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2009
I could hardly believe it when I saw it…The sumac is starting to turn in Anoka County and all over the north metro. Combine that with an over night temperature in the mid-40’s and we know that summer is almost over. Okay sumac is the first to turn colors and on most trees the leaves are still gre...
08/31/2009
There are always lots of white bears to be found in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Sometimes you have to do a double TRIPLE take though! If you are buying, selling or relocating to Minnesota and need help from a professional REALTOR®, give me a call or visit my website for a FREE Relocation Packe...
08/30/2009
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The supply and demand seesaw that is the Twin Cities real estate market is showing more positive indicators according to the Minneapolis Association of Realtors® monthly skinny for August 2009. Pending sales numbers are the best they have looked since 2005...up for the 13 consecutive month in a r...
08/29/2009
So, you have been in your cute and cozy 1950's one and a half story bungalow for a few years now. It was perfect for a young, just married couple when you bought it. The bedrooms were on the small side but the huge upper level made a great master suite and it worked perfectly when there were just...
08/28/2009
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While this beautiful multi dwelling condo located on acreage in Ham Lake, Minnesota is definitely for the birds, I have another lovely property listed in New Brighton that is a wonderful place for people to call home. Click below to see a virtual tour of a 2bedroom condo in Birch Pond at 20 Wind...
08/24/2009
Amazing! Giant vivid orange mushrooms growing in the wooded area of our Ham Lake backyard. They start out like the top photo and in a few days flatten out to look like the dinner-plate shape of the lower photo. Mushrooms like these could scare Alice right out of Wonderland! If you are buying, s...
08/23/2009
As a REALTOR® I have fun watching the HGTV's remodeling, staging and sell-your-house-now shows but not all the advice is going to make sense for every home and every market. Case in point, kitchen remodels. You'd think watching these shows that the only way a real estate agent can sell a house wi...
08/20/2009
Beautiful rainbows appear frequently across the acreage in Ham Lake, Minnesota. If you are buying, selling or relocating to Minnesota and need help from a professional REALTOR®, give me a call or visit my website for a FREE Relocation Packet, Homebuyers Success Packet or sign up for Listingbook ...
08/16/2009
Are Minnesota lakeshore owners hoping the real estate market has turned a corner? Maybe. I spotted an unusual trend this past July. Lakeshore homes, that traditionally list as soon as the the frozen lakeshore shows signs of spring, were being listed mid-summer and now into August. And they are no...
08/16/2009
Are Minnesota lakeshore owners hoping the real estate market has turned a corner? Maybe. Or is it just a mid-summer night's dream for lakeshore owners?I noticed an interesting phenomenon in early July that is continuing into August. Lakeshore homes that traditionally list as soon as the ice drops...
08/14/2009