minnesota: Mid-Year 2007 Real Estate Market Statistics for Lino Lakes, Minnesota - 07/12/07 12:14 PM
The Lino Lakes real estate market in southern Anoka County while slower than normal had a much healthier start to 2007 than its neighbors to the north. Per the St. Paul Area Association of Realtors, sales for the 13 county Twin Cities area are down 16% in the first half of 2007 compared with sales in the first half of 2006. The average home price fell 2%.
This mid-year update for Lino Lakes real estate reflects the sluggish market with many existing home listings but the homes are selling. Though existing home inventory is high in all price ranges, homes are selling … (15 comments)

minnesota: Realtor RADAR…Overheard at the Ham Lake Baseball Field! - 07/11/07 02:29 AM
While getting my haircut a few months ago, there was a conversation going on a few chairs over between a stylist and client about a home for sale. My stylist leaned over and asked, "Ears burning?"
Funny, how Realtors' ears do pick up conversations regarding real estate. No, there is not a Real Estate RADAR 101 continuing education class. It is just people talk about real estate quite often. Everyone knows someone buying, selling or thinking about buying or selling a house.
Last week, I was enjoying watching my son play baseball at a Ham Lake ball field. Soderville Athletic Association packs the … (24 comments)

minnesota: Haven’t You Always Wanted a Monkey? Or a Llama? Or an Emu? - 07/07/07 07:59 AM
Not a typical question posed on a real estate blog...but it does relate; Trust me! Since I was a little kid I have been fascinated with chimps. Long before The Bare Naked Ladies asked the question in their popular song, "If I had a Million Dollars", I thought having a monkey would be a really cool pet to own!
Maybe because one of my favorite stuffed toys as a toddler was a chimp with a rubber banana fused to his hand and little white rubber tennis shoed feet. It could have been my preadolescent crush on Davy Jones of the Monkees. … (23 comments)

minnesota: OPEN HOUSE--Sunday July 15 from 3-5 PM—15065 E Vermillion Circle NE, Ham Lake, MN 55304 - 07/07/07 07:09 AM
 This lovingly maintained country paradise is ready for YOUR family! This home on a spacious wooded acre is priced to sell! Priced to sell at $234,900!
Look at all the features in this great home:
Turnkey treasure...Ready to move in and enjoy! Spacious kitchen with newer appliances.  Huge informal dining area.  New Laminate Flooring in Kitchen/Dining Room.  Living room is light and bright with double patio doors to deck.  Neutral Berber carpeting in Living Room and upstairs hallway.  Spacious master with walkthrough to full bath.  Huge lower level family room with gas fireplace and brick trim.  Four Spacious bedrooms...2 upstairs and 2 down.  3/4 Bath in Lower Level.  Walk-out basement to patio.  Oversized 2-Car … (6 comments)

minnesota: Mid Year 2007 Real Estate Market Statistics for Ham Lake, MN--Including Lakeshore Homes Available - 07/06/07 04:43 PM
Spring sprung slowly for the Ham Lake real estate market. This month's update continues to reflect the sluggish market with few sales and many listings. Inventory remains high in all price ranges. Homes are staying on the market longer (cummulative DOM average is 208 days). The following are statistics of current single family residential market activity in the Ham Lake area for the first six months of 2007.
Under $300,000~ 39 Active Listings, 8 Pending Listings, 20 Sold Listings; Average Cumulative Days on Market for Sold Listings: 161
$300,000-$400,000 ~ 38 Active Listings, 6 Pending Listings, 13 Sold Listings; Average Cumulative Days on … (2 comments)

minnesota: OPEN HOUSE--Sunday July 15 from 12-2PM—1XXX 128th Ave., Blaine, MN 55449 - 07/06/07 03:09 PM
This lovingly maintained town home is ready for YOUR family! New Carpeting and paint throughout the home!

