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7857 W Arlie Road November 13th, 2009

Categories: My Listings, New Construction

7857 W Arlie Road
Wasilla, Alaska

This is a new Five Star Plus Home by Pacific North Construction, just completed this December 2009. It is listed at a NEW LOW PRICE of $195,000.

A heat recovery ventilation system, on-demand water heater, paved drive, 2 car garage, acre of land, and an open floor plan are just some of the great features of this great 3bed 2bath home. The total square footage of the home not counting the garage is 1,337 square feet.

Call Marty at 232-7900 to find out more about this property and others like it. Or just send me an email at marty@valleymarket.com.

For a virtual tour, go here.

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Marty’s Bread Delivery…2009 November 13th, 2009

Categories: For Buyers

Slack’s Sugar Shack in Palmer is baking delicious thanksgiving bread for our clients. If you are a past client make sure to drop me an email or comment on this post below so that we don’t miss you.

Trust me, this bread is delicious, and I want to make sure I get some to you as a thank you for working with Jay and I in the past. We will try to get to as many people as possible this year, but time, snow, and cold often stops us short of the goal.

If you contact me I have a special thank you for this year so just drop me a note or make a comment on this post.

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Veterans Day, 2009 November 11th, 2009

Categories: For Buyers

I want to take a moment to honor all our veterans and those currently serving in the military. I thank you for your service to our country. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

I talked to a lady this morning whose Yupik father was wounded at the Battle of Attu in World War 2 and carried the shrapnel in his body until he died at 90 years of age.

I would like to thank him and all of the people who have served since that time including my nephew Jeff now serving in the Marines and Adrian currently in Afganistan whose new house built by Pacific North Construction is finished and ready to close.

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Pioneer Meadows, Palmer Alaska November 11th, 2009

Categories: For Buyers

Pioneer Meadows is just west of Palmer on the north side of the Glenn Highway.  It is one of several neighborhoods in the Palmer area developed by Jess Hall of Hall Quality Homes. 

Jess Hall has been building in Palmer since I have been in real estate and that is a long time.  I remember selling a Jess Hall home in 1991. 

Pioneer Meadows was developed in 2000 with most of the homes built in 2001 and 2002.  They are modern homes that are energy efficient and in generally in good condition.  

This is a great location for Anchorage commuters.  It is only about 40 miles from Anchorage with no stop lights in between.   It is a classic suburban neighborhood of neat lawns, fenced back yards, and middle income houses. 

There are five homes for sale right now in Pioneer Meadows. The median price is $230,000. The median size is 1,494 square feet.  The largest home has 4 bedrooms while the rest of them are 3 bedroom homes.  They all have 2 car garages and paved driveways. 

There have been 10 homes sold in Pioneer Meadows in the last year with a median price of $228,000.  If you are looking for a reasonable priced home in a good commute area give me a call at 907 232-7900 or drop me an email.  I would be happy to show you any of the homes for sale in Pioneer Meadows.

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Monday Market Memo Nov 3-9, 2009 November 9th, 2009

Categories: Monday Market Memo

These are the statistics for the week for the whole Mat-Su Borough. The vast majority of this action takes place in Wasilla and Palmer but some of it happens out in the far-flung reaches that are only accessible by snowmachine and boat…or airplane.

The new listings shrunk again, go here to see why this phenomenon may lead to an opportunity for you.  We will see the amount of new listings likely go into single digits as we approach the end of the year.  There were more closings than new listings and as houses come off the market either because the sellers want to wait out the winter or because they are sold, the inventory shrinks for new buyers.

		Average Price	Median Price	DOM
New	12	$177,808	$172,450	.
Total Active	768	$277,760	$235,000	158
Pending	13	$254,108	$219,000	99
Closed	22	$209,925	$196,000	71

The Federal Government has both extended the stimulusfor first time home buyers and added another stimulus for repeat buers.  These are people who are not first time home buyers but are buying another house as their personal residence.  This will likely move people into the market during these winter months.

There are some pretty good deals out there…you may want to get on my Deals Of the Week list to find out about them as they hit the market.

Based on information from AK MLS, Inc. for the period Nov 3-9, 2009 but not compiled or published by AK MLS, Inc. Data maintained by AK MLS, Inc. may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.

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