Alaska tops the list as the state where residents feel most content. According to the latest survey conducted by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, locals in "the last frontier" share the strongest sense of purpose in the nation, ranking among the top three states for Continue Reading

Marriage, birth, death, divorce and job change are the five major reasons people buy and sell homes.  Yes, there are the investors or ‘flippers’ in the residential real estate market, but they make up a very small percentage in our local market.  Of the five major reasons, Continue Reading

Marriage, birth, death, divorce and job change are the five major reasons people buy and sell homes.  Yes, there are the investors or ‘flippers’ in the residential real estate market, but they make up a very small percentage in our local market. Of the five major reasons, Continue Reading

Under most circumstances, buying a home should not have anything to do with the price of oil and the slashing of the state’s operating and capital budget. Rather, it should be about quality of life and lifestyle choice. Yes, there are investors, large and small, who Continue Reading

Eagle River is a community that many residents and visitors envision as true Alaska. It has mountains, a meandering rafting river, parks, glaciers and scenic vistas. It’s hard not to find a view or a nature trail you don’t love. Eagle River’s population is 30,000 and Continue Reading

Residential real estate activity is always a reflection of the national and local economy.  It’s all about population and jobs, and, particularly in Alaska, the type of jobs that will support our sticker shock higher priced homes.  The 2015 predictions are particularly Continue Reading

For Anchorage homebuilders, 2014 is almost over and the home building statistics do not look good. Despite all the community meetings regarding the need for more housing and MOA’s promises of more efficient permitting, our 2014 single family permits will not even match the Continue Reading

In 2014 the U.S. will spend an estimated $58.51 billion in pet industry expenditures.  68% of U.S. households own a pet and 12% of pet owners allow their pets to sleep in the same bed with them.  The ‘Disney’ humanization have made animals more than man’s best friends; they Continue Reading

The vast majority of realtors in our local market sell pre-owned or resale homes. Especially, in Alaska, where new home construction remains at record lows, realtors develop an expertise in a certain price point or geographic location for resale homes. They look for Continue Reading

Eighteen years ago, I downsized from a single family home to an owner-occupied duplex.  Back then, it was an unusual housing choice for a realtor to make and even today, friends and colleagues still ask me why I made that move. But, personal reasons aside, an owner-occupied Continue Reading