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2014 Average Remodeling Costs and Return on Investment

After falling for three years in 2010-2012, the value of remodeling increased in 2014 for the second year in a row. Nationwide, the cost to value ratio stands at 66.1%...
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9 Essential Elements of the Perfect House

Although everyone has their own concept of what makes a perfect house, there are some basic elements that both satisfy needs and simplify life… regardless of who you are or...
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Keeping your mortgage approval!

Over the last few months, I've noticed that the automated underwriting systems are making changes!!!  Not always good ones either!  There are some rules you need to make sure you...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Whipped Sweet Potatoes with apples

"Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius." ~ Pietro Aretino Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius. Pietro Aretino Read more at...
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Window Replacement Part 3: Andersen, Marvin, Pella

Over the years, the most common question I get is, "So how does this window compare against Andersen, Marvin, or Pella?" You won't normally hear unbiased opinions on these windows,...
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More and more single women are becoming homeowners

In the 1950s and 1960s it was hard for single women to even get a mortgage, but from 2000 to 2010 single women accounted for an amazing 30% of the...
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Bancroft… vibrant, affordable south Minneapolis neighborhood

The Bancroft neighborhood of south Minneapolis is made up of mostly modest and charming single family homes built prior to 1940. The combination of homes with character, affordable prices and...
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Small Houses Need Love Too! Home Staging Minneapolis MN

It is so easy to ignore the staging of small houses, thinking that Home Staging is only for the large expensive homes but that is SO not true.  It is...
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January 2014 Market Update… sellers, it’s up to you!

The big story in the Twin Cities real estate market has been a continuing tale of falling inventory since its peak in 2007, and January 2014 marked a new low…...
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Is it time to refinance?

For those that have not refinanced in the last couple of years, you may want to think about it now.  Rates are great, but slowly starting to increase. Home prices...
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