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Weekly real estate market update 7/25/25… housing market forecasts for the rest of 2025

With all the talk I have been hearing lately about the troubled market and the record number of sales falling through, I decided to compare this week’s stats with last...
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Are more home sales falling through?

I have been seeing a lot of articles about home sales falling through, such as one yesterday from Newsweek that headlined “Number of Home Sales Falling Through Hits Record Level”....
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The Advice First-Time Homebuyers Need To Hear

Buying your first home is a big milestone – and the right support is going to make it a whole lot easier. Because while this process might be brand new...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Fresh Cherry and Spinach Salad

“We all need empty hours in our lives or we will have no time to create or dream.” ~ Robert Coles NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day...
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Ten easy things to fix before the home inspection

If you’re selling your house, you’re probably a little worried about the home inspection. Heck, I’m a home inspector and an extremely diligent and knowledgeable homeowner… but I still get...
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June real estate market update… both inventory and prices continue to inch up

Twin Cities inventory inched up another 2.0% in June… not as strong a year-over-year increase as last year, but increasing nonetheless as it has every month except January and February...
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Forepaugh’s fine dining… don’t miss their Sweet Pea Agnolotti

When Joseph Forepaugh built this grand mansion as a family home in 1870 it occupied 3 lots on a hill on the edge of Irvine Park, with 5 more lots...
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Weekly real estate market update 7/18/25… why new construction could be a good option right now

As expected, coming soon listings was the only metric which fell this past week following the weeks surrounding the July 4th holiday. Showing data still hasn’t caught up following the...
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Detached townhomes… a growing downsizing option

I find more people asking about detached townhomes lately, as if this is something new. Detached townhomes have been around for more than 50 years, starting as a way to...
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Industry Trends

The Federal Reserve is holding off on rate cuts as it watches how new tariffs could affect inflation. With key tariff deadlines shifting and markets on edge, here’s what we...
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