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Wednesdays Unplugged – Seriously Dark Chocolate Brownies

“I love nothing more than a good, rich, dark chocolate. It exhilarates. It satisfies.” – Abigail Spencer  NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home, enjoy cooking...
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Smoke Alarm Locations

Where do smoke alarms need to be installed in Minnesota?

I was recently emailed a question about smoke alarm locations; exactly where do they need to be installed? In the bedrooms? Outside of the bedrooms? Which levels? There are two...
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House Basket Of Money

Weekly real estate market update 10/31/25… affordability is slowly improving

New listings and pending sales continue their downward slide this week… even price changes are not jumping up. What did increase are the number of transactions falling through… but not...
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Mortgage update part 2!

Last week I mentioned that the Fed was meeting this week and expected to drop rates by .25 point. Well that happened. I also mentioned that the rate cut was...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Apple Cider Snickerdoodles

“There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly lit front porch.” – Robert Brault NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments....
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Intrusive Inspection

What is an ‘intrusive’ home inspection?

There’s a lot of confusion in real estate over what constitutes an intrusive inspection or intrusive testing. Today, I’ll set the record straight on the definition of an intrusive inspection...
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Couple On Bikes

Finding your next place

When I read Candace Sigmon’s guest post on “How Relocating in Midlife Helps You Realign Goals, Work, and Well-Being”, her main three points spoke to me and reminded me of...
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How Relocating in Midlife Helps You Realign Goals, Work, and Well-Being

A midlife move is more than a change of address — it’s a recalibration of self. For many professionals and families, relocating in their 40s, 50s, or even 60s opens...
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Houses Money

Weekly real estate market update 10/24/25… showings still strong

Showing activity continues to hover over the last 4 years, perhaps encouraged by slowly improving mortgage rates. Most metrics fell this week… except multiple offers, which went up instead of...
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Market Update

With the government shutdown, economic reports have been missing which means mortgage rates have been fairly steady. Here’s what is going on in the mortgage world.- The 10 year treasury...
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