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Road work begins as snow finally recedes

Road work begins as snow finally recedes

As much as rousting bears are a rite of spring, so is the rousting of construction equipment.

Qualified mortgage rule still worries lenders after revisions

Despite federal agencies taking steps to tweak and adopt the qualified mortgage and ability-to-repay rules set to go into effect in January 2014, private industry officials are nervous about the impact they will have.
CIRI adding shopping in Mat-Su, office space in Midtown

CIRI adding shopping in Mat-Su, office space in Midtown

Cook Inlet Regional Inc. has plans for at least two new projects to add to its real estate portfolio.
Proposed housing facility at ANMC will cut Medicaid costs

Proposed housing facility at ANMC will cut Medicaid costs

Anchorage could see another major construction project in the near future if the Gov. Sean Parnell approves a plan to add a residential housing facility at the Alaska Native Medical Center.

Homebuilders can't find enough qualified workers

U.S. builders and the subcontractors they depend on are struggling to hire fast enough to meet rising demand for new homes.
CIRI’s assets nearing $1 billion with new projects on tap

CIRI’s assets nearing $1 billion with new projects on tap

Cook Inlet Region Inc. will build new office buildings in Anchorage and is proposing a major new shopping mall in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Sophie Minich, CIRI’s new CEO, said May 2.

Archive » Real Estate

US new home sales up 2.3 percent in April

U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median price to a record high. The gains suggest the housing recovery is strengthening.
Road work begins as snow finally recedes

Road work begins as snow finally recedes

As much as rousting bears are a rite of spring, so is the rousting of construction equipment.
CIRI adding shopping in Mat-Su, office space in Midtown

CIRI adding shopping in Mat-Su, office space in Midtown

Cook Inlet Regional Inc. has plans for at least two new projects to add to its real estate portfolio.

Bill allows future Inlet Tower operations, review continues

Passage of House Bill 50 by the Alaska Legislature would allow the Inlet Tower Hotel to continue operations that currently appear to violate its Alaska Housing Finance Corp., or AHFC, loan terms, but has not resolved ongoing legal and financial review of the activities.
Hearing spurs inquiry at Inlet Tower for possible loan violations

Hearing spurs inquiry at Inlet Tower for possible loan violations

JUNEAU — A legislative hearing on a bill allowing the Alaska Housing Finance Corp. to start lending to developers of multi-unit housing projects that include commercial businesses prompted an investigation of the Inlet Tower apartments in Anchorage for what appear to be very public and advertised violations of two provisions of its loan agreement.