Attractively priced at $153,900 Well maintained town home ready to move in and enjoy! End unit on SW corner lot! New neutral carpeting and paint throughout home. Just painted all neutral colors...Ready to move in and enjoy! Spacious upper level living room that connects to both formal and informal dining areas. Galley kitchen with ample cabinet and counter space...opens to formal and informal dining areas. Master bedroom suite with huge bedroom, walk-in closet, vanity area and walk through to bathroom. Second bedroom on … (5 comments)

minnesota: Myths of a Buyers Market - 07/03/07 06:08 AM
For the better part of two, maybe three, years, communities throughout the Twin Cities, Minnesota and the entire U.S. have been in the throws of a full fledged buyers market. Sellers have adjusted their minds and their prices. They have roll up their sleeves and worked to make their homes shine for the periodic showings. Homes are selling...Just not as quickly as they sold in the past decade. So when a Realtor shows a potential buyer a listing, the sellers want it to make the short list of second showing homes.
With years upon years of sellers running the show, it … (21 comments)

minnesota: Hello Hollywood? I ‘m Ready for the Screen Test when you Cast a REAL Realtor®! - 07/01/07 01:58 AM
Writers for the silver screen L-O-V-E real estate agents...How could they not? Real estate agents have flexible schedules, make tons of money, and are down right funny! We drive fancy cars and have radar to find new business across a crowded room. Every audience member knows a Realtor® and there are few who will step up to defend the industry.
Well Hollywood, today is the day that I am standing up to offer my services for your next big production when you need a real Realtor ® for a role.
Take One-Cut! Cut! Sorry I can't drive up in a Lexus. No. … (118 comments)

minnesota: Blink and You Will Miss It! - 06/27/07 09:27 AM
I had the opportunity to travel through Andover and Anoka today, heading to Ramsey, Minnesota to pick up a real estate yard sign. The drive through Anoka County was beautiful and I was struck by how much has changed in my life since moving to our home in Ham Lake ten years ago. Our lives have changed significantly right along with the landscape.
At the corner of Bunker Lake and Hanson, I noted how much development had progressed. It was amazing that the once car graveyard/auto parts place that was an eyesore on the corner had been transformed into a storage area. … (8 comments)

minnesota: 15XX 128th Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55449**SOLD** - 06/26/07 01:33 AM
 
Welcome to 15XX 128th Ave. NE, Blaine!
Carefree town home living in spacious well maintained corner unit.
Seller providing 1 year home warranty. Asking $149,900!

*Well maintained town home ready to move in and enjoy!
*End unit on SW corner lot!
*New neutral carpeting and paint throughout home.
*Just painted all neutral colors...Ready to move in and enjoy!
*Spacious upper level living room that connects to both formal and informal dining areas.

*Galley kitchen with ample cabinet and counter space...opens to formal and informal dining areas.
*Master bedroom suite with huge bedroom, walk-in closet, vanity area and … (2 comments)

minnesota: How to Choose a Realtor and Avoid a Trainwreck! - 06/25/07 02:02 AM
Though dual agency is an option in Minnesota, most buyers and sellers have individual representation. Therefore at the closing table the group assembled is eclectic. The buyers, their agent and closer are joined with the sellers, their agent and closer. Every once in a while, there is a loan officer or lawyer thrown in for fun!
As a successful Realtor working throughout Anoka County in Minnesota, I sit through many closings while clients sign documents selling their family homestead, buying their first home, and investing in that big deal. Usually this is an exciting time! The buyers are ecstatic to be … (4 comments)

minnesota: Independence Day Celebrations! Time to Oooh and Aaah in the Northern Twin Cities Suburbs! - 06/24/07 03:06 AM
Blaine, Minnesota concludes its 37th annual Blaine's Blazin'4th week long celebration on July 4th. Start the day with the United States flag raising event at Blaine City Hall. Enjoy the fireworks at dusk at the National Sports Center.
East Bethel, Ham Lake, Linwood, Minnesota residents can enjoy the Coon Lake Boat Parade at 2p.m. July 4th on the Lake! Decorated boats line up and form a festive parade around the shores of Coon Lake.
Forest Lake, Minnesota hosts an Independence Day celebration that runs from June 30th to July 4th. Featured events are the VFW parade at 10 AM on and Fireworks … (2 comments)

minnesota: Mosquitoes Moving in YOUR MN Neighborhood? Here’s the Buzzzzz on a New Interactive Map Pinpointing Treatment! - 06/22/07 01:34 PM
Have you noticed the green trucks and people in hip boots slogging in ponds and roadside ditches? Wonder what they are scooping out of the muck? It is the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) out in full force working hard to protect us from Minnesota's "other state bird", the mosquito!
The MMCD works throughout the seven county metropolitan area (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties), controlling the insect population all summer long. With hundreds of beautiful lakes and wetlands in the Twin Cities metro area, this is a huge undertaking.
To help property owners understand what work is being done … (4 comments)

