Who May Perform a Home Inspection in Alaska?
Prior to 2004, real estate transaction inspections were unregulated in Alaska. Anyone could do them, qualified or not. The most reliable ones were performed by engineers and architects who added this service to their normal design services. Hence the name "Engineer's Report".
Since July of 2004, the State of Alaska has required real estate transaction inspections to be performed by qualified and licensed "Home Inspectors" who have specific qualifications, follow "Standards of Practice", have passed a national home inspection exam, take continuing education courses in home inspection, and are bonded and insured.
The exception is that licensed Architects and Engineers may still perform real estate transaction inspections. They do not have any of the above restrictions and they may not call themselves"Home Inspectors" thus they use the term "Engineer's Report".