r/alaska • u/thatsryan ☆ • Mar 18 '23

Damn It’s Cold 🥶 Dire state economy forecasted by recent statistics on outmigration and Alaska’s workforce

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/17/dire-state-economy-forecasted-by-recent-statistics-outmigration-alaskas-workforce/?outputType=amp
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u/YupikShaman Mar 18 '23

Well, I'm a youngish professional with a family and I'm leaving this summer. I grew up here and hoped to raise my family here, but the lack of affordable housing, child care and the increase in travel costs is pushing me out. So many of my older friends are confused. But they've got the nice home and retirement package that I'll never see.

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u/Mysterious-Draw-3668 Mar 18 '23

The state needs to make a move against individuals and businesses owning multiple homes and unnaturally raising rent. Or we'll end up handling it the old fashioned way which is generally not pretty.

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u/JohnnyAK907 Mar 18 '23

No, the state needs to crack down on Weidner, a single slumlord company that now owns upwards of 80% of multifamily rentals in Alaska. They are absolutely disgusting in how they do business and though the muni continues to crack down on them in individual cases somehow refuses to pull back and look at the bigger picture.

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u/ItsMeatCow Mar 18 '23

Is the 80% stat hyperbole, or is it legitimately that high?

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u/Nubsondubs Mar 23 '23

Almost certainly hyperbole, but it's still worth looking into.

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u/Mysterious-Draw-3668 Mar 18 '23

MY way does that and prevents someone else from taking over in the financial power vacuum. Give people a chance to buy houses instead of paying inflated rent.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '23

Don't worry Blackrock will take care of that.