minnesota real estate: A Minnesota Cooperative Effort in MLS Data Sharing - 01/09/07 12:36 AM
Hmmm. The welcome screen on our MLS had exciting news to share when we logged on this week. Minnesota has created an MLS Data Sharing Co-op. I guess for now I'll call it the Co-op since the 6 page introductory description was adamant to say "The Co-op is not an MLS, (3 comments)
minnesota real estate: A Wannabe Vacant Lot - 12/05/06 12:27 PM
Most of us have seen a plat drawing like the one on the left. It is not a survey map, but usually a copy of what the county has on file in their offices. This particular map is my son's property. He owns all of lot 6, lot 5 and the (9 comments)
minnesota real estate: "A Decidedly Different Stage" - 11/30/06 08:03 PM
"Our newest data confirm last quarter's data that the housing market is in a decidedly different stage," said OFHEO Director James B. Lockhart in a statement. "With U.S. house prices growing less than 1 percent during the third quarter, it provides more evidence that the long-forecasted national deceleration in house prices (6 comments)
minnesota real estate: Minnesota Real Estate - 11/03/06 12:32 PM
Minnesota has a typical slow period in the winter months starting with deer hunting opener. So many people participate in deer and fishing opener weekends that Minnesotan's could almost declare two more holidays. Extra days are taken from work. The freeways are clogged with traffic all to get a glimpse and (3 comments)
minnesota real estate: Agency Disclosure and Rental Property - 10/25/06 11:03 AM
Rental property is handled differently in different areas. I'm not totally familiar with the system outside of my locale, but rumor leads me to believe, other areas are very different. NYC for instance uses agents to advertise their rentals. In our area, property managers are supposed to be agents in order to (3 comments)
minnesota real estate: Media Hype - 10/14/06 12:48 AM
We've all heard the distressing news about the real estate market and how sales are down, but what we haven't examined is that this kind of market is the perfect time for buyers to purchase! For some reason, the media has missed this and buyers are not buying. I've been analyzing (8 comments)