The Walden Madden Real Estate Blog

Outdoor Trends to Avoid When Selling Your Alaskan Home

With the weather warming up, it seems obvious that buyers would be looking more closely at outdoor spaces when shopping for homes in Alaska. In fact, we even shared Outdoor Features Buyers Want This Year in a past blog post! That much is true— however, they may be even more specific when it comes to what they don’t want.

Buyers in Fairbanks, Anchorage, Eagle River, Palmer, Wasilla, North Pole, and the surrounding areas have a wish list and as the market heats up, their outdoor wants will become more important.

Below are a few outdoor trends to avoid when selling your Alaskan home this season:

Geometric or straight layouts
It used to be a popular trend in outdoor...

5 Questions to Ask Alaskan Mortgage Lenders This Summer

Buying a home in Alaska is undoubtedly one of the biggest purchases you will make in your lifetime. It's important to thoroughly research ahead of time, especially as you begin the mortgage process and working with an Alaskan lender.

However, finding a lender you trust can be a process in itself, not to mention remembering to ask the proper questions. Below we've included five great questions to ask Alaskan lenders this year as you prepare to buy a home in Fairbanks, Anchorage, Eagle River, Wasilla, Palmer, North Pole or the surrounding areas.

1. Is now a good time for me to buy?
A lender will look at your financial situation and determine if now is the best time for you to buy a home.

2. Which debts...