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Weekly real estate market update 4/8/22… the future of home price appreciation

New and pending listings continue to trend together, closer to last year’s pending rather than new listings. Not sure what happened last year at this time to make showings dip...
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What’s with all the new foreclosure notices? Is this a red flag for the housing market?

This year has seen a massive jump in the number of foreclosure starts, as witnessed in the daily mortgage foreclosure notices in our local newspaper. What is happening now is taking...
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What is a bridge loan?

A bridge loan can be a helpful tool for today’s homebuyers. A bridge loan allows you to use the equity in your current home for a down payment on your...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Swedish Meatballs a la IKEA

“Love is not the softest force but often the fiercest.” – Krista Tippett NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and...
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Andy Warhol Sunset Series… an original print for every guest room in the IDS Marquette Hotel

Fifty years ago the iconic IDS tower became the centerpiece of downtown Minneapolis and dwarfed the Foshay Tower, which had been the tallest building in Minneapolis since 1929. For half...
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Before you skip the home inspection…

The Twin Cities real estate market is crazy insane right now, and it seems like everyone is skipping the home inspection to make their purchase agreements more attractive. But it...
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Front Door

An Outdoor Spring Cleaning Checklist!

I know everyone has their Spring cleaning checklist for the inside of the house but what about the outside? This is so important as many of us are coming off...
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Weekly real estate market update 4/1/22… the best week to list your house

New listings picked up again this week while coming soon listings slowed down and pending sales stayed on its steady upward course. Showings continue to be steadily increasing, on trajectory...
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Mortgage Interest Rates

2022 has been an interesting year for mortgage rates. January started with rates in the low 3% range and now it’s the end of March. We are now looking at...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Salted Peanut Chews

“Music is the poetry of the air.” – Jean Paul Richter NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our...
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