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2007
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Most people, whether in the real estate industry or not,have heard of the FSBO--A For Sale By Owner seller. The acronym has been used for quite awhile as there has always been a segment of the market that chose to sell their home directly to a new buyer. But, there's a new acronym being used by R...
03/09/2007
Spring has sprung early this year. Or at least we will be springing our clocks forward three weeks earlier. Due to new law enacted, The Energy Policy Act of 2005, which goes into effect this year, we will move our clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, March 11. (Or make the change on Saturday evening...
03/08/2007
New home developments are abundant in the north metro Twin Cities. From Anoka through Chisago Counties and beyond there are many new communities that have sprung up from Blaine to North Branch. The lot prices can vary from $60,000 to over $200,000. What make one neighborhood more appealing and va...
03/07/2007
We Americans LOVE our Pets. Dogs, Cats, Bunnies, Monkeys, Rats...you name it. We let them sleep in our beds and eat in our kitchens. We buy and cook them special foods. We dress them up and treat them like the members of the family that they are. But have you ever considered the damage pets can d...
03/06/2007
Last summer while driving home from an appointment, I received a call on my cell from an agent who had just shown one of my listings. The listing was a little town home in the north metro of the Twin Cities. Since there were several other properties listed in the development, my seller had just r...
03/05/2007
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A homeowner just put their house on the market and their real estate agent recommends an open house every Sunday until the home sells. Is this a good idea? A different homeowner lists their home and their agent refuses to do open houses since they just waste time ...
03/03/2007
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As I watched a television special last month regarding the gap between the rich and poor living in New Jersey, I was horrified. Not only by the plight of the young students struggling against the odds of living in poverty. No, what upset me was that the one young man was showing the journalist ho...
03/02/2007
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How did it happen? You spent months researching how to invest in real estate. You went to seminars, read books and magazine articles showing the easy way to buy properties to fix up and sell for profit. You may have worked with a great Realtor to find the perfect property or came across a FSBO th...
03/02/2007
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In the past decade the prices on Minnesota lakeshore had become out of reach for many buyers. Prices shot up in the late 1990's. Lake lots on Coon Lake in Anoka County went on the market in 1998 for $60,000 and were re-sold three years later for over three times that at $200,000. Homes on lakesho...
03/02/2007
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The Twin Cities Fox News affiliate's investigative team recently ran a new segment on mortgage and real estate fraud. A man was allegedly bilked out of nearly half a million dollars by a loan officer and real estate agent he met in a bar! The story is not a new one but what struck me was the "in ...
03/01/2007
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