2024 Articles
January 12 - Earnest Money Myths And Legends
January 31 - Anchorage Property Taxes Explained
February 29 - Well and Septic Expenses when Selling
March 8 - Today Is Not Tomorrow
April 1 - Buyer Representation And Who Pays
April 7 - PCE 2.8 Lower Interest At The Gate
May 1 - Smoke and CO Alarms
May 17 - Pricing Your Home For Sale
May 31 - Housing Market Stabilizing
June 28 - Real Estate For Seniors
July 12 - Making The Impossible Happen
July 31 - What To Look For On An As-Built
June 26 - Supply And Demand Or Absorption rate
August 14 - New Commission Rules Causing Confusion
2023 Articles
January 13 - Ructions In Real Estate
January 23 - What Is The Cap Rate ?
February 8 - Situation Report
February 17 - When To Give Your Roof A Snow Job
March 2 - Well And Septic Traps
March 10 - Rehab Loan May Solve A Problem
March 17 - New ADU Rules Provide Opportunity
April 7 - Housing Inventory Remains Inadequate
April 28 - Seller Up The Creek Without Paddle
May 5 - Dispute Resolution An Art-Form
May 10 - Spring Market Report
May 12 - Uniform Commercial Code
May 19 - Real Estate Is A Commodity
June 9 - Home Inspections In Perspective
June 14 - Peculiar Market Continues
June 16 - Appraisal Gap No Longer Sacred
June 23 - Tough Time For Veteran Homebuyers
June 30 - Fed Racehorse Losing The Competition
July 21 - Homeowners Insurance Deserts
August 11 - U.S. Losing Governance Credibility
August 28 - More Important Than The Price Of Eggs
September 1 - Purchase Dilemma For Homebuyers
September 8 - Higher Density Housing Coming Soon
September 22 - Time To Start Thinking Heat
September 29 - Existing Home Sales Slowing Down
October 13 - 5 Percent Down Multi-Family Financing
October 25 - Icebergs, Snowbirds and Sunbirds
November 3 - Activity Slowing With High Interest Rates
November 17 - Answerring Some Of Your Questions
December 1 - Winter Home Shopping Has Benefits
2022 Articles
January 16 - Do I Need A Financial Advisor ?
January 21 - Effects Of Snow On And Around Home
February 4 - Property Tax Assessments Increase
February 11 - Remote Employment Here To Stay
February 25 - Triple Salchow May Not Be Enough
March 6 - Keeping Your Financial Records
March 11 - Real Estate Momentum Shifting
March 18 - The Value Of Staging
March 25 - FED Bets On Reducing Demand
April 8 - Home Prices Unhinged From Reality
April 22 - Who Is Reading Your Tea Leaves?
May 1 - Landlord's Market In Rental Properties
May 13 - How Long Is A Day ?
June 3 - Whose Electrical Fault Is It Anyway?
June 8 - Is Real Estate Inflation Transitory ?
June 10 - Finding Ideal Listing Agent
June 22 - Volatile Times Require Calm Decisions
July 1 - These Three Tree Questions
July 8 - Appraisal Waivers
July 15 - Doing Business In An Age Of Untruth
August 12 - Radon Under Recognized In Alaska
August 17 - Anatomy Of A Team
August 21 - Why Not Trade Gold At Home ?
September 2 - Peckers Can't Be Choosers
September 9 - How Are You Wired ?
September 16 - Bear Naked Ladies Everywhere
October 4 - FED Engineered Recession
October 11 - Facebook A Two Edged Sword
October 21 - Understanding Inflation Numbers
November 1 - Real Estate Predictions 2023
November 18 - If Houses Were People
December 9 - Pre-Qualify Your Realtor
December 16 - True Value Is Out There
2021 Articles
January 8 - Well and Septic Selling Costs
January 15 - The Measure Of A Home
January 20 - Real Estate Unmasked
January 22 - Short End Of A Short Sale
January 29 - Green Card Blues
February 5 - Real Estate Governed By Statute
February 12 - Real Estate Prospects Positive For 2021
February 19 - Multiple Offers - Seller's Paradise
February 26 - Landlord, Tenant And Utilities
March 5 - Don't Be Shocked By This
March 12 - All That Glitters Is Not Gold
March 26 - What's Upp With I.T. ?
April 1 - If Houses Were People !
April 9 - March Quarter Review
April 16 - Pricing Your Home For Sale
April 23 - What's The Point ?
May 10 - The Land Downunder
May 28 - No Two Moose Created Equal
June 4 - Rehab Properties Can be A Good Deal
June 18 - Home Inspection On Vacant Lot
June 23 - Answering Your Questions
June 30 - Copper, Oil and Real Estate
July 2 - New Construction Minefield
July 9 - Is Earnest Money Really Necessary ?
July 16 - Real Estate Hermeneutics
July 23 - Negotiating Your Real Estate Deal
July 30 - Home Warranty Yes or No ?
August 6 - Turned Digital Din'ya
August 12 - Buyer/Broker Agreements
August 20 - Real Estate And Dermatology
August 27 - Buyer Inventory Choices Improving
September 15 - Title Companies Hold Up Closing
September 20 - How Is Real Estate Today ?
September 24 - Buy Real Estate As Inflation Hedge
October 1 - Preparing Your Home For Winter
October 8 - Get Prequalified Before You Shop
October 15 - How Your Contract Is Written
October 22 - Frenetic Activity Continues
November 5 - Why "MBS" Matters To You
November 10 - Real Estate From Your Viewpoint
November 12 - Family Gift Can Help You Buy
November 19 - Wet Is Not Worthless
November 26 - Sentiment Determines Markets
December 10 - Generous Loan Limits For 2022
2020 Articles
February 1 - CO and Smoke Alarms
February 10 - The Million Dollar Market
February 14 - Title Insurance Explained
February 21 - Pricing Your Listing For Market
March 11 - Free Money Coming Soon
March 12 - Homebuyers Under Surveillance
April 1 - Post Hunker Real Estate
April 10 - COVID-19 Real Estate Practices
April 24 - Real Estate Trend Report
May 8 - Negotiating Real Estate Deals
May 22 - Your 2020 Property Taxes
June 1 - Real Estate, Wealth and Measurement
June 30 - Point of View is Everything
July 1 - What's 'Real' about Real Estate ?
July 4 - What's Next for Wasps' Nests ?
July 10 - How Long To Keep Financial Records
August 1 - The Long and Winding Road
August 7 - Grandma Walked Into A Bar
August 14 - Sins of Commission
August 21 - Seller's Market Thriving
September 1 - Home Inspections In Perspective
September 11 - Don't Be Fooled By Statistics
September 18 - Commercial Real Estate A Different Animal
September 25 - Deed of Trust or Mortgage
October 1 - Preparing Your Home For Winter
October 9 - How Long Is A Day ?
October 16 - Covenants Not As Sacred As They Once Were
October 30 - Some 'Dear Dave' Questions Answered
November 6 - Title Theft
November 20 - Foreclosures And Bankruptcy
November 27 - When Is A Duplex Not A Duplex ?
December 1 - Brave New World
December 11 - Are You Under Surveillance ?
December 18 - The Cat Tree And The Canoe