Alaska · individual fact

Alaska housing and borrowing

Home values, gross rent, homeownership, housing cost burdens, and the pressure from prices and incomes.

Median owner-occupied home value$352.9K2020–2024 · #20 of 50 · highest first
Median gross rent$1.42K2020–2024 · #17 of 50 · highest first
Homeownership rate66.8%2020–2024 · #32 of 50 · highest first

Alaska over time

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Major events & context · A curated selection, including uncertain effects. Milestone dates do not establish that an event caused a Alaska change.

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Home-price growth since 2016 Alaska · source units
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Home-price growth since 20162025: +51.9%-6.2%+26%+58.1%Alaska, 2016: +0%Alaska, 2017: +1.5%Alaska, 2018: +3.4%Alaska, 2019: +6.1%Alaska, 2020: +9.6%Alaska, 2021: +18.8%Alaska, 2022: +33.9%Alaska, 2023: +42.3%Alaska, 2024: +49%Alaska, 2025: +51.9%201620202025
✦ Major events & context · 88National context · Housing downturn and the Great Recession · 2007-12-01Great RecessionNational context · Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorships announced · 2008-09-07Mortgage conservatorshipNational context · Federal Reserve announces agency mortgage-bond purchases · 2008-11-25Mortgage-bond purchasesNational context · Making Home Affordable modification guidelines released · 2009-03-04Mortgage relief guidelinesNational context · Federal Reserve announces another round of mortgage-bond purchases · 2012-09-13Further mortgage supportNational context · Federal Reserve announces slower bond purchases · 2013-12-18Bond purchases slowNational context · Ability-to-Repay mortgage standards take effect · 2014-01-10Mortgage lending standardsNational context · Federal Reserve raises its target above the near-zero range · 2015-12-16Rates leave near zeroAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: HB 355 introduced · 2018-02-16HB 355: HB 355 introducedAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: House Resources substitute reported · 2018-03-12HB 355: House Resources substitute reportedAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: House Judiciary substitute reported · 2018-04-04HB 355: House Judiciary substitute reportedAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: Initial House passage · 2018-04-06HB 355: Initial House passageAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: Senate Judiciary substitute reported · 2018-04-23HB 355: Senate Judiciary substitute reportedAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: Senate passage · 2018-05-10HB 355: Senate passageAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: House accepts Senate changes · 2018-05-11HB 355: House accepts Senate changesAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: Governor approval · 2018-07-20HB 355: Governor approvalAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: Journal-reported law effective date · 2018-07-21HB 355: Journal-reported law effective dateAlaska · Southcentral Alaska earthquake disrupts homes, schools and infrastructure · 2018-11-30Southcentral Alaska earthquake disrupts homes, schools and infrastructureAlaska · Walker declares an earthquake disaster emergency · 2018-11-30Walker declares an earthquake disaster emergencyAlaska · Walker requests concurrence for earthquake disaster spending · 2018-12-02Earthquake spending requestAlaska · Walker signs the written earthquake disaster declaration · 2018-12-02Written earthquake declarationAlaska · Alaska announces state earthquake assistance registration · 2018-12-03Alaska announces state earthquake assistance registrationAlaska · Dunleavy requests federal earthquake recovery assistance · 2019-01-03Dunleavy requests federal earthquake recovery assistanceAlaska · Dunleavy transmits the SB38 disaster funding proposal · 2019-01-25Dunleavy transmits the SB38 disaster funding proposalAlaska · SB38 disaster funding proposal introduced · 2019-01-28SB38 disaster funding proposal introducedAlaska · Alaska reports the state assistance deadline extended to February 28 · 2019-01-28Alaska reports the state assistance deadline extended to February 28Alaska · Alaska wildfire law: Burn-regulation comments announced · 2019-01-29Burn-regulation comments announcedAlaska · Federal major disaster declaration authorizes Alaska earthquake assistance · 2019-01-31Federal major disaster declaration authorizes Alaska earthquake assistanceAlaska · SBA makes earthquake loans available to Alaska businesses and residents · 2019-01-31SBA makes earthquake loans available to Alaska businesses and residentsAlaska · Earthquake finance plan estimates recovery costs · 2019-02-01Recovery finance estimateAlaska · Alaska and FEMA explain separate earthquake-assistance applications · 2019-02-14Alaska and FEMA explain separate earthquake-assistance applicationsAlaska · Alaska reports earthquake-assistance registrations and loan approvals · 2019-03-07Alaska reports earthquake-assistance registrations and loan approvalsAlaska · Senate Finance adopts the SB38 disaster-funding substitute · 2019-03-14Senate Finance adopts the SB38 disaster-funding substituteAlaska · Alaska explains reconsideration for existing earthquake-assistance applicants · 2019-03-15Alaska explains reconsideration for existing earthquake-assistance applicantsAlaska · Dunleavy requests a FEMA earthquake-registration extension to May 31 · 2019-03-18Dunleavy requests a FEMA earthquake-registration extension to May 31Alaska · Senate Finance reports the SB38 substitute · 2019-03-19Senate Finance reports the SB38 substituteAlaska · FEMA approves Alaska earthquake registration through May 31 · 2019-03-22FEMA approves Alaska earthquake registration through May 31Alaska · Alaska Senate passes SB38 · 2019-03-25Alaska Senate passes SB38Alaska · House Finance reports the SB38 substitute · 2019-03-28House Finance reports the SB38 substituteAlaska · Alaska Legislature passes SB38 disaster funding · 2019-03-29Alaska Legislature passes SB38 disaster fundingAlaska · Dunleavy approves SB38 disaster and fire-suppression appropriations · 2019-04-05Dunleavy approves SB38 disaster and fire-suppression appropriationsAlaska · SB38 disaster appropriations take effect · 2019-04-06SB38 disaster appropriations take effectAlaska · Alaska urges spring-thaw home inspections and claim reconsideration · 2019-04-25Alaska urges spring-thaw home inspections and claim reconsiderationAlaska · Dunleavy proclaims wildfire prevention and preparedness week · 2019-04-29Dunleavy proclaims wildfire prevention and preparedness weekAlaska · Alaska earthquake report distinguishes FEMA grants and SBA loan approvals · 2019-05-01Alaska earthquake report distinguishes FEMA grants and SBA loan approvalsAlaska · SBA reports $60,132,500 in Alaska earthquake loan approvals · 2019-05-01SBA reports $60,132,500 in Alaska earthquake loan approvalsAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: Wildfire regulations filed · 2019-05-03Wildfire regulations filedAlaska · Recovery report separates FEMA grants and SBA loans · 2019-05-28Recovery report separates FEMA grants and SBA loansAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: Wildfire citation schedule ordered · 2019-05-29Wildfire citation schedule orderedAlaska · Alaska wildfire law: Wildfire regulations and citation schedule effective · 2019-06-02Wildfire regulations and citation schedule effectiveAlaska · Alaska earthquake recovery guidance separates continuing help from closed applications · 2019-06-05Alaska earthquake recovery guidance separates continuing help from closed applicationsAlaska · Swan Lake fire begins on the Kenai Peninsula · 2019-06-05Swan Lake fire begins on the Kenai PeninsulaAlaska · Alaska agencies prohibit campfires in Interior and Southcentral regions · 2019-07-09Alaska agencies prohibit campfires in Interior and Southcentral regionsAlaska · Deshka Landing fire begins near Willow · 2019-08-17Deshka Landing fire begins near WillowAlaska · McKinley fire begins near the Parks Highway · 2019-08-17McKinley fire begins near the Parks HighwayAlaska · Swan Lake fire escapes containment and crosses Sterling Highway · 2019-08-18Swan Lake fire escapes containment and crosses Sterling HighwayAlaska · Mat-Su issues its local wildfire disaster declaration · 2019-08-20Mat-Su issues its local wildfire disaster declarationAlaska · Forestry closes open burning in Kenai and Mat-Su · 2019-08-21Forestry closes open burning in Kenai and Mat-SuAlaska · Alaska reports wildfire school closures, sheltering and highway disruption · 2019-08-21Alaska reports wildfire school closures, sheltering and highway disruptionAlaska · Dunleavy declares the Mat-Su and Kenai wildfire disaster · 2019-08-23Dunleavy declares the Mat-Su and Kenai wildfire disasterAlaska · Dunleavy sets the initial wildfire disaster-fund spending limit · 2019-08-23Dunleavy sets the initial wildfire disaster-fund spending limitAlaska · Alaska agencies restrict Willow hunting and public access · 2019-08-23Alaska agencies restrict Willow hunting and public accessAlaska · Cooper Landing enters SET wildfire readiness · 2019-08-26Cooper Landing enters SET wildfire readinessAlaska · DNR commissioner extends Alaska’s 2019 fire season · 2019-08-26DNR commissioner extends Alaska’s 2019 fire seasonAlaska · Kenai assembly extends its local wildfire emergency · 2019-08-29Kenai assembly extends its local wildfire emergencyAlaska · Cooper Landing returns to READY wildfire status · 2019-09-03Cooper Landing returns to READY wildfire statusAlaska · Kenai and Mat-Su campfire closure ends while burn suspensions continue · 2019-09-04Kenai and Mat-Su campfire closure ends while burn suspensions continueAlaska · Willow access reopens with remaining Nancy Lake restrictions · 2019-09-11Willow access reopens with remaining Nancy Lake restrictionsAlaska · SBA declares disaster-loan assistance for Alaska’s McKinley fire · 2019-10-01SBA declares disaster-loan assistance for Alaska’s McKinley fireAlaska · Alaska reports wildfire state-assistance applications open through October 22 · 2019-10-03Alaska reports wildfire state-assistance applications open through October 22National context · Pandemic shock and emergency mortgage-market support · 2020-03-15COVID-19 / Fed responseNational context · CARES Act introduces mortgage and renter protections · 2020-03-27CARES housing reliefNational context · CDC eviction moratorium takes effect · 2020-09-04CDC eviction protectionsNational context · Treasury launches Emergency Rental Assistance · 2021-01-05Rental assistance launchesNational context · American Rescue Plan funds additional housing assistance · 2021-03-11Additional housing reliefNational context · Supreme Court blocks the renewed CDC eviction moratorium · 2021-08-26CDC moratorium blockedNational context · Federal Reserve begins the 2022 rate-increase cycle · 2022-03-16Rate increases beginNational context · Federal Reserve begins reducing its securities holdings · 2022-06-01Fed holdings begin shrinkingNational context · Freddie Mac changes mortgage-rate measurement · 2022-11-17Mortgage survey updateNational context · Average 30-year mortgage rate reaches 7.79% · 2023-10-26Mortgage rates reach 7.79%National context · Federal Reserve lowers its policy-rate target · 2024-09-18Policy-rate cutNational context · Federal Reserve ends the reduction of total securities holdings · 2025-12-01Fed runoff endsNational context · Federal Reserve cuts its target to 3.50–3.75% · 2025-12-10Further policy-rate cutNational context · Executive order targets federal support for institutional home purchases · 2026-01-20Institutional-buyer orderNational context · Executive order directs review of home-construction barriers · 2026-03-13Home-construction reviewNational context · Executive order directs review of mortgage-credit rules · 2026-03-13Mortgage-credit reviewNational context · 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act becomes law · 2026-07-11ROAD housing lawNational context · Federal Reserve holds its target at 3.50–3.75% · 2026-07-29Policy rate held steady● Alaska Legislature · 1● U.S. Congress · Alaska delegation · 0No reviewed actions match these filters.◆ Governor · 1122■ Alaska agencies · 12007-12-012026-07-31

