Anchorage Real Estate Open Houses 9/2/2012

Anchorage Real Estate Open Houses

Week Ending 9/2/2012

The link below is a list of open houses for Anchorage real estate, posted in AlaskaRealEstate.com for the week ending 9/2/2012.  These homes are for all brokerage that have posted their open houses with the Anchorage Alaska Multiple Listing Service.   Brokerage list included Anchorage REMAX Properties, REMAX International, REMAX of Eagle River, Prudential Jack White Vista, Keller Williams, Dynamic Properties.

Anchorage Open Houses - Upcoming Open Houses in Anchorage

If you find Anchorage real estate you are interested in please give us a call, text or drop us a quick email.  We love working with Anchorage buyers and have a staff of Realtors to help you make solid well informed decisions when buying Anchorage Alaska Real Estate in Anchorage, Eagle River or Chugiak.

There may be Anchorage homes and condominiums that aren't on open house.  Let us know and we can provide you a private tour of any Anchorage Alaska real estate, regardless if Anchorage REMAX Properties has it listed or not.  Just email us the address or Anchorage Multiple Listing Service property number and we will take care of setting up a private tour.  

This works with For Sale By Owners trying to sell their Anchorage real estate.  They may not choose a conventional brokerage to list their home, trying to save money. With open houses we can help guide you through the buying process and represent you as the Anchorage home or condominium buyer. 

Good Luck and remember keep the game face on when visiting Anchorage real estate open houses.  The Anchorage Realtor that represents the Seller often holds the open house and at that point in time they represent the interests of the Seller.  Instead call us and we can provide a private no hassle tour of the home.

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Anchorage Real Estate Utility Information

Turning on the utilities to your Anchorage Alaska home is a very important step.  With the extreme weather we face, it can mean the difference between a warm cozy home or freezing pipe and seeing your breath if the furnace isn't working.  One of the steps provided by your Anchorage Alaska RE/MAX Associates is to let the first time buyer know who and when to set up utilities.  Most utilities companies, most of the time do not shut anything off, but it is always better to be safe than sorry in the cold.  The home buying process is very task oriented and we are glad to help you find the resources and information needed to make for an easy transition.

ELECTRIC

Anchorage Map to Determine Electricity Provider
Chugach Electric Association                                 563-7366                  

5601 Minnesota Drive, Anchorage, Alaska

Municipal Light and Power                                     263-5340

1200 East 1st Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
Matanuska Electric, Anchorage, Alaska                694-2161

WATER SEWER

Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility             564-2700

3000 Arctic Blvd., Anchorage, Alaska

NATURAL GAS

Enstar Natural Gas                                                 277-5551

30000 Spenard Road, Anchorage, Alaska

REFUSE

Municipality of Anchorage                                     343-6250

Solid Waste Services

1111 East 56th Ave, Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Waste, Inc.                                                 563-3717

6301 Rosewood, Anchorage, Alaska

TELEPHONE

ACS    Anchorage, Alaska                                         561-1221

GCI    Anchorage, Alaska                                         265-5600

CABLE INTERNET

GCI    Anchorage, Alaska                                         786-9200

Dish Network   Anchorage, Alaska                           349-7536

DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

1300 W Benson Boulevard, Anchorage, AK 99503
269-5551  
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS

www.usps.com/umove

Anchorage Real Estate Open Houses WE 7/1/2012

Anchorage Real Estate Open Houses

Week Ending 6/17/2012

The link below is a list of open houses for Anchorage real estate, posted in AlaskaRealEstate.com for the week ending 6/17/2012.  These homes are for all brokerage that have posted their open houses with the Anchorage Alaska Multiple Listing Service.   Brokerage list included Anchorage REMAX Properties, REMAX International, REMAX of Eagle River, Prudential Jack White Vista, Keller Williams, Dynamic Properties.

Anchorage Open Houses - Upcoming Open Houses in Anchorage

If you find Anchorage real estate you are interested in please give us a call, text or drop us a quick email.  We love working with Anchorage buyers and have a staff of Realtors to help you make solid well informed decisions when buying Anchorage Alaska Real Estate in Anchorage, Eagle River or Chugiak.

There may be Anchorage homes and condominiums that aren't on open house.  Let us know and we can provide you a private tour of any Anchorage Alaska real estate, regardless if Anchorage REMAX Properties has it listed or not.  Just email us the address or Anchorage Multiple Listing Service property number and we will take care of setting up a private tour.  

This works with For Sale By Owners trying to sell their Anchorage real estate.  They may not choose a conventional brokerage to list their home, trying to save money. With open houses we can help guide you through the buying process and represent you as the Anchorage home or condominium buyer. 

Good Luck and remember keep the game face on when visiting Anchorage real estate open houses.  The Anchorage Realtor that represents the Seller often holds the open house and at that point in time they represent the interests of the Seller.  Instead call us and we can provide a private no hassle tour of the home.

