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Weekly real estate market update 5/16/25… new listings continue to grow, why sell if you have a 3% mortgage rate?

New listings continue to soar above last year with a steady increase in this spring market season. Price reductions also continue to rise as sellers come to the reality that...
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Art-A-Whirl, the largest open studio event in the country, is this weekend… plus a list of over 20 more Twin Cities Art Fairs this season

Minnesota is known for its thriving arts community, and nowhere is it more in evidence than in our numerous summer art fairs. They seem to start earlier every year, with...
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Are you self employed and want to buy a home?

Qualifying for a mortgage when you are self employed doesn’t have to be hard. It all comes down to being able to document income. For those that get a w2,...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – how it all started

“We need to build pauses into our lives, where we can, collectively and individually, think about who we are as people.” – William Powers My ‘Wednesdays Unplugged’ started 18 years...
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Improper Vent Cap

These old vent caps need to go

If you drive through any neighborhood in Minneapolis or Saint Paul, you’ll find a handful of gas vents with missing or improper vent caps. These improper caps all need to...
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Minnesota ranked 4th best state to live in

According to recent rankings by US News and World Reports, Minnesota remains one of the best states to live in. The list was topped by Utah (for the third year...
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Locked In, Stuck Still: How Rising Interest Rates Are Freezing Homeowners in Place

If you’re like most people who locked in a rock-bottom mortgage rate during the pandemic years, you’re probably feeling like you won the lottery—until you think about moving. Interest rates...
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Weekly real estate market update 5/9/25… new listings and multiple offers soar

The metrics that stood out to me this week were the increase in new listings and multiple offers. New listing were the highest since May 2022 and the increase in...
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Take aways from the Fed meeting

Here are some of the key takeaways from the Federal Reserve meeting this week and how they may impact the mortgage market: Fed keeps the rates the same. This was...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Strawberry Spinach Salad and dressing from the St. Paul Hotel

“We are, each of us, angels with one wing and we can fly only by embracing one another.” ~ Luciano de Crescenzo The last few weeks have been a blur as...
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