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The Hidden Costs of NOT Staging Your Home

We offer a variety of staging services at A Home Revival and Rooms with Style: staging consults, occupied stages, and the most inclusive service — the vacant stage. Here’s a...
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Weekly real estate market update 3/31/23… the ideal week to list your home for sale this year

All market stats rose this week, with new, coming soon and pending listings all solidly marching upward. Pending sales were the highest they have been since last September. Showings are...
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Sol Y Sombra… Georgia O’Keeffe’s last Santa Fe home for sale

This last day of March, the first March without any 50 degree days in 22 years… with a spring storm looming on the horizon… seems like a good time for...
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Spring Market 2023… the competition is back!

Last year about this time I wrote, “If you are wondering if this year’s market is as crazy as it was last year, the answer is yes…” …and the same...
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Should you buy a home?

One of the things I hear a lot these days is should I buy a home? Or maybe I should wait until prices come down or rates drop again. We...
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Cucumber Salad

“The Sun does not realise how wonderful it is until after a room is made.” – Louis Kahn NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home,...
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Must-have tool accessory: hex wrench bits

Hex wrenches, aka Allen wrenches, need to go. Everything takes forever when you’re stuck using a hex wrench. I made my own set of hex wrenches for a drill by...
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Skipping the home inspection? Get a walk-through consultation for your protection.

The spring market has sprung for real estate in Minnesota. For the third year in a row, some home buyers are skipping the home inspection to make their purchase offer...
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Weekly real estate market update 3/24/23 – what’s ahead for home prices?

Coming soon listings are increasing, which will help feed future new listings and pending sales which are in lock step. I was surprised to see multiple offers drop a bit…...
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Mill Valley Kitchen… refined and relaxed, perfect for a quiet meal

Mill Valley Kitchen looks unassuming, set back in a corner under an apartment building at the corner of Excelsior Boulevard and France Avenue. Close to the Minikahda golf course, its...
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