When I read the recent Star Tribume article about a major local real estate company pulling its listings from national websites including REALTOR.com reducing their properties Internet Exposure., I wondered how I would feel telling my sellers this news, if my company did this.
How would I tell them that I was not first off going to exposed their home on REALTOR.com, the "Official Site of the National ...
A new type of foreclosed property is starting to show up in the inventory of properties in the Twin Cities. These are properties that had “Reverse Mortgages”. They are sometimes referred to as (HECM) Home Equity Conversion Mortgages. These are mortgages that are available to persons over 62 years of age. For anyone considering one of these mortgages, AARP has an excellent booklet ...
As I sat at 2 closings of traditional sales on Thursday it reminded me how enjoyable the real estate business can be. My client whose townhome I sold and the helped her find her dream home on some acreage had a smile on her face that brought it all back. I enjoyed the colorful banter about each party complaining about all the packing they had just done. The buyers of her townhome talking about how ...
Based on an article on DSNews.com quoting analysts at Capital Economics that prices are not expected to increase until 2014, the need to use and listen to the market and advice of an experienced Re/Max Results agent has never been greater. These analysts cite factors such as the fact that “4.5 million households are still in serious danger of losing their homes as they have missed at least three ...
You have probably heard about investors with cash, taking advantage of the current low prices in today real estate market to either buy a home for cash, fix it up and either sell lit or rent it with a decent cash flow.
You may have wished you could do the same thing. Well some people with large amounts in IRAs or 401(k)s are able to do just that while taking advantage of the tax benefits ...
The debate continues around building a stadium for the Minnesota Vikings in Arden Hills at the site of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant “TCAAP” after a Letter of Intent was sent from the Vikings owner Zigy Wilf to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners. The city of Arden Hills is keeping its residents informed on the City of Arden Hills web site. In a Star Tribune ...
If you look deep enough in the real estate market statistics you will find some encouraging signs. For those of you gazing into your crystal ball for answers about the real estate market make sure you don’t miss this.
Traditional non-distressed properties actually saw a 1.9% increase in their Median Sale Price from a year ago according to the Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS. ...
Health Grades a private rating firm ranked the Twin Cities 4th in their Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence study. Yet another reason people love living in the Twin Cities. The study was based on patients’ clinical outcomes: risk-adjusted mortality and in-hospital complications. Thoseof us that live here and had had the opportunity or misfortune to take advantage of ...
The 125th St Paul Winter Carnival begins January 27th and runs through February 6th this year. Minnesotans embrace the cold weather and actually celebrate it in St Paul with one of the best examples of community pride in the nation. It is one of the great reasons to consider St Paul as a place to live. The St Paul Winter Carnival is the nation’s oldest winter festival and has ...
Just because you had a Short Sale, Foreclosure or Bankruptcy does not mean you cannot get an FHA Mortgage in the future. As a matter of fact if you have rebuilt your credit you may be able to get an FHA Mortgage after 3 years. In HUD’s Mortgagee Letter 09-52, it states that “Borrowers in default on their mortgage at the time of the short sale (or pre-foreclosure sale) are not ...