There is encouraging news for some prospective homeowners with an Alaska Real Estate foreclosure in their recent past: more common sense seems to have entered the picture. The financial crisis that began in 2007 caused global disarray: across the U.S. (and Alaska Real Estate was no exception), large numbers of responsible homeowners were clobbered by the fallout, often finding their incomes suddenly reduced or even obliterated as business cutbacks and closings reverberated through the economy. The Real Estate Anchorage foreclosure … Continue reading →
When you set about buying a house, you will have already taken as a given that this will be among the most expensive purchases you will ever make. It’s going to be your house on the line; you’ll want to make sure you have the top resources in your arsenal. Chief among them will be having a Realtor® in Alaska Real Estate who understands your goals, respects your bottom line—and who sees the joint goal the way you do: recognizing … Continue reading →
It’s a bit complicated, selling a home in Alaska Real Estate. Although you can make a case for the feasibility of doing the whole thing yourself, there are enough areas of knowledge where experience, expertise, and even licensure are recommended that few would ever try it. At the end of the day, selling a Wasilla Real Estate home is a true team undertaking. And you’re the one selling a home, so you’re Captain. In addition to interviewing and selecting the Wasilla Real … Continue reading →
Last year comprised a decision point for many a local investor who had been holding back from the Alaska Real Estate market. There’d been a number of good reasons for them to hesitate. First, there were memories of the pervasive price drops that followed the global financial meltdown. Not exactly what a prudent investor was looking for—even given the real estate’s traditionally invincible long-term record. Then there were fears that the economy’s slow reverse out of the Great Recession (a … Continue reading →
When you determine to sell your house, one of the first choices that comes up is tactical: do you try to sell it yourself as an Alaska Real Estate “For Sale by Owner” property—or do you enlist a real estate agent? Since your object is to maximize your profit, you might think that most thrift-minded home owners would decide to eliminate the agent’s commission and do the work themselves. But that’s not the case. The majority of sellers ultimately team … Continue reading →
This summer, success in selling a home in Alaska Real Estate will depend upon the same factors as always: location; quality; buyer appeal. A home’s location—short of calling in the house movers—is pretty much what it is. The structural quality of workmanship and the level of maintenance that it’s received though the years can be gussied up where it shows (and should be!), but that, too, is largely a done deal. Which leaves that other factor in selling a Real … Continue reading →
Wasn’t it just yesterday that we seemed locked into a classic home buyer’s market in Alaska Real Estate? Bad economy, bad job numbers, tanked real estate values were all we heard about…until it eventually shifted. Over the past year or so, it’s become a very different landscape. If you’ve been out looking to become a Real Estate Kenai home buyer, it’s possible that you’ve found yourself putting in offers on multiple houses…and also possibly watching from the sidelines as another … Continue reading →
Buying a home from Alaska Real Estate is a rather emotional experience. Your emotions can go out of control. Moreover, your chances of making costly mistakes are higher. Many factors can cause stress, such as unreasonable or argumentative sellers, revelation of defects in home inspection, low appraisal, uncommunicative agent, and so on and so forth. While going through documents for purchasing one of Real Estate Anchorage homes for sale, you should relax and tell your agent to take care of the important … Continue reading →
If you’re thinking of selling your home in Alaska Real Estate this summer, you’ll want to fetch top dollar for your efforts. Preparing the property is a given, of course, but savvy home sellers often share another kind of preparation. They prepare themselves by adopting the attitude shared by legions of successful salespeople—they assume that success is inevitable. They think and act positively. The essence of the kind of positive attitude that will make selling your Real Estate Eagle River home … Continue reading →
In today’s Alaska Real Estate, more and more often shopping of all kinds has become a virtual affair. Instant information is at everyone’s fingertips—nowhere truer than in Real Estate Eagle River. No sooner has today’s buyer made the decision to start looking than—boom!—the laptop/tablet/iPhone is out and Eagle River Real Estate virtual tours are underway. What’s most surprising is the key finding of the joint Google-NAR study of the growth of the web in home buying. “90% of home buyers … Continue reading →
