I showed a house last Friday to a couple that had already made up their mind. They wanted this house. They didn’t want to look at any other houses because this one was perfect. In fact it was so perfect they wanted it just the way it was. The seller was planning to sell some furniture, lawn mowers, and other personal items at a garage sale. The buyer wanted it all…and… read more →
For Palmer, Wasilla, Houston, Willow, Talkeetna and the whole Mat-Su Borough, here are the stats for the week. These are single family residential homes that have pended, closed or been listed this past week. Any holiday weekend is usually a little slower for real estate and this one was no exception. There are fewer pendings and fewer new listings this week, people were camping, fishing, or otherwise relaxing. Today is… read more →
These statistics are for the Palmer and Wasilla core areas. This includes all the area between Palmer and Wasilla and also Meadow Lakes and the Knik-Fairview neighborhoods. I thought it would be educational to see the last 6 years worth of statistics so that we have a more broad view of where we have come from. The sales are for single family residential houses, they do not include vacant land, multi-family units… read more →
These statistics are for the Palmer and Wasilla core areas. This includes all the area between Palmer and Wasilla and also Meadow Lakes and the Knik-Fairview neighborhoods. I thought it would be educational to see the last 6 years worth of statistics so that we have a more broad view of where we have come from. The sales are for single family residential houses, they do not include vacant land, multi-family units… read more →
Building lot sales are an indication of the amount of future growth in an area. If you are going to build a new construction home, you will need to have a lot. While new construction is a significant portion of the total market, land sales have dropped off faster than has new home building. Here are the numbers for lot sales for the first 4 months of 2006–2008. These statistics are for the… read more →
In Wasilla and Palmer, new construction homes still have a large share of the real estate market. I have been noticing quite a few new houses in the closed sales list every week so decided to take a look at the numbers…here they are. First lets look at the whole Palmer Wasilla real estate market. In 2007 for the first 3 1/2 months of the year there were 336… read more →