tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:37:52 +0000Current information and trends affecting the real estate market in Minnesota. Tips and trends so that YOU can be an informed consumer when making that all important decision to buy or sell a home.http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/tle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)Blogger424125blogspot/MghBhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-2739734990995758643Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:20:00 +00002009-12-14T17:37:52.564-06:00selling a home in the winterholiday stagingHoliday tips for homesellers2009 Homebuyer Tax CreditIt is that time of year again. The holidays are upon us but the house hasn’t sold. What should a seller do?At first inclination most sellers opt to withdraw their home from the market believing that the preoccupation with the holiday season puts few buyers in the market. While there is truth to this belief, sellers can be ignoring another more important truth: Those buyers looking at houses http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/MfDOchAi2Pw/7-tips-for-holiday-homesellershouse-on.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/12/7-tips-for-holiday-homesellershouse-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-647831881439509338Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:12:00 +00002009-12-12T17:39:59.561-06:00Housing statisticsMN Real Estate MarketAnoka County RealtorAnoka County housing marketMinneapolis Realtor Association Updatenorth metro home salesAs we cruise into the cold of winter, we can take a few minutes to review how the fall market energized the Twin Cities real estate market as we view the November Monthly Skinny from the Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS®.This month's Skinny examines how the Twin Cities was affected by the $8000 tax credit in the month of October. The announcement of the extension and expansion came late http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/4eHpYMLdFm0/november-2009-twin-cities-real-estate.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/12/november-2009-twin-cities-real-estate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-2156146467973278269Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:36:00 +00002009-11-20T08:45:42.178-06:00Moving Up to a bigger hometwin cities realtorFirst time homebuyeracreage realtor2009 Homebuyer Tax CreditSo, your family has lived and loved your cute and cozy 1960’s rambler for a few years now. It was perfect for a young, just married couple when you bought it. The bedrooms were on the small side but there was room to grow and it worked perfectly when there were just two of you. Then came the puppy who grew into a huge licking Labrador. And later one baby, then two. Now suddenly 1500 square feet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/of83C12hb6Y/could-this-be-winter-to-move-up-to.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)1http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/11/could-this-be-winter-to-move-up-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-3251209082644941015Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:00 +00002009-11-18T09:37:20.168-06:00Forest Lake Realtor55025MN bankowned acreageaffordable MN acreageanoka countyHam LakeWashington County Realtor55304mn lakeshore foreclosuresAbsolutely! There are still GREAT deals on many acreage and lakeshore home throughout Anoka County (and Washington County too)!The $8000 tax credit caused a flurry of activity at the end of the summer. With the original end of November deadline looming, people rushed to snatch up deals on acreage and lakeshore homes throughout Anoka, Chisago, Ramsey and Washington Counties. But now with the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/Z1-jU_EwdUg/foreclosure-inventory-down-house-prices.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)1http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/11/foreclosure-inventory-down-house-prices.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-4204359285903841411Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:06:00 +00002009-11-15T11:23:47.978-06:00buying a acreage homephotos of ham lakewild turkeysHam Lake Realtor55304wildlife in anoka countyThough I live on Minnesota Acreage, I have never been a hunter. But owning a few home with a few acres in Anoka County does present the perfect hunting opportunity now and then. Living in slightly rural setting, we see observe deer run through the yard, eating crabapples and acorns off the lawn, or in darting front of our car now and then...And once in awhile there is an opportunity that is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/LhDICjnC3tM/almost-speechless-sunday-gobble-gobble.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)2http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/11/almost-speechless-sunday-gobble-gobble.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-6545416484406282533Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:25:00 +00002009-11-08T10:40:46.490-06:00selling a home in the winterAnoka County Minnesota RealtorBuying a home$8000 home tax creditMinnesota Winterholidays55304Everyone knows that S word associated with a Minnesota Winter: SNOW! The dreaded elements of the season that scare many "sunshine and warmth" lovers out of our great state do present problems when it comes to moving and selling a home.But this year if you wait until spring, you could lose out big time. The expanded and extended tax credit for homebuyers will expire in April 2010 just as the warm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/CHyhERn_dZs/expanded-tax-credit-might-make-moving.