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Cottage Grove, MN Market Information - 01/23/08 03:18 PM

2007 is finished. Done. Gone.
Here's what happened in 2007 in Cottage Grove, MN real estate:
390 Residential Properties were sold and closed.The minimum sold price was $114,500, and had 1 bedroom and 1 bath.The maximum sold price was $974,900, with 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.The AVERAGE SOLD PRICE was $251,015, with … (1 comments)

Last Night's Dinner - 01/19/08 01:13 PM

Last night was the annual Appreciation Dinner for the members of the Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department. I've been with the department for almost 7 years now. Every one of our firefighters is trained as an EMT before they can take the firefighter courses. We have some members who are … (3 comments)

Minnesota Association of Realtor's Market Report - 01/17/08 08:22 PM

The Minnesota Association of Realtors (MAR) completed a report for the 3rd Quarter of 2007. It is available online at their website. Its a VERY interesting report (and quite large - 16MB in size).
One section that I found interesting stated that:"Housing prices over the time period beginning in 1998 through the … (2 comments)

Gasoline prices, oil prices, petroleum... yikes! - 01/17/08 02:47 PM

Gas is at more than $90 a barrel. A gallon of gas is more than $3.00. The impact of these costs is passed right on to us, the consumers. Whether you're out driving around to look at houses, or running to the grocery store the gas in your tank costs you … (0 comments)

Part of the Trouble... - 01/14/08 01:48 PM

Here's what I've been considering over the past few weeks.
In the Twin Cities, there are many more foreclosures now than there have been on the past.
People used to live in those foreclosure homes.
Now where are they living? Are they renting? From whom?
See, it takes a landlord who owns the property … (1 comments)

Hot or Not - Gloom or Doom - Truth or Fiction - 01/11/08 12:00 PM

Lately, the news for the housing market has been filled with doom and gloom. Its enough to make you not want to get out of bed.... I’m here to tell you that it is NOT as gloomy as it is being portrayed! Funny how sometimes if you know more of the … (4 comments)

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