13 of 13 reviewed Alaska actions match · 11 date markers shown. 88 major events shown separately.

Alaska · 2025: +51.9% · Rank #48 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: Not available

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016. This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability. Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation. Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.

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Alaska Home-price growth since 2016 · source units
PeriodAlaskaRankU.S. benchmark
2025+51.9%#48 of 50Not available
2024+49%#48 of 50Not available
2023+42.3%#47 of 50Not available
2022+33.9%#47 of 50Not available
2021+18.8%#48 of 50Not available
2020+9.6%#48 of 50Not available
2019+6.1%#46 of 50Not available
2018+3.4%#46 of 50Not available
2017+1.5%#46 of 50Not available
2016+0%#1 of 50Not available
How major events are selected

The timeline combines the corresponding national fact’s reviewed event catalog, labeled National context, with individually reviewed state milestones. State events use primary sources and distinguish signing, effective and filing dates. Each milestone keeps its source-check date, geographical limits and evidence limits. This curated selection is not a complete history.

Date ranges affect events and actions. Action type, status and official-name search affect government records only. Events remain separate from action counts. An event after the latest observation extends context without creating a new reading.

Alaska · state comparison

Home values, rent, and homeownership

Census values are estimates for occupied housing, rather than current listing or sale prices.

Alaska · 2020–2024$352,900
Alaska rank#20among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$332,700Same measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Median owner-occupied home value

Median reported value of owner-occupied housing.

2024 dollars; a higher value can benefit owners and make buying harder.

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Lower value · $162.6KHigher value · $839.1KStriped: unavailable

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Alaska · $352,9002020–2024 · Rank #20 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Compare Alaska with every state · 50 ranked
Median owner-occupied home value · 2020–2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1Hawaii$839,100—
#2California$734,700—
#3Washington$564,600—
#4Massachusetts$562,100—
#5Colorado$539,400—
#6Utah$489,400—
#7Oregon$477,600—
#8New Jersey$454,400—
#9Nevada$435,400—
#10New York$423,800—
#11Maryland$419,900—
#12Idaho$418,600—
#13Rhode Island$404,200—
#14New Hampshire$402,500—
#15Arizona$394,500—
#16Virginia$383,700—
#17Montana$375,800—
#18Connecticut$366,900—
#19Florida$359,000—
#20Alaska · your comparison$352,900—
#21Delaware$352,000—
#22Minnesota$329,300—
#23Vermont$316,600—
#24Wyoming$309,700—
#25Georgia$303,300—
#26Maine$296,600—
#27North Carolina$288,900—
#28Tennessee$286,700—
#29Texas$283,800—
#30Wisconsin$266,500—
#31Illinois$263,300—
#32South Carolina$259,000—
#33South Dakota$257,400—
#34Pennsylvania$254,500—
#35North Dakota$249,900—
#36New Mexico$248,100—
#37Nebraska$238,600—
#38Michigan$231,600—
#39Missouri$230,300—
#40Indiana$218,200—
#41Kansas$217,200—
#42Louisiana$216,500—
#43Ohio$214,800—
#44Alabama$209,900—
#45Iowa$208,000—
#46Kentucky$205,600—
#47Oklahoma$199,800—
#48Arkansas$188,000—
#49Mississippi$169,800—
#50West Virginia$162,600—

All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.

Median gross rent

$1,419/month2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

This source snapshot keeps its own definition and period. A rank shown elsewhere applies only to that comparison’s measure and period.

Method and limitations

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

  • This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
  • The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.
Alaska · state comparison

How much income goes toward housing?

Compare moderate-or-severe and severe housing cost burdens for three distinct housing groups.

Alaska · 2020–202444.6%
Alaska rank#44among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark51.1%Same measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Renters · spending at least 30% of income

Housing costs as a share of household income, excluding households for which a ratio cannot be computed.

Renters and owners have separate denominators. Ratios use the Census computed-income universe.

