AK Home Sellers

03/26/2026

The Matsu Valley real estate market has been on fire since 2020.

The following graphic illustrates what has been happening with pricing in just the Palmer and Wasilla areas. I will be sharing a new one each day over the next few days breaking it down a little more each day.

01/28/2025

Did you know that January is National Radon Action Month? Did you also know that Radon is the second leading contributor to lung cancer, with only smoking leading it?

That said, the State of Alaska is giving away free radon tests to Alaska residents so that the state can compile data as to where there is the presence of radon.

For more info you can visit their website.

You can't see or smell radon gas, but it's dangerous. Breathing in high levels of radon can raise your risk of lung cancer. In the United States, radon is the #2 cause of lung cancer, after smoking, and it is estimated to cause over 21,000 deaths each year. In fact, if you live in a home with high r...

10/19/2023

Here's a very uniquely Alaskan video that was produced for the Alaska Association of REALTORS highlighting the Code of Ethics that we follow.

I first saw this yesterday at the annual meeting for the Valley Board of REALTORS and had the pleasure of hearing musher Mille Porslid speak about the adventures she's experienced over years of dogsledding.

https://youtu.be/ojTAfUAV2ko?si=GtRDj6xDrJUbE5-n

07/26/2023

If you are a Matsu Valley home owner and have been contemplating selling your property, the converging red and yellow lines this year could be a very good indicator that you might be wise to sell sooner than later!

Call for a more detailed analysis of what I am monitoring before the train leaves the station.

07/21/2023

How have the changes in the marketplace affected your thoughts on whether to buy or sell this year?

Far too many Americans cannot afford the most basic necessity of life: a decent place to live. Rental and purchase costs for quality apartments and houses simply price out many working-class citizens.

07/14/2023

I've got a cash buyer flying in to the Matsu next week that's looking to buy a home up to the $350k range. In looking at what's currently for sale, he's not exactly thrilled with anything thus far.

If you know of anything that "could" be for sale for the right price, feel free to send me a DM and let's discuss if it might fit the bill.

07/13/2023

Tonight I am going to take a moment to be very serious and not try to impress you with a beautiful photo, some delicious BBQ recipe or any of my usual posts.

Instead, I am going to take a deep breath and share a brutal reality with all of you. (breath in, breath out)

I've been in the real estate industry for 30 years as of last month and I have never seen anything quite like what we are experiencing at the moment.

I've always prided myself on being forthright and honest with my clients by attempting to provide insight as to what conditions are like in order for them to be able to make informed decisions whether they are buying or selling. But I have to be completely honest, there has never been a period over that time that I am as uncertain about the future as I am right now, and that includes the lead up to the 2008 real estate market crash.

Here are some cold hard facts about the status of the market and there is no amount of sugar that is going to make this pill easier to swallow.

In January of 2021, the national median home price was $303,600 and the average 30 year mortgage interest rate was 2.65%. If you factored in a 5% down, the principle and interest payment would have been $1162.23/month based on those numbers.

As of the end of June 2023, the national median home price was $445,000, and as of today, the average 30 year mortgage interest rate is 7.52%. Using the same 5% down, the principle and interest payment is now $2,961.72/month, an increase of over 2.5 times.

Stated differently, you would need to be making over 2.5 times the income that you were a short 2.5 years ago. How many of you are making that much more today? You don't need to answer...just think about that for a moment. My guess is that there might be 1% of you that are making that much more over that period.

I have taken an even deeper dive into our local market and have noticed some additional anomalies that I will be sharing exclusively with my clients in the coming months for their benefit.

Feel free to contact me to see how I may be able to counsel you on your next real estate transaction.

According to Realtor.com®’s June housing data, growth in the inventory of homes actively for sale slowed nationally and declined in many metropolitan areas across the country as sellers continued to list fewer homes than last year and buyers competed over the remaining affordable homes for sale.

06/29/2021

Alaska life.

01/16/2020

This was next to the light switch in a bedroom of a home that I recently showed, but I have no earthly idea what it is?

Any ideas or guesses?

07/07/2018

This is rapidly becoming a major concern for our area. I was out on Big Lake last night looking at lake homes by boat and there are even infected trees out on the islands.

I have no way to know if this actually works or not, but if your trees are going to die anyway, it's certainly worth a try.

It’s summer in Alaska and the Spruce Beetles are on the move. Do you know …