reading

In a recent presentation in Anchorage, Robert Deitz, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders, reaffirmed several trends in housing, construction and land development that Anchorage has been experiencing the past few years. The most startling of which is Continue Reading

I recently had the experience of researching a mortgage for a buyer considering a purchase of an $810,000 home. At this price point, all loans are conventional so I was surprised by the differences even within the conventional model. Down payment opportunities fluctuated Continue Reading

Today is the last day for the Parade of Homes and I want to encourage you to visit the homes that are open from noon to 6 pm because there is something special about a brand new home. It is a blank page which a new homeowner can fill with their own dreams and memories. I Continue Reading