Lonnie Logan, Associate Broker

lonnie@bestanchoragehomes.com

(907) 903-1221

AKRealEstateInfo.com

BestAnchorageHomes.com

MyFirstAnchorageHome.com

10 Reasons the Holidays are a GOOD Time to Sell Your Home

Okay so you need to sell your home and maybe you've been on the market for awhile. The Anchorage real estate market during the Holidays is perfect timing for you...if your price is correct, condition is given. It really goes back to the simple supply and demand and smart buying habits. People should buy low and sell high but they usually wait until there is a big crowd gathered. Listing during the Holidays is counter intuitive and most people take there Anchorage homes off the market...bad idea. Bottom line you need to move and timing is very important.
1. Supply & Demand (Competition) The majority of folks will think this is a bad time to sell a home so they will take their Anchorage homes off the market or wait to put them on the market….this means you will have much less competition!
2. Anchorage Holiday house hunters are typically serious home buyers; they aren’t going to be looking during the holiday season unless they really want/need to buy.
3. Your Anchorage home will likely feel very homey during this season (as long as you don’t go Clark Griswald on the neighborhood).
4. Many of your Anchorage neighbors will be having family and friends over for parties and such…if they love the neighborhood and see your for sale sign…you might just get some interested buyers. One of my most active Holidays is Thanksgiving and I will never take off on this holiday. I am thankful.
5. Let’s not kid…your house will smell amazing with all the pumpkin pies, sugar cookies, and breads you will be making.
6. Lots of people get Christmas bonuses and some will likely plan to use theirs as a down payment…get those folks interested now, while they have the money!
7. You don’t have to worry about any yard maintenance or up keep because your yard is likely dead, your leaves are already raked and flowers won’t be blooming for a while. Snow covers a great deal and your perfect yard looks the same as the neighbors.
8. You can always ask Santa for a ready, willing and able Anchorage buyer.
9. People are generally happy during the holiday season; happy people make happy Anchorage home buyers.

10. Showing may actually be easier than you think if you are planning on spending any time away visiting others during the holidays…your home becomes a “go and show” when you are out of town and is always show ready.



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Who Attends the Anchorage Home Inspection

Of course one of the first steps in the buying process is the property tour.  When buying Anchorage Alaska real estate, the tour of possible homes sometimes is not long enough to absorb everything about the property.  If you have seen enough homes, when you do walk into the "right one", it is usually pretty easy to tell.  Prior to showing our Anchorage buyers homes they often ask, "how long will it take to find something?"  That is the $64 million question and one that just can't be answered.  Sometimes you find a home quickly and sometimes it take years, literally.  If you do happen to run into perfect Anchorage real estate on the first tour, whether it be a house, condominium or multi-family property, you often don't even know it is perfect.  In a quick market that is sure death, because by the time you figure it out...it's too late.  Slower markets are much easier in means of timing, you just have a lot more properties to compare.  The old supply and demand theory.

After finding the Anchorage real estate, you write an offer, negotiate and then come to some agreement with the Seller as to the price, terms and conditions.  One of those is the chance to inspect the Anchorage Alaska home, condominium or multi-family property.  This is the most opportune time to absorb EVERYTHING about the home you need to know.  The Seller's do no attend the inspection, well almost all Seller's do not attend the inspection...except there are some.  For Sale By Owners are often the most likely to be involved in the inspection.  It is a little odd to let someone in your home to look it over as meticulously as a buyer needs.  I mean they really have a chance to see things our extended family does not.  That's why it's a good idea for the buyers agent to stick around.  The Anchorage home inspectors are very professional, stick to the task at hand and even have rules about being invasive. I did have a Seller that had moved everything out of the home and when I walked in the kitchen the Buyer was drinking a beer.  When I asked him where it came from, he had found it in the refrigerator.  That was probably the biggest Buyer grievance I experienced.

In closing always find out if the Seller will be present.  The odds are so small but in the end can make for a much happier experience.

Anchorage Alaska Real Estate Statistics October 2011

Anchorage Alaska Real Estate Statistic October 2011

For Anchorage homes for sale, Halloween spooked the average residential sales price to go down, although the number of sales did increase.  Hopefully meaning buyers are starting to feel confidence with the low interest rates.  Inventory for price points below $400,000 is starting to level out a bit, making the supply of homes equal to that of buyers demands.  The upper price ranges still have anywhere from 6 months to 4 years of inventory depending on price, area and location.
ANCHORAGE CONDOMINIUMS
How many;
Anchorage Area Condominium Short Sale Property - 27
Anchorage Area Condominium Foreclosure, Bank Owned & HUD Property - 12
(New MLS reporting criteria started)Supply and Demand - Anchorage Alaska Condominiums
Average Sales Price - Anchorage Alaska Condominiums
Number of Units - Anchorage Alaska Condominiums
Sold Market Analysis - Anchorage Alaska Condominiums

ANCHORAGE RESIDENTIAL
How many:
Number of Anchorage Area Home Short Sale Property - 41
Number of Anchorage Area Home Foreclosure, Bank Owned & HUD Property - 31
(New MLS reporting criteria started)


Supply and Demand - Anchorage Alaska Homes
Average Sales Price - Anchorage Alaska Homes
Number of Units - Anchorage Alaska Homes
Residential Active Listings Inventory - Anchorage Alaska Homes
Sold Market Analysis - Anchorage Alaska Homes

Anchorage RE/MAX Properties - Lonnie Logan, Associate Broker would like to thank you for visiting BestAnchorageHomes.com ,  MyFirstAnchorageHome.com - We have done our best to design this Anchorage real estate based web site with our valued visitors in mind. We hope you find it to be a useful tool for your Alaska real estate needs. If you have any questions while searching through the numerous Alaska real estate listings for sale or would like to schedule an appointment to view any of these Alaska homes, please do not hesitate to contact us anytime. We want to be your Alaska Realtor and help with your real estate needs throughout Anchorage and Alaska. If you want a list of the active foreclosure properties please let us know, so we can email them to you.

