Selling a home in Alaska is risky. This is especially true if the home has some major defects which you are hiding. I’ll never forget looking at a home for a seller who wanted to know what I thought his home was worth. As we walked in the front yard he mentioned in an off-hand way that a fuel tank was buried under the lawn but he had cut the pipe off about a… read more →
Getting the price right is the most important issue in determining the sales time of a home. If it isn’t priced right it will not sell, period. But even if the price is right there is a final step to take that will put you a notch above the competition. We call it staging your home. You are setting your house up so that potential buyers can feel themselves moving… read more →
The information below was provided by Bryan Scoresby at Countrywide in Wasilla ? ?Loan Type????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 30 year?????????????? 15 year Conventional Fixed with 1.0% LO Fee Conventional Fixed w/o 1.0% LO Fee 6.375 6.750 6.125 6.625 Conventional Fixed Fast & Easy with 1.0% LO Fee Conventional Fixed Fast & Easy w/o 1.0% LO Fee 6.375 6.750 6.125 6.625 Conventional 3/1 ARM with 1.0% LO Fee 6.250 – Conventional 5/1 ARM with… read more →
Let?s take another look at market statistics to see what we can learn.? As of today there are?328 homes on the market between Sutton to Big Lake to Settlers Bay.?I took out the?brand new homes and condos.? ?Those homes range in price from $75,000 to $2.5 million.? The median price for the homes is $245,000.? But this is the most important number?these homes have been on the market for an… read more →
Let?s take another look at market statistics to see what we can learn.? As of today there are?328 homes on the market between Sutton to Big Lake to Settlers Bay.?I took out the?brand new homes and condos.? ?Those homes range in price from $75,000 to $2.5 million.? The median price for the homes is $245,000.? But this is the most important number?these homes have been on the market for an… read more →
We occasionally go out to eat as a family after church on Sunday. Gerrit, (12), is usually the one who pushes it and is normally turned down. Yesterday he wanted pizza but was immediately rebuffed, then he pushed for other ideas with no interest shown. Then he said there is a new Mexican food place by Walmart. The new and the Mexican picked up interest. We knew about several other Mexican places but… read more →