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Sharlene Hensrud

Five changes that prepare your home for aging in place

Baby boomers I work with are thinking ahead when they buy… making plans not only for right now, but also for aging in place. One-level living is probably the biggest...
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Minneapolis’ Most Livable Neighborhood

I was eager to see the ranked list of 30 best Twin Cities neighborhoods in TWIN CITIES METRO magazine's latest issue… and was surprised to find the list wasn't the...
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The second step in preparing your home for sale

Once you have de-cluttered and gotten rid of your excess 'stuff', it's time to move on to the next step… fixups, updates and painting. You may discover some things that need...
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August 2011 Market Update… sales and new listings up

In July we crossed over to top last year's monthly sales… in August sales went up again and we pushed ahead of last year's year-to-date sales.   It is encouraging that not only did closed...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Vegetable Chili with corn

NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our...
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Shoulda had title insurance… the rest of the story

In my "Shoulda had title insurance…" post on August 15th I wondered if one of my listings would close as scheduled the next day when the title search discovered a mortgage from the...
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Remembering 9/11 at the Basilica

"This will be our response to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before." ~ Leonard Bernstein September 11, 2001 was a day indelibly inscribed...
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The first, and often most difficult step in preparing your home for sale

What is often the hardest step in getting ready to sell your home is de-cluttering and getting rid of your excess 'stuff'. Face it… we tend to fill the space we...
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