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How’s business?

This has been quite the week, another roller coaster ride. I read another blogger talking about how the phone has stopped ringing and houses aren’t being sold this week. People...
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The Bailout Continues…

While we wait to see what Congress does with the $700 billion bailout, real estate and mortgage business continue!!  Wednesday evening the Senate passed their version of the bailout and...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Vegetable Chili

Today is Wednesday and that means this is my day for no appointments. With all the bad news out there lately it seems like a good day to be unplugged...
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Preparing Your House For The Inspection

Home inspections can be a major source of stress for people selling their homes.  If you’re selling your home and want to make your inspection go better, the easiest and...
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Capitalizing on a bad market

I had an open house yesterday near several homes in the Parade of Homes. Most of the people coming through were simply out enjoying the afternoon…open houses, especially $1.5M Parade...
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Sunday’s Site – St. Louis Park Sorensen Neighborhood

It's amazing how often buyers bring up St. Louis Park as we start working together. But I'm not surprised…its convenient location next to both city and suburbs, its affordable homes,...
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Rooms Should Look as Big As Possible

When staging, my goal is to make sure rooms look as big as possible.  Why?  Bigger rooms look more inviting and brighter.  You need to scale the furniture to fit...
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Selling or Buying a Home from a Distance

It’s not unusual that properties are sold while the sellers are away…whether living somewhere else or away due to work or vacation. It’s less common but also happens that properties...
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Is the $700 billion mortgage bailout the answer?

We’ve all been seeing in the news lately that the federal government is trying to pass a $700 billion proposal bill to rescue the financial companies and markets.  This proposed...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Lemon Bars

It looks like another beautiful Wednesday…a great day to be unplugged and enjoying my day cooking. QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Be who you are and say what you feel because...
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