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)1http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/11/expanded-tax-credit-might-make-moving.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-861718144535320199Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:03:00 +00002009-11-06T13:23:11.503-06:00First time home buyerCurrent Homebuyer $6500 tax creditBuyer representation$8000 homebuyer tax creditDid you hear it? That big woosh of air was all of those buyers, sellers, REALTORS, loan officers and title representatives that had a purchase agreement with a November 30, 2009 closing date breathing out a collective sigh of relief. An extension for the tax credit for first time homebuyers was approved by both the house and senate and is scheduled to be signed by the president today. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/v3L6WajPp38/it-passed-details-on-extended-and.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/11/it-passed-details-on-extended-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-2174637200564705066Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:57:00 +00002009-11-04T16:12:49.629-06:0055106Dayton's Bluff Housing programSt Paul RealtorHomebuyer grant money$8000 homebuyer tax creditPohlad housing grantThe deadline is looming! Not just for the tax credit for first time homebuyer. Anyone interested in buying a home in the 55106 Dayton’s Bluff area, needs to pay attention to the December 31st deadline for this program too!It’s been a few weeks since I had checked the Dayton’s Bluff website for information on the Pohlad Homebuyer Assistance Incentive Program. This is the program that caused so http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/Y1vAYnoNDZQ/pohlad-grant-deadline-loomingnow-fha.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/11/pohlad-grant-deadline-loomingnow-fha.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-590838648894097513Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:46:00 +00002009-11-03T11:32:16.235-06:00Housing statisticsMN Real Estate MarketAnoka County RealtorAnoka County housing marketMinneapolis Realtor Association Updatenorth metro home salesAlthought it is the last day of October, there is still time to share this month's update from the Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS®. The October Monthly Skinny points out that even in the cooler September temperatures, theTwin Cities real estate market was hotter than average for early fall. The Twin Cities area saw a 23.5% increase in pending sales in September 2009 as compared to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/GP8ediD3TNc/october-2009-twin-cities-real-estate.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)1http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-2009-twin-cities-real-estate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-5677254736614389975Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:04:00 +00002009-10-13T15:08:01.339-06:00Housing statisticsAnoka County Realtor55025. 5503855014MN Housing Valueslino lakes real estate statisticsLooking for a good deal on lakeshore or acreage in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area north metro? Lino Lakes, MN in Anoka County might be just the ticket. 2009 had seen an abundance of sales in the lower price points with bank owned and lender mediated properties impacting the market. Traditional homes had longer market times and by the end of the 3rd quarter properties were starting to move in even http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/xc7w-DQwkkM/lino-lakes-mn-real-estate-market.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/10/lino-lakes-mn-real-estate-market.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-3363473139510918742Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:46:00 +00002009-10-02T18:06:19.127-06:00Anoka County housing marketham lake real estate statisticsHam Lake Realtor55304home sales in ham lakeIt will probably not come as a surprise that the unique Ham Lake name wasn't the first choice by the settler's to the area. After all, not many towns would chose to be named after a cut of pork (but the lake really does look like a ham hock from an aerial view). Incorporated in 1974, Ham Lake became a city after over a hundred years of humble but steady growth. The area was first settled in 1855 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/StqaTvxlYvo/ham-lake-mn-real-estate-market.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/10/ham-lake-mn-real-estate-market.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-7005897771510450739Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:56:00 +00002009-10-01T10:08:47.265-06:00Forest Lake Realtor55025market statisticsanoka countyWashington Countyforest lake home sales statisticsmn lakeshore foreclosureslakeshore homesForest Lake, Minnesota is well known throughout the Twin Cities area. It was a favorite summer vacation spot, an annual ice fishing tournament tradition or as a destination when going for a Sunday a drive in the country in days gone by. Today, the lakeside cabins have been replaced with year round residences, the fishing tourney is but a memory and the farms are few and far between in this third http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/DB9PIn_o1i4/forest-lake-mn-real-estate-market.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/10/forest-lake-mn-real-estate-market.