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2014
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Vaccination Clinic at Carlos Avery Wildlife Science Center The wolf sanctuary in Columbus Minnesota is near and dear to my heart. It is just a few miles as the crow, or better yet, as the hawk flies from my home. On a cool crisp evening when the world is quiet in my Ham Lake front yard, I can e...
03/23/2014
Coon Rapids, a northern suburb to Minneapolis, experienced a third year in a row with a significant decrease in new listings. But unlike the previous two years, the amount of homes closed also was down, but not for lack of interested buyers. This caused average sales price of a home in this vibr...
03/19/2014
The number of new listings and closed sales both dropped significantly in Circle Pines Minnesota in 2013. This is a community with a demand from buyers but very low and inventory levels. This is a small Anoka County community, just north of Shoreview, and in the Centennial school district. Th...
03/19/2014
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Got Oaks? Trimming trees in the winter is recommended to prevent OAK WILT! As a REALTOR® in Anoka County in Minnesota and owner of my own oak-filled acreage, we just had a tree professional swinging from our oaks and taking out a few branches that we were concerned about. It is important to tr...
03/17/2014
What a difference a year can make! Sales in Chisago, MN in 2013, took a dramatic shift to the positive. Overall, the housing market made a positive turn in the Minneapolis/St Paul metro area in 2012. But sales in Chisago, were a bit slower. Thankfully, this community seemed to turn a corner in 2...
03/11/2014
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“I was accused of being a helicopter parent.” This statement was recently made by a friend of mine while we were chatting at a local coffee shop about our adult children. My response to her was, “Really? Did you say thank you?”Being a helicopter parent doesn’t always have to be a bad thing. It...
03/11/2014