Anchorage Real Estate Statistics - September 2011

Anchorage Alaska Real Estate Statistic September 2011

So how is the Anchorage real estate market? Don't listen to the news, call us, and we will send you the information you need to research the Anchorage real estate market. Anchorage Alaska home sales are still steady, number of units sold in September 2011 is higher than last year, while the average price is down about 2% from last year.  The best trend is to see what the supply and demand numbers show for a particular price point.

ANCHORAGE CONDOMINIUMS
How many;
Anchorage Area Home Short Sale Property - 23
Anchorage Area Home Foreclosure, Bank Owned & HUD Property - 17

Supply and Demand - Anchorage Alaska Condominiums
Average Sales Price - Anchorage Alaska Condominiums
Number of Units - Anchorage Alaska Condominiums
Sold Number of Units - Anchorage Alaska Condominiums
Sold Market Analysis - Anchorage Alaska Condominiums

ANCHORAGE RESIDENTIAL
How many:
Number of Anchorage Area Home Short Sale Property - 39
Number of Anchorage Area Home Foreclosure, Bank Owned & HUD Property - 34
Supply and Demand - Anchorage Alaska Homes
Average Sales Price - Anchorage Alaska Homes
Number of Units - Anchorage Alaska Homes
Residential Active Listings Inventory - Anchorage Alaska Homes
Sold Market Analysis - Anchorage Alaska Homes

Anchorage Real Estate - Lonnie Logan Real Estate Experts for Anchorage Alaska would like to thank you for visiting BestAnchorageHomes.com and MyFirstAnchorageHome.com - We have done our best to design this Anchorage real estate based web site with our valued visitors in mind. We hope you find it to be a useful tool for your Alaska real estate needs. If you have any questions while searching through the numerous Alaska real estate listings for sale or would like to schedule an appointment to view any of these Alaska homes, please do not hesitate to contact us anytime. We want to be your Alaska Realtor and help with your real estate needs throughout Anchorage and Alaska. If you want a list of the active foreclosure properties please let us know, so we can email them to you.

Anchorage Alaska Moose Survival

I’m an Anchorage Alaska moose and this is my blog on survival.

I have lived in Anchorage, Alaska for most of my life. I am the largest species in my family and have been overshadowed by my close cousin the deer.  I always stop to enjoy a mild and serene slumber, calmly chewing my herbivorous way through the forest.   I don’t have my own Disney movie, except for a small part in Brother Bear, I remain relatively quiet...unlike the Elk who is very noisy.  Timing wise Bullwinkle came after Bambi and Bullwinkle really wasn’t painted as intelligent. I for the most part have slumbered with little notoriety.

I would like to weigh in my opinion on the tactics of survival, whether it be in nature or the tactic I use.

The first tactic is living day to day within the natural environment.  Walking through lakes, fields and forest to find the watery foliage we need on a daily…hourly…and minute we exist.  On average we consume 9,770 Calories per day to maintain our sleek body weight.  I am almost always eating or sleeping.  The natural environment has some pluses and minuses.  The biggest plus is no human contact, so I can grow as big and majestic as nature allows.  The biggest negative is when I grow big and majestic that is the best place for the humans to hunt.

That brings me to the next survival tactic…the one I have followed and recommend. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.  I have decide that living in the big city of Anchorage isn’t so bad.  People seem to be very kind planting new food sources for me around, even the Municipality of Anchorage Government.  Humans don’t mind if I bed down next to the car, shed, house or outbuilding.  I often feel like a big Hollywood star.  People are always slowing down to admire me and take pictures, just like the paparazzi.  My cousin the deer has nothing on me here…I am truly an Anchorage Mascot.  They even tie their dogs up so as not to bother me.  The best part is no one shoots at me here in town…since I don’t camouflage well in the city that’s a good thing. The biggest drawback in the city is finding yourself in the daily commute, but if I get caught in traffic they are usually very courteous and stop for me.  I can always find a tree full of leaves for a real traffic jam.

This is just my opinion and it is open for debate.  Please let me know how you feel.

Great Resource for first time buyers

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation provides Anchorage Alaska home buyers with resources to become informed about how to make good financial and purchase decisions. After the purchase or if you have owned for years, Alaska Housing provides information and classes to assist Anchorage home owners in how to maintain their home or condominium.

They work hand in hand with Cook Inlet Housing, Neighborhood Works and the Municipality of Anchorage.

If you have questions or would like to start collecting information to own your first home please feel free to visit MyFirstAnchorageHome.