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-4412368996211028199Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:31:00 +00002009-09-27T06:45:26.566-06:00Ramsey County RealtorReasons to live in North St. Paul MNNorth St. Paul55109People love living in North St Paul. And I am not talking about living on the north side of Minnesota’s capital city; I am referring to the City of North St Paul, located just EAST of St. Paul Minnesota along Highway 36. It is a quaint little town with a rich history that was founded in 1870 by Henry Castle on the banks of Silver Lake. He named the town’s main streets after his children, Henry, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/AoKa18TvaiA/north-st-paul-mna-perfect-place-to-call.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)1http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/09/north-st-paul-mna-perfect-place-to-call.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-8053390827531325748Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:17:00 +00002009-09-20T09:33:03.259-06:00Minnesota acreagebuying a acreage homeAnoka County Realtoroak treesMN DNRHam Lakeacorns55304Literally! Nuts…Acorns to be specific. It’s a banner year for the oak trees in our yard! Unfortunately several of the branches that provide shade on our Ham Lake driveway in the summer, drop hundreds…no thousands of acorns onto our driveway. We thought that collecting them and bringing bushels of our red and bir acorns to the DNR was a novel idea, but a 3 hour drive to Bemidji for a possible $40 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/BejYdut3wp4/shoveling-in-september-in-anoka-county.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/09/shoveling-in-september-in-anoka-county.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-4939376267126050111Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-11-03T11:32:41.918-06:00twin cities realtorHousing statisticsMN Real Estate MarketAnoka County RealtorAnoka County housing marketMinneapolis Realtor Association Updatenorth metro home salesIn the September Monthly Skinny produced by the Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS®, it appears there are indications of a continued improving market. We have now experienced fourteen consecutive months of increased pending sales as compared to the same month the year before. Of these sales, 40% were still lender mediated (bank owned, foreclosures and short sales) but traditional sellers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/maiY1Le5Mx0/september-2009-twin-cities-real-estate.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/09/september-2009-twin-cities-real-estate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-3086019824883684568Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:21:00 +00002009-09-02T08:48:34.108-06:00acreage foreclosures55025Washington county foreclosuresForeclosures in Blainebuying a foreclosureMinnesota lakeshore realtorHam Lake Realtormn lakeshore foreclosuresLooking for a foreclosure, bank-owned or short sale but need to be able to live in the home immediately after closing? Good news is that foreclosures are no longer always trashed, fixer-uppers. Today's foreclosures can be simply AWESOME! This economy has forced builders and responsible homeowners alike to let amazing properties go back to the bank. Many are still in pristine condition. Some stillhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/psR6HZdbDjA/lakeshore-acreage-and-new-construction.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/09/lakeshore-acreage-and-new-construction.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-1903216055836918247Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:08:00 +00002009-09-02T08:15:26.687-06:00Anoka County Minnesota RealtorHam Lakeapples55304The apples are ready to pick and eat in Minnesota! I took this shot before we started picking all the apples off this tree. The white-tailed deer are the tip off that they are ready...When we saw the doe and fawn munching our apples off the tree last week, we knew we'd better get picking fast.The local wildlife are not after the crab apples or golden delicious trees in our Ham Lake backyard yet. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/liobNAyR0ng/almost-wordless-wednesday-appletime-in.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/09/almost-wordless-wednesday-appletime-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-8177105454746846135Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:33:00 +00002009-09-01T07:01:51.037-06:00acreage foreclosuresForeclosures in Blaine55304. 55449buying a foreclosureMinnesota lakeshore realtorHam Lake Realtoranoka county foreclosuresmn lakeshore foreclosuresLooking for a foreclosure, bank-owned or short sale but need to be able to live in the home immediately after closing? Good news is that foreclosures are no longer always trashed, fixer-uppers. Today's foreclosures can be simply AWESOME! This economy has forced builders and responsible homeowners alike to let amazing properties go back to the bank. Many are still in very good condition. Some http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/yDDoaz9NonI/unexpectedly-amazing-bank-owned-homes.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/08/unexpectedly-amazing-bank-owned-homes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-8046502610813153994Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:54:00 +00002009-08-31T08:14:09.826-06:00selling a home in the winterAnoka County Minnesota RealtorFall MaintenanceHam Lakehome maintenance tipshome mainenance55304I could hardly believe it when I saw it…The sumac is starting to turn in Anoka County and all over the north metro. Combine that with an over night temperature in the mid-40’s and we know that summer is almost over. Okay sumac is the first to turn colors and on most trees the leaves are still green but fall will be upon us soon. In a few more weeks we will need to wrap up all those summer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/GwOyHDBe2wY/sumac-is-starting-to-turn-10-fall.