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2011
The average home buyer only buys a home once every eight years. That said, even a repeat home buyer can forget some of the simple terms used in real estate on a daily basis. It can be hard to remember whether the earnest money or the money escrowed is a down payment and (if it is, on what?) Ofte...
01/20/2011
Okay, I’ll admit, this Minnesota girl found out just recently a year or so ago that cruise control was a no-no when the snow is flying. It is surprising even to me that I didn’t know this as I learned to drive in the winter but the cars I learned on didn’t have the cruise option. Now I do have i...
01/19/2011
Oakdale is a community that has continued to expand and develop in the east metro of the Twin Cities. Just drive Hadley Avenue, Century Avenue or Interstate 694 to see all of the new retail establishments and residential developments to get an idea of how continuous changes have affected the com...
01/19/2011
Wonder whether buying a Minnesota lakehome make sense in the winter? Many people would never consider buying a lakeshore property in the middle of January but it could make sense…or better yet, cents! And lots of them too! When I posted The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Buying a Minnesota Lakehom...
01/16/2011
Sandwiched between the cities of White Bear Lake and Forest Lake along Hwy 61 is the community of Hugo, Minnesota. While many people cannot forget the recent tornadoes that devastated the area a few years ago, that event does not define the community. Hugo is a vibrant and growing area with a de...
01/12/2011
During the past decade we have experienced some highs and lows in the real estate market in Minneapolis, St. Paul and the extended Twin Cities suburbs. In the later part of the decade, home sellers began to count market time in months rather than days. Home buyers stayed hidden in the woodwork c...
01/10/2011
Just about everyone who grew up in the Twin Cities north metro is familiar with the White Bear Lake community. Whether your memories are of passing the iconic gigantic white bear statue at Polar Chevrolet, swimming at Bellaire beach or setting sail across White Bear Lake, everyone in the north a...
01/07/2011
Like much of the real estate in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, Lino Lakes, MN in Anoka County has seen reduced inventory and increased market times in 2009. This year nearly twice as many properties sold but the average selling price was directly affected by the bank owned and lender mediated pr...
01/07/2011
The average home buyer only buys a home once every eight years. That said, even a repeat home buyer can forget some of the simple terms used in real estate on a daily basis. It can be hard to remember whether the earnest money or the money escrowed is a down payment and (if it is, on what?) Ofte...
01/06/2011
At the New Year’s Eve comedy show at the Ham Lake VFW a few days ago, Scott Hansen quipped that with all the new bridges and overpasses on Hwy 65, you can just blow past Blaine now…But why would you want to? The community of Blaine, Minnesota has transformed over the past decade. Just drive down...
01/05/2011
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