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This post is from our Preferred Constractor Partner in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area.  They are also doing work in Mankato, Rochester and all Metro Suburbs. Storm Damage Restoration Division of Personal Pride Construction Minnesota Roofing Contractor  |   Best Hail Damage, Wind Damage Contracto...

1.15.2009 Thanks for visiting our Minneapolis Minnesota Mortgage Update blog hosted by Active Rain and Uptown Financial Corp.  We are located in the heart of Uptown Minneapolis, near Lake Calhoun, Linden Hills and all the great restaurants! Today is a wild day on the market---The new stimulus pac...

1.14.2009 Reminder to all who are directed to our blog here on Active Rain.  We have been utilizing the Wordpress blog because of the LinkedIn.com combination it offers us. In wanting to streamline our efforts for Minneapolis Minnesota Mortgage Posts---please visit: http://www.linkedin.com/in/upt...

1.5.2009 Greeting from the Active Rain post in Minneapolis Minnesota!.  Based upon the strength of our Linked In portfolio, we have been gearing our Updates via our Wordpress site, www.UptownMinneapolisMortgages.wordpress.com. We will continue to attempt to keep parties updated via both Blogs.......

Greetings Minneapolis!! Another day and well---another sunrise? The credit markets seem to be stabalizing, which is a great thing!!  The bond market has been extremely volatile the past week.  We have seen rates ranging from 5.5% to 6.75% to 5.625% again.  The reason for the bouncing has been var...

Credit Crisis of 2008 Volume 2:  Taking advantage of the Mortgage Programs we HAVE!!! Greetings Everyone, Today is October 9th, 802pm.  Uptown Financial Corp. is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  The evening air is cool and brisk, but overall a beautiful evening at 55 degrees. Sporting Front Up...

Residential Financing Updates: 5.5% on a 30 yr. Fixed and still NO MAX for CASH OUT Refinances. Just wanted to give people a heads up that rates are great, 5.5% 30yr. Fixed and that there are still programs available to help people take cash out of their Home at Fixed rates. With the changing mar...

Greetings Everyone, Today is September 30, 2008 and 8:45am.  Uptown Financial Corp. is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Currently, the sun is shining and it is 45 degrees--the forecast is for SUN and a high of 65 degrees.  The Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox will be playing a One Game pl...

 Nehemiah, FHA, and Minnesota Home BuyersMinnesota Home Buyers, primarily those with moderate to low income, got a big break recently as a federal judge ruled that HUD did not adequately explained their decision to reverse a policy allowing seller-funded down-payment assistance on FHA-backed loa...

Energy Efficient Mortgages?  Who would have thought?  Apparently, energy-efficient mortgages have been available since the 1980's.  They are known as an EEM, the mortgage combines a traditional loan product with ongoing savings related to ernergy-efficient improvements.  The caveat is that the en...