Buying a Home

Tips for choosing a great real estate agent

Buying or selling a home is one of the biggest and most complicated financial transactions you will ever make. It is also likely one of the most emotional transactions you...
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Governor Dayton proclaims January Radon Action Month in Minnesota

Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and the second leading cause of death in smokers (after tobacco). The Centers for Disease Control estimates that more...
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How interest rate impacts your buying power

Mortgage interest rates have been a big topic of conversation lately, and with the Fed raising rates last week it is becoming more than just talk. But what difference does...
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Where do 100+ experts predict home prices will be in 5 years?

I had a call from consumer last week who wanted to talk about where the real estate market is headed, worried that we are in another housing bubble. Although we...
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Ready to buy? Start by creating a home buying plan

When you purchase a home you are buying much more than a dwelling. You are also buying into a neighborhood and the lifestyle that comes with that neighborhood. The old...
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Interest rates just went up… should you wait to buy?

You may have heard that mortgage interest rates have been going up the last several weeks. And Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, the Mortgage Bankers Association and the National Association of...
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Closed…finally!! Why I recommend using a local lender with in-house underwriting and funding

After several delayed closings due to lenders I decided it was time to share my latest closing ordeal.  When my buyers visited her son and his family in the Twin...
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About housing affordability

Post from my Keeping Current Matters blog… From a purely economic perspective, this is one of the best times in American history to buy a home. Black Night Financial Services...
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