The Anchorage Home Builders Association hosted its annual Housing Summit “Building a Brighter Future,” on Oct. 8, 2025. Local, state and national leaders gathered to spotlight the complex challenges facing Alaska’s homebuilding industry, as well as deliver important insight on what to expect in the coming months. 

Alaska’s construction industry carries a unique set of risks like high winds, ice and snow, remote project sites and the occasional wildlife encounter. Supervisors check the safety boxes including gear, training, hazard assessments, toolbox talks and housekeeping. But there’s a quieter risk people rarely name.

The National Association of Home Builders, along with 15 state attorneys general, have filed a complaint to stop the U.S. Department of ...

Pro Builder, a publication by the National Association of Home Builders, named Eric Visser as one of its Top Forty Under 40.