Buying a Home

When School District is most important

Sometimes the most important piece of 'location, location and location' is school district. And while it would seem to make sense that to be part of a particular school district...
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Multi-generational living trends

Multi-generational households with at least three generations of family members have increased 30% in the last decade, according to a recent AARP study. In fact, it is interesting that the idea of the...
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The top features buyers want…and don’t want

Homebuyers usually have a pretty good idea of both what they want and what they don't want, although there is nearly always some compromise involved. It's that compromise in priorities that...
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After the inspection…

Most Purchase Agreements in the Twin Cities are contingent upon an inspection, usually with everything completed within 7-10 days. With this contingency, another round of negotiations can sometimes begin after the...
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It Takes a Village

   Helping Hands Our human lives are filled with challenges, never-ending transitions similar to seasonal shifts.   We may think that we are strong and can handle the challenges all alone.  Our 2 1/2...
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What will you miss out on if you stay?

A couple months ago I talked about What will you miss the most if you move? Sometimes the first question isn't so much WHERE you will move, but IF you will...
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Buying a home? First define your priorities

When you have made the decision to buy a home it is easy to get so excited looking at properties that you never clearly define what is most important to you. When...
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Walkable Communities

Is your ideal neighborhood a walkable one? One with cafes, markets, transit, parks & trails nearby? I recently read an article which talked about how "New Urbanism" is creating  human-scale communities as a reaction to...
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