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Sunday’s Site – Antiquity Rose, Excelsior

NOTE: see the bottom of Sunday's Site posts for homes for sale in the area My first visit to Excelsior's Antiquity Rose was over 20 years ago. We had recently moved to the Twin...
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Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head

Rain is falling.  Spring is stalling!  Here in Minnesota, we had been enjoying some absolutely fantastic Spring weather.  Warm breezes and sunny skies were setting all sorts of records.  We were spoiled, thinking we...
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Historic Mortgage Interest Rates

Are mortgage rates really as low as all the hype? See for yourself in this chart of average annual interest rates on 30-year fixed rate mortgages since 1971… data from...
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More mortgage changes coming..!!!

Actually some of these changes may be good ones!!!!  It's the ongoing changes in the mortgage world!! The Housing Financial Services Committee has approved a bill that would give the...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Triple Berry Pavlova

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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Where is HomesMSP? – walking trails

Get to know the Twin Cities… follow HomesMSP daily throughout the metro, spot familiar sites and learn about some new ones, a different theme each week. Check in at http://www.homesmspblog/where_is_homesmsp?...
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Gas Water Heater Installation Defects: The Four Most Common Offenders

Gas water heaters are a lot like decks, in the sense that most handymen feel qualified to install one.  Thanks to these handymen, I find more installation defects on these...
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Where is HomesMSP? – Mexican restaurants

Get to know the Twin Cities… follow HomesMSP daily throughout the metro, spot familiar sites and learn about some new ones, a different theme each week. Check in at http://www.homesmspblog/where_is_homesmsp?...
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Tra-la, it’s May! Now what?

It's May… spring flowers are in bloom and qualifying for the homebuyer tax credit is history. So what happens now? There are probably as many opinions as there are people, but...
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Where is HomesMSP? – bridges

Get to know the Twin Cities… follow HomesMSP daily throughout the metro, spot familiar sites and learn about some new ones, a different theme each week. Check in at http://www.homesmspblog/where_is_homesmsp?...
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