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Lower value · 38.9%Higher value · 60.1%Striped: unavailable

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Alaska · 44.6%2020–2024 · Rank #44 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Renters · spending at least 30% of income · 2020–2024 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1Florida60.1%—
#2Hawaii56.7%—
#3Nevada55.9%—
#4California55.3%—
#5Louisiana54.8%—
#6Colorado52.9%—
#7Connecticut52.6%—
#8Oregon52.5%—
#9Georgia52.4%—
#10South Carolina52.1%—
#11New York52.1%—
#12Massachusetts51.8%—
#13Texas51.7%—
#14New Jersey51.6%—
#15Maryland51.5%—
#16Arizona51.4%—
#17Mississippi51.3%—
#18Michigan50.4%—
#19New Mexico50.2%—
#20Washington49.9%—
#21Delaware49.6%—
#22North Carolina48.9%—
#23West Virginia48.9%—
#24Tennessee48.8%—
#25Alabama48.8%—
#26Virginia48.5%—
#27Maine48.4%—
#28Vermont48.4%—
#29New Hampshire48.2%—
#30Pennsylvania48.2%—
#31Minnesota48.1%—
#32Indiana48.1%—
#33Rhode Island48%—
#34Illinois47.9%—
#35Utah47.2%—
#36Idaho46.9%—
#37Oklahoma46.3%—
#38Ohio45.9%—
#39Missouri45.6%—
#40Kentucky45.4%—
#41Nebraska45.1%—
#42Arkansas44.8%—
#43Montana44.8%—
#44Alaska · your comparison44.6%—
#45Iowa43.9%—
#46Wisconsin43.7%—
#47Kansas43.5%—
#48Wyoming43.1%—
#49South Dakota39.8%—
#50North Dakota38.9%—

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Alaska · state comparison

Home prices versus income growth

Both series start at 100 in 2016. The gap describes price pressure; it is not a mortgage payment or a price-to-income ratio.

Alaska · 2025+51.9%
Alaska rank#48among all 50 states
U.S. benchmarkNot availableSame measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Home-price growth since 2016

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability. Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation. Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

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Alaska
Home-price growth since 2016 history in Alaska-7.8%+26%+59.7%20162025
2025 · Alaska: +51.9% · Rank #48 of 50, highest first · Selected for state comparison
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Alaska Home-price growth since 2016 history
PeriodAlaskaCompare
2016+0%
2017+1.5%
2018+3.4%
2019+6.1%
2020+9.6%
2021+18.8%
2022+33.9%
2023+42.3%
2024+49%
2025+51.9%

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Lower value · +38.2%Higher value · +141.7%Striped: unavailable

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Alaska · +51.9%2025 · Rank #48 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Compare Alaska with every state · 50 ranked
Home-price growth since 2016 · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1Idaho+141.7%—
#2Florida+114.5%—
#3Maine+113.7%—
#4Utah+113.6%—
#5Tennessee+112.4%—
#6Arizona+112.3%—
#7New Hampshire+110.1%—
#8Rhode Island+108%—
#9Georgia+107.6%—
#10North Carolina+107.1%—
#11Montana+106.7%—
#12Nevada+106.1%—
#13South Carolina+105.5%—
#14Washington+100.2%—
#15Indiana+94.5%—
#16Wisconsin+94%—
#17Michigan+93.7%—
#18Ohio+93.3%—
#19Vermont+92.6%—
#20New Jersey+88.9%—
#21Missouri+86.9%—
#22New York+85.9%—
#23Nebraska+84.6%—
#24Massachusetts+84.3%—
#24South Dakota+84.3%—
#26Texas+83.3%—
#27Kentucky+83.2%—
#28Colorado+83.1%—
#29Kansas+82.5%—
#30New Mexico+82.3%—
#31Alabama+81.3%—
#32Arkansas+80.8%—
#33Connecticut+79.8%—
#34Pennsylvania+78.4%—
#35Virginia+76.5%—
#36Delaware+75.4%—
#37Oregon+74.7%—
#38California+72.7%—
#39Oklahoma+71.9%—
#40Minnesota+70%—
#41Wyoming+69.3%—
#42Illinois+65.3%—
#43Iowa+64.2%—
#44Mississippi+63.9%—
#45Hawaii+63%—
#46Maryland+59.4%—
#47West Virginia+58.6%—
#48Alaska · your comparison+51.9%—
#49North Dakota+45.9%—
#50Louisiana+38.2%—

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Alaska · state comparison

Construction, availability, and borrowing

State building activity, vacant units, mortgage performance, and borrowing rates are different measures.

Alaska · 2025848
Alaska rank#50among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark1,431,616Same measure and period when published

#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.

Total housing units authorized

New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits; final annual, not seasonally adjusted.

A permit is authorization, not a start or completed home. Absolute counts reflect the size of a state. Units in permit-issuing places; excludes public housing.

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Lower value · 848Higher value · 210,217Striped: unavailable

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Alaska · 8482025 · Rank #50 of 50, highest firstSelected state

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Total housing units authorized · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
RankStateValueComparison notes
#1Texas210,217—
#2Florida178,297—
#3California103,856—
#4North Carolina86,167—
#5Georgia61,196—
#6Arizona51,532—
#7South Carolina45,862—
#8Tennessee43,374—
#9New York38,667—
#10Washington34,913—
#11Colorado33,754—
#12Ohio33,640—
#13Virginia33,094—
#14Indiana29,076—
#15New Jersey27,661—
#16Utah26,775—
#17Pennsylvania25,709—
#18Wisconsin25,569—
#19Michigan23,075—
#20Minnesota20,947—
#21Alabama19,061—
#22Illinois18,551—
#23Nevada18,540—
#24Idaho17,944—
#25Missouri17,474—
#26Oklahoma15,513—
#27Arkansas15,492—
#28Kentucky14,940—
#29Oregon14,839—
#30Louisiana14,203—
#31Iowa13,664—
#32Maryland13,358—
#33Massachusetts12,477—
#34Nebraska10,596—
#35Kansas10,299—
#36Mississippi8,405—
#37New Mexico7,747—
#38Connecticut7,273—
#39Maine6,979—
#40Delaware6,468—
#41South Dakota5,305—
#42Montana5,258—
#43New Hampshire5,030—
#44West Virginia3,962—
#45Hawaii3,708—
#46North Dakota2,440—
#47Vermont2,294—
#48Wyoming2,238—
#49Rhode Island1,738—
#50Alaska · your comparison848—

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What candidates are saying

Explore statements about housing, rent, homeownership and borrowing costs from FactVote’s Alaska candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.

28 statements from 10 candidates

2026 Alaska Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election

2 candidates with matching statements · 10 statements

Dave Bronson

3 statements

Republican · Governor and Lieutenant Governor · AK

Housing & homeownership

We will push for spur lines off the natural gas pipeline to deliver cheap, clean, reliable energy and heat to Alaskans. Gas should not just be exported or centralized. It should be used to: • Lower electric rates • Reduce heating costs • Replace expensive diesel • Support industry, housing, and loca…

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Source topic or question: Build gas-pipeline spur lines for Alaska energy and heating

Candidate campaign source

We will push for spur lines off the natural gas pipeline to deliver cheap, clean, reliable energy and heat to Alaskans. Gas should not just be exported or centralized. It should be used to: • Lower electric rates • Reduce heating costs • Replace expensive diesel • Support industry, housing, and local grids

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Alaska Infrastructure & Energy / Build Big Again — Bronson–Church campaign document ↗
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Housing & homeownership

Secure control of Alaska’s land and put it to work for families, ensuring housing is attainable and communities can grow.

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Source topic or question: Use Alaska land to expand housing and community growth

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Secure control of Alaska’s land and put it to work for families, ensuring housing is attainable and communities can grow.