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/08/sumac-is-starting-to-turn-10-fall.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-5908911530565844247Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:19:00 +00002009-08-31T07:24:45.137-06:00Moving Up to a bigger home8000 tax credittwin cities realtorAnoka County RealtorBest Realtor Storiesnorth metro home salesSo, you have been in your cute and cozy 1950’s one and a half story bungalow for a few years now. It was perfect for a young, just married couple when you bought it. The bedrooms were on the small side but the huge upper level made a great master suite and it worked perfectly when there were just two of you. Then came the puppy who grew into a huge licking Labrador. And later one baby, then two. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/lYpWwf2kevw/thinking-about-moving-up-to-larger-home.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)1http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/08/thinking-about-moving-up-to-larger-home.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-9160427167771947853Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:18:00 +00002009-08-30T18:33:50.429-06:00White Bear LakeUniquely MinnesotaWhite Bear Realtor55110Giant Polar BearArtful distractionsAnyone that knows and loves White Bear Lake, Minnesota knows that you cannot be a long time resident of the city without at least considering buying a statue of a white bear. (Note these are NOT statues of Polar Bears...They are WHITE Bears as Polars live in North St. Paul!) It seems that almost every other house in White Bear Lake has a cement statue or some sort of tribute to the city and high http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/X5SsmAIEn8Y/almost-speechless-sunday-found-3-bears.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/08/almost-speechless-sunday-found-3-bears.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-319353665185267324Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:52:00 +00002009-08-29T15:03:15.299-06:00twin cities realtorHousing statisticsMN Real Estate MarketAnoka County RealtorAnoka County housing marketMinneapolis Realtor Association Updatenorth metro home salesThe supply and demand seesaw is showing more positive indicators in the Twin Cities housing market according to the Minneapolis Association of Realtors® monthly skinny for August 2009. Pending sales numbers are the best they have looked since 2005…up for the 13 consecutive month in a row. Inventory is down 22% since July 2008…another great indicator of a recovering market. Days on the Market are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/fDds3sW__Uk/august-2009-twin-cities-real-estate.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/08/august-2009-twin-cities-real-estate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-5763059780628562161Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:16:00 +00002009-08-24T15:36:03.716-06:0055112New Brighton CondoBird condoBirch Pond Condos20 Windsor LaneWhile this beautiful multi dwelling condo located on acreage in Ham Lake, Minnesota is definitely for the birds, I have another lovely property listed in New Brighton that is a wonderful place for people to call home. Click below to see a virtual tour of a 2bedroom condo in Birch Pond at 20 Windsor Lane listed for $159,900. It features one garage space, two full baths, an in-unit laundry and a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/IZcE8DFYGxg/this-twin-cities-north-metro-condo-is.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/08/this-twin-cities-north-metro-condo-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-3816915483362029758Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:27:00 +00002009-08-20T13:38:13.424-06:00BlaineAnoka County RealtorHam Lakegranite counterscost vs valueKitchen updateskitchen remodel55304As a REALTOR® I have fun watching the HGTV’s remodeling, staging and sell-your-house-now shows but not all the advice is going to make sense for every home and every market. Case in point, kitchen remodels. You’d think watching these shows that the only way a real estate agent can sell a house with a new kitchen is if it has been remodeled with granite and stainless steel appliances. It seems http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/NK47Snrxbi4/granite-and-stainless-steel-appliances.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)2http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/08/granite-and-stainless-steel-appliances.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201672416995029156.post-8854392469894551824Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:06:00 +00002009-08-16T08:27:56.543-06:00Coon lake lakeshoreaffordable lakehomesLinwood RealtorAnoka County RealtorAnoka County Lakeshore55304Are Minnesota lakeshore owners hoping the real estate market has turned a corner? Maybe. I spotted an unusual trend this past July. Lakeshore homes, that traditionally list as soon as the the frozen lakeshore shows signs of spring, were being listed mid-summer and now into August. And they are not just the usual handful of sellers that just couldn't get ready in time for the spring market. There http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MghB/~3/yJCYycVLtRQ/new-summer-listings-on-affordable.htmltle1961@gmail.com (Licensed in MN)0http://mnrealestateupdate.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-summer-listings-on-affordable.html