Marianne Grant's Real Estate & Tidbits Blog

Five Tips for a Green Home Eco-friendly. Carbon footprint. Global warming. Energy-efficient. These catch phrases have become part of our lexicon as we've become more aware of our impact on the environment and our role in protecting it. As a homeowner, there are some simple, inexpensive steps you ...

Going Green in Real EstateConsumers' interest in the "green movement" has never been so high. Home builders, retailers, financial services providers, and product manufacturers are all seeking to satisfy consumers' demand for eco-friendly products and services. From energy-efficient light bulbs to...

Are you following the biggest dog race in the world, the Alaskan Iditarod from, Anchorage to Nome? Well, we are already getting pretty excited about the upcoming event. Did you know that the Iditarod is run each year to commemorate the emergency delivery in 1925 of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, A...

Super Townhouse-condo w/3 Br, 2 Ba, a 2-car garage in premier location on Campbell Creek Greenbelt with its trails. $209,000         MLS#10-501     View out of the living room window onto the park, the creek is just beyond the tree as is a bridge and a path that'll lead you eventually to the Choc...

This is my second posting regarding Ways We Can Help Haiti. The American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) announces its top-rated list of charities involved in Haitian earthquake relief efforts. AIP, a leading charity watchdog that issues letter grade (A+ to F) ratings of nonprofit groups, identif...

The news coming out of Haiti is almost too terrible to imagine. Three million people have been affected by Tuesday's earthquake, and the Red Cross estimates as many as 50,000 may be dead. Survivors are digging through the rubble with their hands in a desperate attempt to rescue those who are trap...

Here now, the most compelling ones to understand what is happening in the Anchorage market: Supply and Demand, broken down into price segments. How long will it take, on average, to sell a home in a given price range. If a seller needs to sell faster, well, we might want to take a hard look at Da...

To view the rest of the picture, you might have to move your bottom bar to the right. This is the first posting of the statistics for the Anchorage Real Estate Market in 2009. While the rest of the country has had a hard time of it lately, Alaskans have been shielded from the worst of the declin...

Recent guidelines from Washington have forced a change to the way that loan originators will disclose closing costs for all homebuyers. The purpose of the new Good Faith Estimate is to level the playing field for borrowers comparing loans, and to be able to make apples to apples comparisons for l...