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Dave Bronson for Alaska Governor | Built For This ↗
Housing & homeownership

I will unleash aggressive resource development, expand access to land and housing, lower energy costs, build infrastructure, and create an economy where workers, tradesmen, miners, fishermen, small businesses, and families thrive again.

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Source topic or question: Expand resource development, housing access and infrastructure

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I will unleash aggressive resource development, expand access to land and housing, lower energy costs, build infrastructure, and create an economy where workers, tradesmen, miners, fishermen, small businesses, and families thrive again.

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Dave Bronson — candidate-authored 2026 general-election pamphlet ↗

Democrat · Governor and Lieutenant Governor · AK

Housing & homeownership

Bring down the cost of housing by cutting red tape so we can build affordable homes where Alaskans need them most.

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Source topic or question: Reduce regulatory barriers to building homes

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Bring down the cost of housing by cutting red tape so we can build affordable homes where Alaskans need them most.

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Housing & homeownership

Create a governor’s housing task force (modeled after Atlanta’s) to identify developable land and create an expedited permitting system to build more housing, faster.

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Source topic or question: Create a housing task force to identify land and expedite permitting

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Create a governor’s housing task force (modeled after Atlanta’s) to identify developable land and create an expedited permitting system to build more housing, faster.

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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins — campaign platform ↗
Housing & homeownership

Eliminate regulatory barriers to low-cost manufactured and modular housing (trailers, tiny homes, etc.) to provide safe and affordable homes across the state.

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Source topic or question: Remove regulatory barriers to manufactured and modular housing

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Eliminate regulatory barriers to low-cost manufactured and modular housing (trailers, tiny homes, etc.) to provide safe and affordable homes across the state.

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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins — campaign platform ↗
Housing & homeownership

Stop leaving federal housing dollars on the table. Funding from HUD, USDA Rural Development, and tribal housing programs can supercharge homebuilding.

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Source topic or question: Use federal and tribal housing programs to support homebuilding

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Stop leaving federal housing dollars on the table. Funding from HUD, USDA Rural Development, and tribal housing programs can supercharge homebuilding.

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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins — campaign platform ↗
Housing & homeownership

Create mechanisms to tax “dark homes” — second homes and vacation homes owned by nonresidents — as a means to create a housing market more friendly for Alaskans who live here.

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Source topic or question: Propose taxes on second and vacation homes owned by nonresidents

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Create mechanisms to tax “dark homes” — second homes and vacation homes owned by nonresidents — as a means to create a housing market more friendly for Alaskans who live here.

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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins — campaign platform ↗
Housing & homeownership

Deploy state corporations (AHFC and also AIDEA) as financing partners for new housing development.

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Source topic or question: Use AHFC and AIDEA as housing-finance partners

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Deploy state corporations (AHFC and also AIDEA) as financing partners for new housing development.

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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins — campaign platform ↗
Housing & homeownership

Unlock state land parcels within and adjacent to Alaska cities and towns for housing development to create more housing supply.

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Source topic or question: Open state land near cities and towns for housing

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Unlock state land parcels within and adjacent to Alaska cities and towns for housing development to create more housing supply.

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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins — campaign platform ↗

2026 Alaska Governor and Lieutenant Governor — Top-Four Primary

3 candidates with matching statements · 5 statements

Republican · Governor and Lieutenant Governor · AK

Housing & homeownership

Homelessness Support: Deploy state task forces to aid communities requesting help.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Homelessness Support: Deploy state task forces to aid communities requesting help.

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Meda DeWitt

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Nonpartisan · Governor and Lieutenant Governor · AK

Housing & homeownership

The Governor will direct the Attorney General to assess legal options, join or file appropriate litigation, and submit supplemental state bridge funding for districts most dependent on federal dollars. Alaska cannot wait for Washington to fix this.7. Reduce Chronic Absenteeism: More than 44,000 Alas…

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The Governor will direct the Attorney General to assess legal options, join or file appropriate litigation, and submit supplemental state bridge funding for districts most dependent on federal dollars. Alaska cannot wait for Washington to fix this.7. Reduce Chronic Absenteeism: More than 44,000 Alaska students were chronically absent last year. The root causes, food insecurity, housing instability, lack of transportation, and untreated behavioral health needs, are cross-agency problems that no single department can solve alone. Issue an Administrative Order establishing aligned plans for social services and civil rights enforcement by improving inter-agency coordination of all departments tasked with supporting Alaska’s youth. To close the achievement gap or a literacy gap, students need to be present. 8. Expand Land-Based & Community Learning: Including Food, Nutrition & School Meals: Provide free breakfast and lunch for every Alaska student; no applications, no stigma, no child going hungry at school. Hunger is one of the most documented barriers to learning. Universal school meals eliminate the gap.

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Meda DeWitt — identity-verified candidate website 4 ↗
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Housing & homeownership

4. For rehabilitation and reentry, we will invest in the evidence-based programs that reduce recidivism, because every person who does not return to incarceration saves the state $81,000 a year and represents a life rebuilt. We will restore funding to Alaska’s four reentry coalitions, reform parole …

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4. For rehabilitation and reentry, we will invest in the evidence-based programs that reduce recidivism, because every person who does not return to incarceration saves the state $81,000 a year and represents a life rebuilt. We will restore funding to Alaska’s four reentry coalitions, reform parole board transparency, and ensure that every person released from custody has housing, identification, and a treatment connection on the day they walk out the door.

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Meda DeWitt — identity-verified candidate website 4 ↗
Housing & homeownership

1. Sign a Statewide Non-Discrimination Law. Alaska needs explicit statutory protection in employment, housing, public accommodations, and government services. Bostock established the federal floor; Alaska’s constitution demands at least as much. I will work with the legislature to pass a comprehensi…

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1. Sign a Statewide Non-Discrimination Law. Alaska needs explicit statutory protection in employment, housing, public accommodations, and government services. Bostock established the federal floor; Alaska’s constitution demands at least as much. I will work with the legislature to pass a comprehensive non-discrimination law and will sign it.

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2026 Alaska U.S. House — General Election

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Bill Hill

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Nonpartisan · U.S. House · AK

Housing & homeownership

I oppose short-sighted tariffs that are driving up prices. I’ll vote to keep healthcare costs from skyrocketing. And I’ll fight to bring new housing and energy projects to Alaska to bring those costs down, too.

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Source topic or question: Oppose tariffs and expand housing and energy projects to lower costs

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I oppose short-sighted tariffs that are driving up prices. I’ll vote to keep healthcare costs from skyrocketing. And I’ll fight to bring new housing and energy projects to Alaska to bring those costs down, too.

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Mike Dunleavy

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Governor · Dunleavy transmits the SB38 disaster funding proposal

Dunleavy transmits the SB38 disaster funding proposal

Jan 25, 2019 · Proposal enacted as amended · approval April 5, 2019

Mike Dunleavy · Filed

Reviewed governor proposal and introduced bill

The January 28 Senate journal reproduces Governor Dunleavy’s transmittal letter dated January 25. SB38 was introduced January 28 by the Senate Rules Committee at his request. The original proposal sought fire-suppression, highway-repair and disaster-relief funding. Disaster unemployment assistance and an additional $1 million for noncovered surface transportation appear in the later enrolled version, not this introduced proposal. Senate Rules is the recorded committee sponsor; no individual legislator is assigned sponsorship here. Historical record. Current eligibility, later amendments, incorporated authorities, actual expenditures and measured effects require separate evidence.

Review selected proposal provisions (3 proposal sections)

These describe the original introduced proposal selected for this topic. The later enacted version and actual funding are separate records.

