On Tuesday, Sept. 29 AHBA Hosted an Economic Forecast with NAHB Chief Economist, Robert Dietz. He projects that housing is going to lead us out of the recession caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. With interest rates at record setting lows and likely to continue to stay low into the second quarter of next year. He also addressed the national worker shortage in the construction industry, speculation on when life may go back to normal and insight into lumber pricing. Watch

The Matanuska Valley is booming with new builds. The Mat-Su added 640 new single-family housing units in 2018, according to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. That’s more than triple the number of new single-family homes in Anchorage, which only added 193 in 2018. It’s also important to remember the Municipality of Anchorage has more than two times the number of residents than the Mat-Su Borough. The Valley has become an increasingly attractive place fo

Anchorage is home to nearly 300,000 people but how many leave a lasting mark? Bill Taylor, owner of Colony Builders, has been making an impact for almost four decades. His contributions can be seen throughout the Anchorage landscape and in the fabric of Alaska’s building regulations. Bill’s building career began in 1981. Handing Alaskans the keys to their dream home is a feeling that never gets old for Bill and a practice he’s spent his career trying to perfect. He’s a former

The Anchorage Home Builders Association is pleased that Mayor Ethan Berkowitz appointed a building official for the municipality. We have been advocating to have this vacant position filled for a long time because we believe it will reduce inefficiencies in the municipality’s building process. Bob Doehl is the new director of the development services department and building official. Previously, he was the deputy commissioner for the State of Alaska Department of Military