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How to buy when you need the proceeds from selling your current home to buy your next home

It used to be fairly common to buy a home contingent upon the sale of your current home, but with such a shortage of homes for sale that is very...
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Don’t overlook the importance of how the location of your dream home affects your life

I read an article in the Star Tribune on Sunday about a super cool house that the seller loved and didn’t want to leave, but the location just wasn’t well...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Easy Oven Baked Rice

“Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be.” – Grandma Moses NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and...
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Product review: TopTes PT205 Gas Leak Detector

Many home inspectors like to carry gas leak detectors in their tool bags. We call ’em gas sniffers. We don’t use these devices during every inspection, but if we smell...
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Senior Moving Guide: Storage and Housing Assistance

Moving a household is no easy feat for anyone, young or old. Whether it’s time for you to move on from the home you’ve been in for decades or your...
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Weekly real estate market update 2/23/24… how changing mortgage rates impact you

Property showings are on track with activity in previous years… … as are new and pending listings. Coming soon listings popped up a bit again this week. It feels good...
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Some Experts Say Mortgage Rates May Fall Below 6% Later This Year

There’s a lot of confusion in the market about what’s happening with day-to-day movement in mortgage rates right now, but here’s what you really need to know: compared to the near...
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Stunning MCM house by Henry Hoover, pioneer of New England modernist architecture

from Mid-Century Home – Henry Hoover’s Germeshausen house in Weston, MA Modernism Week in Palm Springs wraps up this weekend, and although we aren’t there this year I keep getting...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Tuscan Scallops

“The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.” – Fidtjof Nansen, Norwegian polymath NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day...
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My new favorite outlet tester: the Triplett ET100

Every home inspector uses an outlet tester throughout the entire home inspection. The most diligent home inspectors will test every outlet they can access to ensure the outlets are properly...
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