  • Reviewed provision 3: Proposed revising the FY2019 federal disaster-relief receipts estimate from $9 million to $46,002,333 and adding $21,901,715 from the general fund to the disaster relief fund. The federal figure is an estimate of receipts, not a fixed state grant.
  • Reviewed provision 4: Proposed fund capitalizations do not lapse. The introduced version does not yet contain the enrolled law’s separate capital-project lapse clause.
  • Reviewed provision 5: Proposed immediate effectiveness under AS 01.10.070(c); introduction and transmittal do not themselves make a proposal effective.
Review legislative changes and votes

Follow the original proposal, committee changes and historical votes. These records establish procedure and appropriations, not current eligibility, payments or policy effects.

What changed in committee

  • The original governor proposal had five sections. The Senate Finance substitute adds a new section 1 authorizing federal receipts actually received for disaster unemployment benefits in FY2019–20, estimated at $1 million.
  • The substitute adds $1 million in general funds for earthquake surface-transportation costs not reimbursed by federal receipts and clarifies the highway-repair appropriation purpose.
  • The substitute adds a separate capital-project lapse clause for transportation appropriations. Disaster relief fund capitalizations remain nonlapsing; the fire-suppression appropriation remains for FY2019.
  • The March 13 work draft was adopted March 14 and reported March 19. The offered substitute is dated March 20. Its funding amounts and operative wording match the enrolled law after disregarding punctuation, spacing and capitalization; the original documents retain minor punctuation and hyphenation differences.

How the bill advanced

  1. Jan 25, 2019 · Governor transmittal letter dated January 25; introduced January 28

    The Senate journal reproduces Dunleavy’s letter. Senate Rules Committee, by request of the governor, is the recorded sponsor; the Senate Finance Committee prepared the substitute.

  2. Jan 29, 2019 · Senate Finance hears and holds SB38

    The meeting also discusses SB39. Proposed education reductions, Medicaid and other regular supplemental items from SB39 are not provisions of SB38.

  3. Mar 14, 2019 · Senate Finance adopts work draft U

    Draft prepared March 13. Stedman’s discussion objection was removed; adoption proceeded without objection. Bill held for further consideration.

  4. Mar 19, 2019 · Senate Finance reports the substitute

    Four do-pass and four no-recommendation entries. Olson withdrew an objection after asking about procurement information. Report filed March 20.

  5. Mar 25, 2019 · Senate adopts substitute and passes SB38

    18 yea, 0 nay, 2 excused, 0 absent. Begich withdrew his objection to substitute adoption. The passage vote also serves as the effective-date vote; bill transmitted to the House.

  6. Mar 28, 2019 · House Finance reports the substitute

    Six do-pass and five no-recommendation entries. Report filed March 29. No recommendation does not mean a vote against the bill.

  7. Mar 29, 2019 · House passes SB38

    32 yea, 0 nay, 8 excused, 0 absent. The same passage vote also serves as the effective-date vote. Speaker and Chief Clerk sign the bill for return to the Senate.

  8. Apr 5, 2019 · Governor approval recorded

    The April 8 Senate journal records Dunleavy’s April 5 signature as Chapter 1, SLA2019, and an April 6 effective date. Legislative signatures and passage dates are separate from the governor signature.

Historical floor votes

Each chamber used its passage vote for the effective-date clause. These are 2 roll calls, with 60 member entries. Excused and absent members did not cast a vote.

Senate · Mar 25, 2019 · Final passage and effective-date clause · 18 yea, 0 nay, 2 excused, 0 absent

Final passage and effective-date clause. The journal records that this roll also serves as the effective-date vote.

Alaska SB38 · 2019 · Senate member votes at the time
Member as printedDistrictRecorded vote
Senator BegichJYea
Senator BirchMYea
Senator CoghillBYea
Senator CostelloKYea
Senator GiesselNYea
Senator HoffmanSYea
Senator HughesFYea
Senator KawasakiAYea
Senator KiehlQYea
Senator MiccicheOYea
Senator OlsonTYea
Senator ReinboldGYea
Senator ShowerEYea
Senator StedmanRYea
Senator StevensPYea
Senator von ImhofLYea
Senator WielechowskiHYea
Senator WilsonDYea
Senator BishopCExcused
Senator Gray-JacksonIExcused
Official Senate journal ↗ · Historical legislature roster ↗
House · Mar 29, 2019 · Final passage and effective-date clause · 32 yea, 0 nay, 8 excused, 0 absent

Final passage and effective-date clause. The journal records that this roll also serves as the effective-date vote.

Alaska SB38 · 2019 · House member votes at the time
Member as printedDistrictRecorded vote
Representative Carpenter29Yea
Representative Claman21Yea
Representative Drummond18Yea
Representative Eastman10Yea
Representative Edgmon37Yea
Representative Fields20Yea
Representative Foster39Yea
Representative Hannan33Yea
Representative Hopkins4Yea
Representative Johnson11Yea
Representative Johnston28Yea
Representative Josephson17Yea
Representative Knopp30Yea
Representative Kopp24Yea
Representative Kreiss-Tomkins35Yea
Representative LeBon1Yea
Representative LeDoux15Yea
Representative Merrick14Yea
Representative Ortiz36Yea
Representative Pruitt27Yea
Representative Rauscher9Yea
Representative Revak25Yea
Representative Shaw26Yea
Representative Spohnholz16Yea
Representative Story34Yea
Representative Talerico6Yea
Representative Tarr19Yea
Representative Thompson2Yea
Representative Tilton12Yea
Representative Tuck23Yea
Representative Wilson3Yea
Representative Wool5Yea
Representative Jackson13Excused
Representative Lincoln40Excused
Representative Neuman8Excused
Representative Rasmussen22Excused
Representative Stutes32Excused
Representative Sullivan-Leonard7Excused
Representative Vance31Excused
Representative Zulkosky38Excused
Official House journal ↗ · Historical legislature roster ↗

Committee recommendations

A recommendation is separate from a floor vote. “No recommendation” does not mean “nay.”

Senate Finance · 4 do pass, 4 no recommendation

Committee action Mar 19, 2019; report filed Mar 20, 2019.

  • Senator Stedman · district R · Do pass
  • Senator von Imhof · district L · Do pass
  • Senator Wilson · district D · Do pass
  • Senator Bishop · district C · Do pass
  • Senator Micciche · district O · No recommendation
  • Senator Shower · district E · No recommendation
  • Senator Wielechowski · district H · No recommendation
  • Senator Olson · district T · No recommendation
Official committee report ↗
House Finance · 6 do pass, 5 no recommendation

Committee action Mar 28, 2019; report filed Mar 29, 2019.

  • Representative Johnston · district 28 · Do pass
  • Representative LeBon · district 1 · Do pass
  • Representative Merrick · district 14 · Do pass
  • Representative Josephson · district 17 · Do pass
  • Representative Sullivan-Leonard · district 7 · Do pass
  • Representative Ortiz · district 36 · Do pass
  • Representative Carpenter · district 29 · No recommendation
  • Representative Tilton · district 12 · No recommendation
  • Representative Knopp · district 30 · No recommendation
  • Representative Wilson · district 3 · No recommendation
  • Representative Foster · district 39 · No recommendation
Official committee report ↗

Member names and districts are those printed in the 2019–20 legislature roster. Excused members did not cast a vote. Committee recommendations are separate from floor votes; no recommendation is not a nay. Historical votes do not establish current candidate positions or individual sponsorship. Committee attachments, historical regulations and actual spending remain under review.

Review funding and recovery documents

Committee documents explain the funding estimates and early recovery reports behind SB38. The reported payments and contract awards below precede its April 5 approval and do not establish spending caused by this law.

