I have several properties that are range priced.? Even though I thought I had explained it well on the listing I immediately received some phone calls from Realtors wanting to know what I was doing. So this post is an attempt to explain it better.? We all know that in a market like ours where we have more rural properties instead of huge developments full of identical homes it is… read more →
I have several properties that are range priced.? Even though I thought I had explained it well on the listing I immediately received some phone calls from Realtors wanting to know what I was doing. So this post is an attempt to explain it better.? We all know that in a market like ours where we have more rural properties instead of huge developments full of identical homes it is… read more →
It’s -1 degree this morning in Palmer. Wasilla is reading -15. Forecasts today are for winds to 20 mph with gusts to 40. That Matanuska Wind really magnifies the cold. Hey, it’s clear and beautiful outside! There is always a bright side. I don’t mind the wind or the cold until it gets really cold, like -20 or more. There are some advantages to being built like a walrus. The cold and… read more →
The last few years have seen increases in residential home values at about 10% a year or more in Wasilla and Palmer. Other parts of the country had appreciation as high as 33% per year, but the Mat-Su Borough had a more reasonable rate of increase. It was generally possible for about 3 years to buy a house in January and make money on it by June. In fact, with some… read more →
Homes in Wasilla and almost everywhere else in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough did not receive building inspections until 1992 when the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation required them for financing. Since that date, most homes are inspected during construction. The city of Palmer required building inspections and permits previous to 1992. During the real estate boom of the early 1980’s , Wasilla was one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Builders were selling houses… read more →
I did some research last August to see how many unsold new homes were on the market. At that time there were 254 new homes in the Mat-Su area that at least had a foundation in the ground and were waiting for a buyer. That was a lot of homes. Just a year before it was very difficult to find a new home for a buyer. They always had to… read more →