st paul: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back, DACA down the Drain - 09/06/17 08:53 AM
We are a nation divided and in dismay. Even TV writers can’t contrive plots as contorted as what is happening in front of us. The Obama administration created DACA in 2012 frustrated with the failure of Congress to come to any resolution repairing our broken immigration system. The program gives temporary permits to children brought here from outside the country illegally.
 
800,000 Dreamers signed up for the permits, and their lives are in the balance. You might not think that it affects you, but it does. There is misinformation and ignorance about immigration. Every single one of them has gone through extensive … (0 comments)

st paul: The Spring Real Estate Weather Report for Minneapolis - 03/24/17 12:27 PM
January acted like March, February behaved like April (unseasonably warm, as in 30 degrees above normal), and March is bi polar. We have 60 degrees one day, and 6 above zero the next morning. The weather is still chilly, but the market is SIZZLING in Minneapolis!!!
Usually the spring market in Minnesota starts in March, but this year is started in January. No one told sellers. We’re in a drought of listings. The Mpls Association of Realtors shows that we are in a 25% decline in homes for sale year over year. And last year was a 30 year low. There is … (3 comments)

st paul: How does Immigration Impact Real Estate in 2017? - 03/17/17 10:51 AM
The phone rang on a Saturday morning, “I don’t know if you remember me, you sold me a house a long time ago, and I need to talk to you urgently.” I remembered him and his wife, we had talked a few years ago about selling, but they decided to stay. Their faces were tense, and his voice was very soft when we met. “I’ve worked at my job at the hotel for 20 years, but I had a traffic ticket. Are they going to deport me?  Should I sell my house now?” 
Another woman asked in desperation, “My husband was deported, … (3 comments)

st paul: 1378 Wellesly Ave, St. Paul, right in the heart of Mac/Groveland, MLS 4016470 - 02/23/11 06:23 AM
Just listed, bright and spacious 3 bedroom plus loft, 2 bedroom transformed 1946 bungalow in St. Paul's popular Mac/Groveland.  The second story addition with a huge master bedroom, walk in closets, 2nd bedroom, loft and 3/4 bath was added in 2005.  
It's just blocks from all major colleges, pritvate academies, and down the block to Hamline with St. Paul public schools. You love the neighborhood, and sprawling back yard summer garden.  We're holding it open on Sunday, 1-3PM, stop by for a chat.  MLs 4016470 
 
 
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