Funding estimates and reported balances

  • Original disaster-fund request basis: $21,901,714.90. Preliminary placeholder, before later refinement; the enacted amount is rounded to whole dollars.
  • State-only IA estimate removed from preliminary share: $9,689,505.96. Subtracting this estimate yields the revised $12,212,208.94 state share. The request retained a reserve for future disasters.
  • Unallocated fund balance as of March 5: $362,932.33. Agency-reported figure includes a pending $1 million storm allocation increase needing legislative approval.
  • Existing earthquake allocation: $6.5 million. Allocation within the disaster fund, separate from SB38’s $6.5 million highway match.
  • Combined encumbrances and expenditures: $4.2 million. Reported against that existing earthquake allocation; the combined figure is not all paid expenditure.
  • Unobligated earthquake allocation balance: $2.3 million. Reported remaining amount. March 30 and April 1 depletion dates were forecasts, not confirmed outcomes.
Official supporting document ↗

The March 14 slides show $139.304 million in proposed supplemental funding and $148.304 million in the gross line table. The $9 million difference corresponds to existing federal disaster-fund authority. It must not be counted again as new funding. The separate $1 million transportation and $1 million federal unemployment additions appear on the amendments slide.

March 14 budget presentation ↗

Early payments reported by the agency

  • State individual-assistance grants: $314,310.02. Reported paid to 24 recipients in the response to March 5 questions.
  • State temporary housing: $272,686.40. Reported paid; both state assistance streams were suspended pending federal programs.
Official supporting document ↗

These are contemporaneous agency reports, not independently audited invoices or final disaster totals. Later payments, eligibility decisions and completed repairs need separate evidence.

Updated March 14 assistance estimates

The table prints total assistance of $58,904,047.71, including a $12,212,208.94 state share and $46,691,838.77 federal share. These are estimates, not grants received or paid.

The temporary-housing row prints $353,706, while the earlier enclosure prints $365,706. The updated individual-assistance rows sum to $10,779,649.71, which is $12,000 below their printed $10,791,649.71 subtotal. The discrepancy remains unresolved; no source value has been silently changed.

Updated estimate table ↗

March 7 recovery status

The status update reports 14,401 state individual-assistance applications, 5,355 FEMA registrations and SBA approvals for 191 home loans and 13 business loans. Loan approvals are separate from payments.

The Legislative Finance response reports 14,673 state applications; the scope or vintage difference is unresolved. The state deadline extension to February 28 is agency-reported, with its original signed record still under review. A planned request to extend federal registration to May 31 was prospective, not an approved extension. The later signed March 18 request and March 22 FEMA approval are now reviewed in the assistance-deadline records below.

March 7 status update ↗
Assistance deadlines and reconsideration

The signed March 18 request and March 22 FEMA approval resolve the earlier prospective federal extension. State applications, FEMA registration, unemployment aid and reconsideration have separate dates and conditions.

  1. January 28, 2019 report · State application window extended to February 28

    DHS&EM reports the extension already in place. It does not identify the original signed extension date. The February 28 flyer and later reconsideration notices confirm the deadline.

  2. February 14, 2019 · State and federal applications remain separate

    The joint notice explains separate FEMA registration even for existing state applicants. Federal ineligibility does not itself guarantee state assistance.

  3. March 9 notice · March 14 application deadline · Disaster unemployment assistance available before SB38 approval

    The notice describes FEMA-funded, state-administered aid for eligible earthquake-affected workers, including self-employed workers. Up to 35 weeks beginning December 2 is a possible benefit period, not proof of payment. SB38’s later federal-receipts appropriation did not establish this program’s first availability.

  4. March 15, 2019 · Existing state applicants can request reconsideration

    The agency describes reconsideration after FEMA determination/appeal and SBA assistance or denial, with evidence of remaining essential needs. It does not reopen the February 28 new-application window.

  5. March 18, 2019 · Dunleavy signs the federal registration-extension request

    The signed two-page letter asks FEMA to move the April 1 deadline to May 31 because of separate-program confusion and damage emerging during spring thaw. His hope for an SBA extension is separate from an SBA approval.

  6. March 22, 2019 · FEMA approves the extension to May 31

    Regional administrator Michael F. O’Hare authorizes a 60-day extension for all areas designated for individual assistance. Christopher B. Smith is the memorandum’s recipient. This changes the registration deadline; it is not a payment award.

  7. April 18, 2019 · Recovery centers and appeal help remain available

    The visible snapshot confirms the May 31 deadline and describes recovery centers in Anchorage, Eagle River and Wasilla, assistance with appeals and SBA loans, and mitigation visits. These are historical services, not proof of completed repairs.

  8. April 25, 2019 printed notice · Spring-thaw damage can amend existing state claims

    The state urges reinspection and reassessment of essential home needs and reconsideration after the federal and insurance processes. New state claims had closed February 28. The archive lists April 24; the notice itself prints April 25.

  9. May 1 release · April 30 figures · Reported approvals remain distinct from payments

    The release reports over $11.6 million in FEMA grants and $59.9 million in SBA loans approved, totaling over $71.5 million. These are approvals, not money paid or all grants. The archive lists May 8. FEMA registration remains due by midnight May 31.

Historical 2019 records. The original state extension and SBA authorization, full applicable rules and actual payments remain under review. March 18’s reported 14,594 state applications and 5,254 FEMA registrations differ from earlier reports and are not a reconciled series. April 18’s extracted approval figures are absent from the visible page, so they are excluded here.

Reported DOT earthquake contracts · 15 contracts · $7,274,000 ceiling

The 15 listed contracts total $7,274,000 in not-to-exceed ceilings, not actual payments. EMR25192-0013 prints October 11, 2018, before the earthquake; its date remains unresolved. Original contracts, written procurement determinations, invoices and final spending are still under review. This DOT list is separate from the future DMVA list promised in the March 19 response.

Agency-reported sole-source contracts · ceilings, not payments
ContractAward date as printedProjectContractorNot-to-exceed amount
EMR25192-000112/10/2018Minnesota SE off rampKnick Construction Co$350,000
EMR25192-000212/10/2018Dimond at 100th rampKnick Construction Co$90,000
EMR25192-000312/6/2018Minnesota NW off rampGranite Construction Co$250,000
EMR25192-000412/13/2018Clark-Wolverine Road MP 5.5Cruz Construction$300,000
EMR25192-000512/7/2018Seward Highway: 36th to TudorNeeser Construction$400,000
EMR25192-000612/7/2018Pittman RoadQAP$250,000
EMR25192-000712/13/2018Glenn-Parks interchangeCruz Construction$400,000
EMR25192-000812/7/2018C/Dowling intersection and C at Campbell CreekQAP$110,000
EMR25192-000912/6/2018Glenn Highway Mirror LakeMass Excavation$3,000,000
EMR25192-001012/10/2018NB/SB Glenn and Briggs bridgesKiewit Infrastructure West Co$600,000
EMR25192-001112/13/2018Glenn Highway MP 55.0 and 58.5Cruz Construction$300,000
EMR25192-001212/10/2018Glenn Highway MP 29.3QAP$200,000
EMR25192-001310/11/2018 · date unresolvedEagle River Road new Prudhoe Bay AvenueQAP$24,000
EMR25192-001412/18/2018Willow Fishhook MP 44QAP$350,000
EMR25192-001512/13/2018Vine Road MP 2.5Northern Asphalt Construction, Inc$650,000
DOT contractor list ↗ · March 19 OMB response ↗

The procurement method report and preapproval request are blank forms revised in September 2015. They are not completed transaction reports or approved requests. The handout’s cited federal rules and thresholds require separate historical verification.

Browse the 14 reviewed attachments
  • HB 53 3.8.19 OMB Response.pdf ↗

    March 22, 2019; responds to March 8 questions · Donna Arduin, OMB director; signed on page 4

    House budget response includes WWAMI, Head Start, village public safety and earthquake insurance. Page 3 describes covered state buildings and exclusions for nonstructure assets; regular pay excluded and overtime possibly eligible. Program descriptions are not SB38 provisions. The named disaster-fund spreadsheet and Moore settlement agreement are absent from this four-page file. Body spreadsheet label SFY16–SFY19 differs from attachment list SFY16–SFY16.

