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Sunday’s Site – Convention Grill, Edina

Edina's Convention Grill, near the corner of France Avenue and Sunnyside Road next to Minneapolis' Linden Hills neighborhood, is an old-fashioned family diner. It has a short menu of mostly delicious, artery-clogging burgers, skin-on...
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6 House Repairs to Tackle

This is a great article that was on Yahoo (part of their "Financially Fit" series) that I wanted to pass along today: In this economy, you may be tempted to...
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Condo inspection pays off

Although most buyers in our market have an inspection when buying a house or townhouse, many will pass when buying a condo. Don't be fooled into thinking there is nothing to...
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Mortgage Qualifying…

Everyone talks about how hard it is to get a home mortgage now.  It is more difficult than it used to be, but it is not impossible!!  We are back...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Fern’s Light & Airy Sugar Cookies

NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes...
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Invasive Moisture Testing on Stucco, Revisited

I recently wrote a blog about invasive testing vs infrared scanning on stucco homes, and concluded that invasive moisture testing is the only reliable test method for stucco homes.  I received quite a...
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Financing considerations when buying or selling a condo

If you are thinking about buying or selling a condo you have some different considerations from buying a house, or even a townhouse. One that you may not think about...
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Extend skating season at The Depot, one of the top 10 places to ice skate in the US

The skating rink at The Depot in downtown Minneapolis has been named one of the top ten best places in the United States to ice skate by the USA Today and...
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Saving Gas

Okay, I normally write about staging, but I went to fill up my gas tank today…..YIKES!!  I filled it up on Monday.  I think I paid $3.19 a gallon….today it's...
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Weekly pending sales higher than mid-June 2010

This week's Twin Cities market activity report for the week ending February 12, 2011 marks the first time we have had more than 700 weekly pending sales since May 2010, near the...
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