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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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Hollow Wall Anchors (because screws in drywall are useless)

I grew up doing construction work with my dad, and my first “real” job was at a hardware store, so I’ve spent my life assuming everyone knows what a hollow...
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How Highway 100 got its start… in 1933!

Every year when I smell the lilacs in bloom I think back to to the beginnings of Highway 100 and the stretch that was once called ‘Lilac Way’… and how...
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Weekly real estate market update 5/26/23… showings are strong

It does my heart good to see showings continue to be strong, higher than the last three years… in spite of the fact that new listings dropped… or is it...
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VA Loans

Since Monday is Memorial Day, I thought it was a great time to say thank you to those that have served our country, especially those that lost family members while...
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