  • HFC 3.8.19 HB 53 - FY2019 Disaster Relief Supplemental Overview.pdf ↗

    March 8, 2019 · Donna Arduin and Lacey Sanders, Office of Management and Budget

    Eight-slide HB53 presentation, a separate House bill. Original supplemental summary $139.304 million versus gross line table $148.304 million differs by the existing $9 million federal DRF authority; do not count that base twice. Separate slide proposes $1 million general-fund noncovered transportation and $1 million federal disaster unemployment authority. April 1 fund depletion is a forecast, not a verified event. FY2014–FY2018 chart lacks exact labeled values; no invented series extracted.

  • SB 38 - DR4413 Cook Inlet Earthquake Initial Finance Plan 3.19.19.pdf ↗

    February 1, 2019 in body; March 19 handout label · Initial DR4413 finance plan

    Total $108,921,608.16 estimate, federal $48,740,264.79 and state $60,181,343.37. PA, hazard mitigation, IA/temporary housing and management costs use different scopes from preliminary enclosures. March 19 filename does not turn the February 1 plan into a new plan. These are estimates rather than actual funding, awards or payments; some printed intermediate cells differ by rounding cents.

  • SB 38 DOTPF Prime Contractor - Sole Sourced - Earthquake Responders.pdf ↗

    Attached to March 19 OMB response; individual reported award dates retained · DOT&PF contractor table

    Fifteen reported sole-source prime-contract rows, $7,274,000 total not-to-exceed ceilings. One row prints October 11, 2018, before the November 30 earthquake. Preserve the raw date and unresolved discrepancy; do not create a pre-earthquake repair event or silently change it to December. Original contracts, written determinations, invoices and final expenditures are absent.

  • SB 38 Procurement Handout - DMVA.pdf ↗

    Undated handout attached to March 19 response · DMVA procurement guidance

    Four pages describe contracting, competition, recordkeeping and cost analysis. Cites 44 CFR 13.36 and a $100,000 simplified threshold. Applicable historical federal rules, transition and grant terms have not been independently verified; do not present this as current law or evidence that actual procurements complied.

  • SB 38 3.1419.19 OMB Response.pdf ↗

    March 19, 2019 · Donna Arduin, OMB director; signed on page 3

    Responds to Senate Finance March 14 and March 19 questions. Quotes state emergency procurement and FHWA manual requirements; original applicable authorities remain unread. Describes early PA program and over 110 people trained, not an audited roster. Future DMVA sole-source list is promised, not delivered here. Four named procurement attachments are now separately reviewed. Signature is Arduin, not the governor printed on the letterhead.

  • SB 38 Procurement Method Report for Disaster Grants as of Sept 15 - DMVA.pdf ↗

    Blank form; revision September 2015 · DMVA procurement method report template

    Two-page blank form with procurement methods, supporting-document requirements and certification. The file label as of Sept 15 is not a completed September 15 transaction report. Empty vendor, jurisdiction, amount and approval fields do not establish any award or compliance.

  • SB 38 Request for Pre-Approval of Sole Source and Above $50000 Procurement For.._.pdf ↗

    Blank form; revision September 2015 · DMVA preapproval request template

    Two-page blank request for sole-source/noncompetitive procurement or purchases above $50,000. Blank certification and approval fields establish no approved procurement. Thresholds are historical handout descriptions; original legal authority remains separate.

  • SB 38 Updated Amounts - Disaster Supplemental.pdf ↗

    Handwritten provided by OMB, March 14, 2019 · Updated assistance estimate table

    Printed IA total $10,791,649.71; PA $48,112,398; grand $58,904,047.71, state $12,212,208.94, federal $46,691,838.77. Temporary housing prints $353,706 in both total/federal cells, whereas original enclosure shows $365,706. Printed IA rows sum to $10,779,649.71, $12,000 below the printed subtotal; retain discrepancy rather than changing the source. ONA state $184,109.44 and federal $552,328.31. No actual payments or enacted change demonstrated.

  • SFC 3.14.19 FY2019 Supplemental Overview SB 38 - Disaster Relief Supplem.._.pdf ↗

    March 14, 2019 · Lacey Sanders, OMB budget director

    Nine-slide SB38 presentation. $139.304 million original supplemental summary and $148.304 million gross line table differ by existing $9 million federal fund authority. Proposed $1 million noncovered transportation and $1 million federal unemployment additions are separate; later enacted wording remains controlling. July 1 fund-balance chart has seven exact labeled values for 2012–2018, not a current balance or spending series. March 5 balance rounded to $362,900; forecast April 1 depletion not verified. Presentation is not a governor signature.

  • SB 38 Enclosure A B to Major Disaster Request.pdf ↗

    Preliminary enclosures A/B; no newly dated approval · Two scanned disaster request estimate tables

    Temporary housing total $365,706, repair $9,419,641.96, replacement $269,864 and ONA federal share $552,328.31. Generic other-program catalog with TBD entries does not establish DUA/legal/crisis activation. Public assistance preliminary total $48,112,398. Standalone Kenai utility cell $50,000 differs from original full request typo $50,0000; preserve source variant. Engineering Enclosure E is absent.

  • SB 38 Work Draft Version U.pdf ↗

    March 13, 2019 work draft U · Legislative drafting copy

    Two complete operative pages of the six-section Finance work draft. Already compared to offered/enrolled versions in the legislative-chain review. A supporting copy does not establish new adoption, signature or effective date.

  • SB 38 03.07.2019 - Disaster Response Process and Status Update - FINAL.pdf ↗

    Status pages 5–6 as of March 7, 2019; process narrative pages 1–4 · DMVA disaster process and status update

    Agency description of authorities, program eligibility and state/federal agreement, not originals of statutes/rules/agreement. Reports 14,401 state IA applications, 5,355 FEMA registrations and SBA approvals of 191 home and 13 business loans; approvals are not disbursements. State deadline February 28 attributed to governor extension without original signed extension/date. April 1 federal registration deadline current as of report; future May 31 extension request prospective, not approved. No repayment or program-cap rules certified as current.

  • DRF FY19 Supplemental LFD Inquiry Response 3.7.19 Final.pdf ↗

    March 7 file label; response to March 5 questions and March 5 fund balances · DMVA response to Legislative Finance

    Original $21,901,714.90 placeholder less $9,689,505.96 state-only IA estimate equals $12,212,208.94 revised state share; request maintains reserve for future disasters. Unallocated DRF $362,932.33 includes a pending $1 million storm funding increase needing legislative approval. Separate earthquake allocation $6.5 million with combined encumbrances/expenditures $4.2 million and unobligated $2.3 million; none interchangeable with SB38 highway-match appropriation. Reported 24 state grant recipients paid $314,310.02, temporary housing paid $272,686.40; further payments suspended pending federal programs. Reported 14,673 IA applications differs from March 7 status update 14,401; scopes/vintages unreconciled. 67 PA requests and $60 million-plus projected state costs are not awards or spending. March 30/April 1 depletion projections not confirmed. Historical eligibility/caps/management cost descriptions require separate original authority review.

All 14 attachments listed on the retained bill-history page have been read. Referenced originals, missing spreadsheet and settlement attachments, audio, historical and current rules, later spending and completed recovery remain under review. HB53 and unrelated budget-program proposals are separate from SB38.

SBA loan programs and deadlines

SBA earthquake loans are separate from FEMA grants and Alaska appropriations. The two January 31 declarations cover different applicant groups and have different economic-injury deadlines. Issuance, publication, application deadlines, approvals and payments are separate records.

