Buying a Home

Wondering how you compare to other buyers?

If you are a home buyer, or thinking about becoming one, you may wonder how you stack up compared to other buyers. Here are some statistics recently released about 2009...
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Repeat home buyers? You do not have to sell your current home to get the $6,500 tax credit…

According to the Internal Revenue Service, you do not have to sell your current home to qualify for the $6,500 repeat buyer tax credit, provided your new home will be...
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Transitions and The Cycle of Renewal ™

If you are buying or selling a home, you are or soon will be in the midst of a major life transition.  We all cope differently with life transitions and...
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Sense of Place…finding your ‘best place’

Our identity and sense of well-being are defined to a large degree by our sense of place and our sense of home…by the natural traits of our environment and by the unseen...
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How is your credit score calculated?

You have likely heard how important your credit score can be in securing a mortgage and getting the best interest rate. Have you ever wondered how it is calculated? Here...
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Townhouse Styles, Part 2 – Side by Side

The 'side by side' townhouse style is the most popular by far, dominating 80.8% of all active Twin Cities townhouse listings. This style also has the longest history, with roots going back to classical Greece and...
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Townhouse Styles, Part 1 – Detached and Quad/4 Corners

If you are considering buying a townhouse you may have already considered the differences between a condo vs townhome vs house. When you own a townhouse you share common grounds but own...
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Getting Your Stones in a Row

 When I saw these stones neatly lined up in a row when we were up at Lake Superior a few weeks ago it made me think of getting your "ducks...
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