Welcome to the Spring Preview of Homes! Dwell Realty is honored to have 12 of the 28 entries which makes us at the epicenter of knowledge for buying and selling new homes. Last year there were only 193 single family homes built in Anchorage and for the first quarter of this Continue Reading
Preparing Your Home for the Spring Market
Anchorage has historically low inventory right now with only 463 single family homes for sale so if you’ve been contemplating selling your home, now is the time. PLUS, mortgage interest rates have just dropped to 4% for a 30 year fixed rate. Low rates put more Continue Reading
A Snail’s Pace for the Real Estate Market in 2019?
The Anchorage real estate market is off to a slow start in 2019. Active listings for Jan/Feb fell by 3.2% from the same time as last year. More importantly, closed sales declined by 15.60%. Whether that is because of continued lack of inventory or the current concern over Continue Reading
Notes from the International Builders’ Show
Last week I attended the IBS Show in Las Vegas, along with Dwell Realty’s Marketing Director, Claire James. We came away with some new marketing ideas as well as design trends and a better understanding of the U.S. housing market. Like all conference attendees, and there Continue Reading
Test Your Real Estate Knowledge with a Quiz!
1. Did total gross dollar volume of sold residential listings increase or decrease between 2017 and 2018? A. Increase by 4.3% B. Decrease by 2.8% C. Increase by 1.1% 2. Did condo volume increase or decrease during the same time? A. Decrease by Continue Reading
Got Drywall Cracks? Here’s What You Need to Do
The November 30th earthquake was a big one, creating thousands of drywall cracks in hundreds of homes. According to national building standards, drywall cracks greater than 1/16th of an inch should be repaired. So if you’ve got drywall cracks in your home Continue Reading
How Dining Rooms and Kitchens Have Changed
Thanksgiving is one of the few days in the year when homeowners actually use their dining rooms. For the rest of the time, most of us have become more casual and eat around the kitchen island. Gone, too, is the formal living room, replaced by the great room in Continue Reading
Number of New Housing Starts Continues to Decline
It seems like I have written this article again and again. The September building report for single family, duplex and multi-family permits clearly demonstrates the continued downward spiral of housing starts. Through the third quarter of 2018, there have been ten Continue Reading
So You Want To Buy a Piece of Land
It looks good. Has tall trees. Even a view of the mountains and a peek-a-boo view of the inlet. But, what else do you need to know? First, does the current zoning allow for what you want to do with the property. Whether it is a potential tract for Continue Reading
Live. Work. Play. In Downtown Anchorage.
Is it a myth or reality that Anchorage citizens want to live downtown? According to the new housing report published this week by the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation “millennials to seniors, want to live close to downtown and in smaller-scale housing.” Continue Reading
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Connie Yoshimura, Owner/Broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Alaska Realty.