Transaction coordinator in Alaska: assistant rules, disclosure timing and closing

What does a transaction coordinator do on an Alaska deal?

The same core job as anywhere: take the signed purchase agreement, list every date and obligation in it, and keep the lender, the title company and the other agent moving to closing. Alaska differs in where the contract comes from. The Real Estate Commission publishes no purchase contract. Alaska MLS subscribers use its "Purchase and Sale Agreement (Residential)", which the MLS restricts to its licensee subscribers.

Because that form is not public, this page does not quote its default periods. A coordinator working Alaska files needs a current copy from the agent and should read the dates off each signed agreement rather than relying on memory or another state's defaults.

Does a transaction coordinator need a license in Alaska?

Alaska law does not mention transaction coordinators. The governing text is the Commission's rule on unlicensed assistants, 12 AAC 64.095. It bars a licensee from using an unlicensed person to host an open house, show a property, or explain or interpret "a contract of purchase and sale" or a listing or management agreement.

The same rule then lists work an unlicensed person may do. Several items describe a coordinator's day almost word for word:

• "to fill in contract forms with business and factual information as directed by the licensee"
• "to witness signatures"
• "to assemble file documents"
• "to follow up on a transaction after a contract has been signed by arranging access to property for an appraiser, contractor, inspector, or other service provider as needed"
• "to record and deposit trust funds, including transaction deposits, security deposits, and rents"
• "to draft advertising copy, promotional materials, and correspondence for approval by the licensee"

The list also covers answering the phone, scheduling appointments for the licensee, getting public records, entering listing data in the MLS as the licensee approves, acting as a courier and computing commission checks. Scheduling does not stretch to telephone solicitation, which the rule excludes.

A second rule, 12 AAC 64.140, draws the other edge. A licensee may not let an unlicensed assistant negotiate or discuss the terms of a sale, have a buyer sign an offer to purchase, or present an offer to a seller. So an unlicensed coordinator may witness signatures, but having a buyer sign an offer stays with the agent. Discussing a listing agreement with an owner is off limits too.

When does the seller disclosure have to arrive in Alaska?

Before the offer. AS 34.70.010 reads: "Before the transferee of an interest in residential real property makes a written offer, the transferor shall deliver by mail or in person a completed written disclosure statement". That puts the disclosure ahead of the contract, so a coordinator picking up a new file should check that it was delivered, and when.

When the statement or a material amendment arrives after the buyer has made an offer, AS 34.70.020 lets the buyer terminate by written notice "within three days after the disclosure statement or amendment is delivered in person or within six days after the disclosure statement or amendment is delivered by deposit in the mail." A coordinator should record how and when every disclosure or amendment was delivered, because the method sets the length of the window.

The state's disclosure statement form notes two exceptions. A home that has never been occupied is exempt on its first sale under AS 34.70.120, and the buyer and seller can waive the statement by written agreement under AS 34.70.110. The form also warns that inspection reports produced under the purchase agreement become an addendum to the disclosure once delivered to the buyer.

Who handles closing in Alaska?

Usually a title company, though a national title insurer's chart of closing customs also lists approved attorneys and banks. Title companies cannot set closing fees file by file. Under AS 21.66.460, each title insurer must file a schedule of its escrow, settlement and closing charges with the state, and may not charge for those services except in line with that schedule.

The same chart says the seller usually pays for the owner's policy, though this is sometimes negotiated, and the buyer pays for the lender's policy. Closing fees are negotiable and usually divided equally.

Does Alaska have a real estate transfer tax?

No. AS 43.98.035 says: "The state may not levy or collect a sales or use tax on the transfer of real property." The title insurer's chart lists no deed transfer tax, no mortgage tax and no leasehold tax in Alaska, so there is no transfer tax line to check on the settlement statement.

Which MLS and associations serve Alaska?

Three MLSs appear on RESO's national list. The Alaska Multiple Listing Service in Anchorage is by far the largest, with about 2,250 subscribers, and covers the Anchorage Board of REALTORS, the Kenai Peninsula Association of REALTORS and the Valley Board of REALTORS in Wasilla. The Greater Fairbanks Board of REALTORS runs an MLS with about 270 subscribers, and the Southeast Alaska MLS in Juneau has about 140.

At the state level, Alaska REALTORS says it is made up of six local associations and has about 1,900 members. Its member page names them by area: Fairbanks, Wasilla, Anchorage, Southeast, and the Kenai Peninsula to Kachemak Bay. A coordinator taking files from Fairbanks or Juneau should expect a different MLS from the one used in Anchorage.

How is the Alaska market moving?

HUD's housing market profile for Anchorage, current as of July 1, 2026, calls sales conditions balanced. The Anchorage metro, which HUD defines as the Municipality of Anchorage plus the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, holds about 60% of the state's population and jobs.

Two thirds of new home sales were in Mat-Su, where HUD reports strong population growth. On a home that has never been occupied, the first sale is exempt from the disclosure statement, so check which rule applies before chasing a seller for one.

What does a transaction coordinator cost in Alaska?

We did not find an Alaska TC firm publishing its prices. Two national companies list $350 and $400 a file for states outside California. Across the 20 public price cards we read in October 2026, one side cost $300 to $550, with a median of $400. The TC fee per file calculator compares those figures with a salaried coordinator.

What should you ask before hiring an Alaska TC?

Ask whether they have worked on the Alaska MLS form and how they get the current version. Ask how they log disclosure delivery, given the three-day and six-day windows. And ask which tasks they will hand back to you under 12 AAC 64.140, such as having a buyer sign an offer. Our transaction coordinator checklist gives you a list of steps to hold their answers against.

Freelance TC, TC company or DeedSpring: which fits a Alaska agent?

The table sets the usual options side by side. A good freelance TC is worth every dollar on a messy file. What most agents are really paying for, though, is someone who never misses a date and always chases the lender. Software does that on every file at once.

To see what the gap means across a year of files, put your numbers into the TC fee per file calculator.

Compare plans on the DeedSpring pricing page.