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Weekly real estate market update 6/9/23… now is the foundationally strongest real estate market of our lifetime

Showings are strong… the highest they have been at this time of the year since the pandemic. Buyers are looking for homes to buy. Coming soon listings have dropped as...
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Two rare Lustron homes hit the market

Lustron homes are pre-fabricated steel homes built 1947-1950 in response to the shortage of homes available for GIs returning home from World War II. They had plans to build 15,000...
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Mortgage Interest Rates….

We keep thinking rates will drop but there are many different factors when it comes to interest rates. This week the Bank of Canada raised their policy rate for the...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Aunt Rena’s Rhubarb Pie

“Happiness is anyone and anything at all that’s loved by you.” Charles M Schulz NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome...
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Child safety tip: get a safety screen for your gas fireplace

If you have little kids and you have a gas fireplace at your house, be warned: the glass front of a gas fireplace gets scary-hot. If a toddler puts their...
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58 showings the first day… I think buyers are still looking!!!

When I arrived at 8:00 am to meet my buyers for a showing of a new listing recently, cars were lining both sides of the street… it looked like an...
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Summer in Minnesota – So much to do, so little time!

Mpls St Paul Magazine If you live in Minnesota, you know summer is swift and special, and there’s so much pressure to embrace the season! Each weekend is filled with...
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Weekly real estate market update 6/2/23… the unicorn years have galloped off

We are settling into summer mode between holidays, with fluctuating ups and downs hanging below the last two ‘unicorn’ years. Everything slumped this week except new listings, which bumped up...
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First time homebuyer keys to success

Buying your first home can be very exciting but also very scary! Using a real estate agent and loan officer you trust can be the most important part of your...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Broccoli Grape Salad

“It’s not what we have in our life, but who we have in our life that counts.” – J. M. Laurence NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day...
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