Alaska home prices continue their rapid rise amid high demand

Indigenous Alaskans died from COVID-19 at nearly three times the rate of white Alaskans, CDC report says Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Northrim Bank]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Monday, June 6. In today's newsletter: - A combination of high demand and low inventory made the average price for a home in Alaska jump to a new record high last year, with the highest prices in Juneau. - A new report from the CDC provides the most comprehensive look so far at the disproportionate toll COVID-19 is taking on Alaska Native and American Indian people living in the state. - No cases of monkeypox have been reported in Alaska yet, but that could change. The state's top epidemiologist breaks down what officials are doing to prepare for the disease's possible arrival. A major figure in the Anchorage criminal underworld of the 1960s, Duke Knuth was Alaska’s foremost bail bondsman. He commanded gambling and prostitution and drove Cadillacs and pleasure boats. [Learn from columnist David Reamer]( how this flamboyant figure in Anchorage history finally met his end. 🌥️ Anchorage weather Today is partly sunny with a high of 75 degrees. Scattered showers over Anchorage are possible tonight, and a break from the recent stretch of warm, dry weather is on the horizon as rain is likely on Tuesday. The temperature will hover around 70 for the rest of the week with chances of rain on Thursday and Friday. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Alaska house prices jumped last year to a record $389,000]( [Alaska house prices jumped last year to a record $389,000]( For the second straight year, average home prices in Alaska jumped, this time by 8.9% in 2021 from the year before. Juneau has the highest home prices, but Ketchikan’s also soared. Houses in Anchorage often sold before they hit the market. [Read More]( [Indigenous Alaskans died from COVID-19 at nearly three times the rate of white Alaskans, CDC report says]( [Indigenous Alaskans died from COVID-19 at nearly three times the rate of white Alaskans, CDC report says]( Overall, Alaska Native and American Indian people have made up just about a fifth of Alaska's population but nearly a third of all coronavirus deaths, the report found. Many Indigenous Alaskans face multiple barriers to health equity and access. [Read More]( [What is monkeypox, and what are Alaska health officials doing to prepare for its possible arrival?]( [What is monkeypox, and what are Alaska health officials doing to prepare for its possible arrival?]( In the absence of vaccines or treatments, the mortality rate for monkeypox is close to 10%. While at least 25 U.S. cases of monkeypox had been identified by the CDC by the end of last week, no cases have yet been found in Alaska. [Read More]( [Scars left by an arsonist ignite plans for a new volunteer fire department in Two Rivers ]( [Scars left by an arsonist ignite plans for a new volunteer fire department in Two Rivers]( In the wake of fear and frustration caused by an arsonist who torched several buildings last summer, a small group of volunteers in the community outside Fairbanks has begun emergency medical training and hopes to have an official volunteer department by next year. [Read More]( [Iditarod sled dog Leon found safe in McGrath nearly 3 months after escaping from checkpoint]( [Iditarod sled dog Leon found safe in McGrath nearly 3 months after escaping from checkpoint]( Leon, an Iditarod sled dog that slipped from his coat and collar ran away from a race checkpoint in March, was found alive nearly three months later and 150 miles from where he escaped. 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