Buying a Home

Buyers did what?! …desperate buyers going to desperate extremes

With the supply of homes for sale at all-time lows, it has become standard to submit offers well above asking price, guarantee a potential appraisal gap and waive inspection. Strong...
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Multiple offers are the new normal… things to consider before making an offer, tips for a creating a winning bid

If you are wondering if this year’s market is as crazy as it was last year, the answer is yes… it started even earlier this year! I showed 6 properties...
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Weekly real estate update 3/11/22… multiple offers are the new normal

Coming soon listings dropped about the time of the snow storm in February, and last week’s big snow dump didn’t help… coming soon listings have been flat the last three...
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Biggest reason inventory is so low

Seeing the chart above from realtor.com was an aha moment for me. It clearly shows that a shortage of new listings isn’t the biggest reason for low inventory nationwide. The...
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Walk-Through Consultations… yes, we’re still doing them

With today’s ridiculously competitive real estate market, many home buyers are forgoing their rights to a home inspection in order to make their purchase offer more attractive. Of course, we...
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Super Real Estate Agent… every year since 2008

When I was first notified in 2008 that I was selected as a Super Real Estate Agent by Mpls St Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business I was proud to...
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Amazing custom build experience with Thorson Homes!

When this relocation family contacted me to help them find a home in the Twin Cities we started looking in earnest in November 2020. We tried to find an existing...
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Weekly real estate market update 1/21/22… when is the right time to sell

We now have showing stats for the beginning of this year, and it is really close to last year… ahead by only 2.7%. Coming soon listings continued to increase while...
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