Original 2019 earthquake declarations · separate application deadlines
ProgramApplicantsOriginal physical-loss deadlineEconomic-injury deadline
Businesses and residents · AK00040Eligible homeowners, renters, businesses and private nonprofitsApril 1, 2019November 1, 2019
Certain private nonprofits · AK00041Private nonprofits providing essential services of a governmental natureApril 1, 2019October 31, 2019
Businesses and residents · AK00040 · areas and conditions

Declaration 15859/15860 was issued January 31 and published February 12. The three primary areas are designated for physical-damage and economic-injury loans; the seven contiguous areas are economic-injury only. SBA assesses individual eligibility, financial condition and loan terms. The June 5 agency report separately says the individual physical-damage deadline was May 31; the original extension instrument has not been located.

Primary areas: Kenai Peninsula Borough; Matanuska-Susitna Borough; Municipality of Anchorage.

Contiguous areas · economic injury only: Chugach REAA; Copper River REAA; Delta/Greely REAA; Denali Borough; Iditarod Area REAA; Kodiak Island Borough; Lake and Peninsula Borough.

Certain private nonprofits · AK00041 · areas and conditions

Separate public-assistance-only declaration 15861/15862, issued January 31 and published February 12. FEMA briefings assess essential governmental service / critical-facility eligibility; a referral to SBA is not a guaranteed loan or grant. The February 5 announcement and March 1 reminder retain April 1 / October 31. A later deadline extension for this specific nonprofit program has not been verified.

Primary areas: Kenai Peninsula Borough; Matanuska-Susitna Borough; Municipality of Anchorage.

Historical earthquake loan terms

Historical 2019 earthquake terms: business/private-nonprofit physical loans up to $2 million; homeowner primary-residence loans up to $200,000; homeowner/renter personal-property loans up to $40,000. Terms could extend up to 30 years, depending on the applicant. Economic-injury working-capital aid could be available without property damage; the nonprofit notice names payroll, fixed debts and bills. These are historical program descriptions and limits, not current rates or guaranteed awards.

AK00040 original rates · January 31, 2019 notice
BorrowerLoanCredit available elsewhereRate
HomeownersPhysical damageYes4.000%
HomeownersPhysical damageNo2.000%
BusinessesPhysical damageYes7.480%
BusinessesPhysical damageNo3.740%
Private nonprofitsPhysical damageYes2.750%
Private nonprofitsPhysical damageNo2.750%
Businesses / small agricultural cooperativesEconomic injuryNo3.740%
Private nonprofitsEconomic injuryNo2.750%
  1. April 15, 2019 · SBA reports $51,708,500 in loan approvals

    The release reports $3,902,000 approved for businesses plus $47,806,500 for residents. Their sum is $51,708,500. Approved loans are distinct from grants and actual disbursements.

  2. May 1, 2019 · SBA reports $60,132,500 in loan approvals

    The release reports $4,461,600 for businesses plus $55,670,900 for residents, totaling $60,132,500. The earlier joint report uses an April 30 snapshot of $59.9 million in SBA approvals. These are separate cumulative snapshots; do not add them or count them as money paid.

  3. June 5, 2019 · Agency report confirms the individual physical-loss deadline was May 31

    The joint fact sheet’s SBA section explicitly reports May 31 for individuals with physical damage and November 1 for business economic injury. It describes help with existing applications, appeals and approved-loan closing after new FEMA registration ended. This later agency report does not supply the original SBA extension date or signatory and does not establish that the separate nonprofit program was extended. The body prints June 5 and FS008; filename FS011 and the prior archive listing May 28 differ.

  4. June 5, 2019 · Recovery resources include counseling and housing advice

    The historical fact sheet identifies crisis counseling, aging/disability resource centers, environmental advice for homeowners and low-income landlord/tenant legal clinics in the earthquake recovery areas. Pending state reconsideration, FEMA appeals and SBA loan assistance have separate processes. A resource listing does not establish service use, completed repairs or payments.

These are historical federal SBA records, not new governor measures or operative sections added to SB38. Original extension authority, full historical eligibility rules, later amendments and actual loan disbursements remain under review. These records do not establish changes caused by assistance in GDP, income, employment, health or housing prices.

The governor proposal led to Chapter 1, SLA2019 as amended: final passage March 29, governor signature April 5 and effectiveness April 6. The January 28 Senate journal reproduces Governor Dunleavy’s transmittal letter dated January 25. SB38 was introduced January 28 by the Senate Rules Committee at his request. The original proposal sought fire-suppression, highway-repair and disaster-relief funding. Disaster unemployment assistance and an additional $1 million for noncovered surface transportation appear in the later enrolled version, not this introduced proposal. Senate Rules is the recorded committee sponsor; no individual legislator is assigned sponsorship here. Historical record. Current eligibility, later amendments, incorporated authorities, actual expenditures and measured effects require separate evidence.

Why this record is included

The disaster relief fund capitalization was proposed to support disaster programs. March14 testimony describes eligible primary-home repairs, personal-property assistance and temporary housing. The bill does not set a housing-specific allocation or establish eligibility decisions, payments or completed repairs.

Retained Alaska evidence context: housing-borrowing · reviewed policy-topic context · deficit-debt-interest · reviewed policy-topic context · education · reviewed policy-topic context · real-gdp · reviewed policy-topic context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

The disaster relief fund capitalization was proposed to support disaster programs. March14 testimony describes eligible primary-home repairs, personal-property assistance and temporary housing. The bill does not set a housing-specific allocation or establish eligibility decisions, payments or completed repairs. The remaining general-fund capitalization could also support future declared disasters; not all of it was reserved for the2018earthquake.
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Rep. Andrew Gray

Alaska House of Representatives · D–AK

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Alaska Legislature · HB 115

An Act relating to increases in rent for dwelling units.

Feb 26, 2025 · Pending · House State Affairs

Rep. Andrew Gray · Sponsored

FactVote reviewed summary

HB 115 proposes limiting rent increases to once per calendar year and requiring at least 90 days of written notice while rent is current. If a current-paying tenant’s agreement is terminated by the landlord or expires, a subsequent agreement’s rent could not exceed the prior amount until after the increase date in an existing notice, or until 90 days after termination or expiration if no notice was given. It would apply to agreements entered into on or after its effective date. The bill remains in House State Affairs; it establishes no dollar cap or current legal requirement.

Official bill page lists House State Affairs with status date 2025-02-26. No enactment in the checked 34th-Legislature record as of September 10, 2026. Printed effective dates do not establish enactment.

Why this record is included

Contract rent is a component of Census gross rent, which also includes applicable tenant-paid utilities. The bill addresses frequency and notice of increases; it does not cap the dollar amount or demonstrate a change in median gross rent. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained Alaska evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

(f) A landlord may not increase the rent for a dwelling unit more than once in a calendar year. While rent is current, the landlord may not increase rent for the dwelling unit unless the landlord gives written notice to the tenant at least 90 days before the date of the increase specified in the notice. Upon termination, either by a landlord or by the expiration of the term, of a rental agreement or month to month tenancy for a dwelling unit of a tenant that is current on rent, (1) if notice has been given to the tenant under this subsection, the rent for the dwelling unit in a subsequent rental agreement or month to month tenancy may not exceed the amount charged under the terminated or expired rental agreement or month to month tenancy until after the date of the increase specified in the notice; or (2) if notice has not been given to the tenant under this subsection, the rent for the dwelling unit in a subsequent rental agreement or month to month tenancy may not exceed the amount charged under the terminated or expired rental agreement or month to month tenancy until 90 days after the date the rental agreement was terminated or expired. * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to a rental agreement that is entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.
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Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a Alaska statistic. Collection reviewed Oct 7, 2026.