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Standish… Minneapolis neighborhood with lots of families with children that own their homes

Looking for an affordable neighborhood with a high percentage of families with children who own their homes?  Check out Standish neighborhood in south Minneapolis. It has one of the highest...
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Top Home Improvements to Increase the Value of Your Home – Part 2 of 4

We are making our way through the countdown of the Top 20 Home Improvements to increase the value of your home. In Part 1 of this series I gave you...
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May Market Update… a tale of UP!!

What stood out as I plugged in the most recent monthly stats was how May numbers jumped up across the board… both over last month and over at least the...
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Back to the basics…..getting a preapproval

Since it seems like homes are flying off the market, what do you need to have for a preapproval?  It's back to the basics compared to a few years ago. ...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Pine-a-Roni Tuna Salad

"Now there's three things you can do in a baseball game: You can win or you can lose or it can rain." ~ Casey Stengel NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays...
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Diamond Pier Foundation Systems

There's a cool new product in town that's making deck footings way faster and easier to install; it's called a Diamond Pier® Foundation System.
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Help for the panic of decluttering and getting ready to sell

Especially if you have lived in your home a long time, the prospect of going through all your 'stuff' to declutter and organize can be the most difficult part of...
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Minnetonka… an oasis of natural beauty

You might expect the second ring suburb of Minnetonka to be the home of Lake Minnetonka, but while it wraps around the border of the lake's easternmost bay the lake...
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Thinking of Remodeling? Don’t know where to start?

I was talking with a friend of mine, last Saturday during a break in our improv class, about the house he bought about a year ago in St. Paul.   He...
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What does “Sold subject to statutory rescission” mean?

When you buy a condominium or townhouse or cooperative governed by a Home Owners Association  (HOA), Minnesota state law gives you the right to review information from the association regarding...
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