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Selling in the Fall

For those of you who have your house on the market right now or are thinking about listing, I'm re-publishing a post I did from last fall.  The same holds true for...
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3rd Quarter Foreclosure and Short Sale Market Update

The total number of lender-mediated homes for sale has dropped by about 60% since third quarter last year, but they still make up about one quarter of total inventory (25.2% vs...
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Interest rates and good faith estimates

When you are comparing mortgages, some of the questions that come up are what is your interest rates and what are your closing costs?  I always tell clients that you...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Quick and Easy Salsa

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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Air Conditioners Don’t Need Covers

Don’t waste your time or money installing a cover on your AC unit. I've already seen people start to cover their air conditioners this year, but there's no need to.
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Why Isn’t My Home Selling?

The following series of posts attempt to help answer important questions about how to not only list your home for sale, but actually get it sold. Why isn’t my home selling?...
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The most important factor in marketing your home

It used to be that the most important factor in marketing your home was selecting the most connected Realtor and agency in your target market. In fact, many properties sold through...
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Sunday’s Site – Punch Neapolitan Pizza, Northeast Minneapolis

NOTE: see the bottom of Sunday's Site posts for homes for sale in the area When my husband and I were out wandering the Hennepin-University corner of Northeast Minneapolis last Saturday we stopped for a...
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Staging For Your Target Market – Part 2

I was asked to look at a home in West Bloomington last week. It had been on the market for quite awhile and there is a new Realtor taking over.  Not...
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Market Update – September Stats

September stats are in and closed sales for the month were virtually the same as last year…which were abnormally high as buyers flocked to take advantage of 100% financing before it went...
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