By Connie Yoshimura Anchorage housing continues its first-class trajectory resulting in more and more buyers shut out of the market. According to MLS statistics, the first five months of 2024 showed an 11.95% increase in closed volume but only a 4.01% Continue Reading
Good Luck if You are a Condo Buyer
Last month there were only seven condos for sale in Anchorage. On May 17, there were no Anchorage condos for sale less than $274,900 and only a total of five condos for sale above that price point. Yesterday, there were zero condos for sale in Palmer/Wasilla. And Continue Reading
A Life, Liberty and Property Story
Last year, Mark Tuovinen, a Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alaska Realty Realtor, was hosting a $200,000 condo off Victor Road when he met Barbara Knapp, a community volunteer who teaches classes on citizenship and helps immigrant families with green cards and Continue Reading
Not All Condos Are Residential
When I say condos, I’m always talking about bedrooms, bathrooms and garages but when Lottie Michael talks condos, it’s all about ceilings heights, plumbing and medical complexes. Lottie Michael, CCIM, heads up Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Alaska Realty’s Commercial Continue Reading
Why I Work the Street
That’s what I call doing open houses on weekends. That’s about the only time buyers have to look at homes. The rest of the week they’re busy working one, two, maybe even three jobs so that they can qualify to purchase a new home. I work the street Continue Reading
So Why Buy a Condo?
Because you won’t need a lawn mower! Or a snow shovel! Exterior maintenance and lawn care are done for you by the Homeowner’s Association and property management company. Yes, there is a fee for all that worry free living, that ‘lock and leave’ mentality but it’s a small Continue Reading
Take this Real Estate Quiz!
1. MLS reports that sold volume, when compared to last year at this same time is A. Up by 10% B. Down by 13% C. About the Same 2. Over the past five years has the average sales price A. Increased by 8% B. Decreased by 2% C. Continue Reading
Do You Live in a Common Interest Community?
According to the Community Associations Institute’s report published in 2016, 68 million Americans or the equivalent of 21% of the U.S. population live in a common-interest community. Fifty-three percent are Homeowner Associations and forty-four are Condominium Continue Reading
Come Learn Everything there is to Know about Condos
A condo can be a single family home, a flat or a side by side duplex. You can’t always tell by looking at the structure what it is and how it is defined. Do you own the air space around the building or only the interior space between the walls? Continue Reading
Connie Yoshimura, Owner/Broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alaska Realty.