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Staging Historic Homes

Since I've been writing this blog, I often say: "You need to take a lot of furniture out of the house""You need to take out the rugs""You need to take...
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Market Update – January Stats

There has been a lot of data released lately, as 2008 summary statistics are compiled. See Average 2006-2008 Minneapolis-St. Paul Sale Price and Percent Foreclosures by MLS Area for some interesting...
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2009 Stimulus Package

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law on Tuesday by President Obama.  The package will give some tax credits, direct aid and discretionary spending projects....
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Baked Macaroni and Cheese

After more than two years of Wednesdays unplugged from appointments and spending my day cooking it still hasn't gotten old. Half the fun is searching for new recipes. If any of you...
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Frost in Attics

This Minnesota winter has been an especially problematic one for frost in attics, and it seems that most people don’t understand why it happens or how to fix it.  There...
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Average 2006-2008 Minneapolis-St. Paul Sale Price and Percent Foreclosures by MLS Area

Average housing prices in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area dropped an average of 13.8% in 2008…but the market is local and there can be big differences from community to community even within...
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Sunday’s Site – Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center

NOTE: see the bottom of Sunday's Site posts for homes for sale in the area Hopkins School District has long been known for its outstanding educational programs, and in 2008 Hopkins High School...
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Happy Valentine’s Day!

I've been writing this staging blog every Saturday for quite awhile. But today, I'm not going to write about staging….sorry…..I'm going to write about MY Valentine and what he did this...
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Homebuyer tax credit won’t have to be repaid

Although the $15,000 homebuyer tax credit for all buyers passed by the Senate on Tuesday was scaled back as part of a compromise in the economic stimulus package headed for...
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Another $838 BILLION…….

We may soon know the outcome of the new proposed economic stimulus package; reported to cost the taxpayes another $800 billion.  The first economic stimulus package (or government bailout) that...
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