minnesota: Is the "Busy Road Factor" Affecting the Sale of Your Listing? - 06/20/07 07:43 AM
As a Realtor, I am contacted by people on a daily basis to do market analyses on their homes. I work hard to get the price right as it is imperative in a Buyer's market to NOT be overpriced. I check the comparative homes sold in the past 3-4 months and add and subtract for differences in each particular home. But every once in a while there are homes that are affected by what I call the "busy road factor". These are aberrations that are unique to the property but will dramatically reduce the number of buyers interested in a property.
My … (22 comments)

minnesota: Ready to Rumble? Back to the 50’s Weekend is Coming up FAST! - 06/14/07 07:23 AM
The Back to the 50's Weekend Car Show is a time-honored tradition of the Minnesota Street Rod Association (MSRA). From a very humble beginning of 12 members, the association has grown to over 13,000. The Back to the 50's Weekend show boasts 11,000 cars and over 100,000 spectators each year. It is the 2nd largest show of its kind in the World; second only to the NSRA Street Rod Nationals. For three days, June 22-24, Minnesotan's get a chance to walk down memory lane as thousands of restored classic automobiles and their owners take over the state fair grounds. Street rods, … (6 comments)

minnesota: Let's Go to the Ramsey County Fair!--It's Tradition! - 06/14/07 12:36 AM
It was a tradition of summer. After the 4th but before the state fair, a favorite event was to attend the Ramsey County Fair. Starting when we were12-years-old my  friend, Roxanne and I would ride our 10speeds two miles up 7th Avenue in North St. Paul to the Ramsey County Fairgrounds. We would chain our Schwinns to the Goodrich Golf Course  fence and walk around to take in the sights and sounds of the fair. We rode the rides, ate corndogs and watched the 4-H variety show. Through junior and into senior high, we loved attending the county fair. Our favorite night was Thursday … (2 comments)

minnesota: How to Choose a Realtor—Why a Good Friend is Not Always a Good Option - 06/13/07 01:26 AM

Yesterday, I was on the phone with a client. This family was referred to me by past clients that I had met at an open house. I have worked the family for several years now and while I now consider them friends, I was their Realtor first.
While chatting about other things, my client mentioned her son and his wife had just signed an agreement on their first home. I didn't have a second to feel disappointed as she immediately said that they had really encouraged him to work with me. But they chose to work with the wife's father's good friend … (38 comments)

minnesota: 15XXX E Vermillion Circle NE, Ham Lake, MN 55304**SOLD** - 06/12/07 03:08 AM
Searching for an awesome, affordable home on a private wooded acre? Your search is over! This wonderfully maintained and updated home is ready for your family! Here are some of the can't-miss features of this beautiful home:
Turnkey treasure...Ready to move in and enjoy!Spacious kitchen with newer appliances.Huge informal dining area.New Laminate Flooring in Kitchen/Dining Room.
Spacious master with walkthrough to full bath. Huge lower level family room with gas fireplace and brick trim. Four Spacious bedrooms...2 upstairs and 2 down.3/4 Bath in Lower Level. Living room is light and bright with double patio doors to deck.Neutral Berber carpeting in Living Room and … (6 comments)

minnesota: Real Estate Market Statistics for Lino Lakes, MN--Including Lakeshore and Acreage Homes - 06/08/07 09:52 AM
Lino Lakes Market Statistics
Lino Lakes has not been immune to the sluggish real estate market and price correction that has affected the Twin Cities and Minnesota. Homes are staying on the market longer; it is taking over 3 months on average for a  home to sell in Lino Lakes. The following are statistics of current single family residential market activity in the Lino Lakes area for the first five months of 2007:
Under $300,000~ 74 Active Listings, 23 Pending Listings, 46 Sold Listings (New Construction Subgroup ~ 27 Active, 12 Pending, 3 Sold)
$300,000-400,000 ~ 36 Active Listings, 11 Pending Listings, 7 Sold … (2 comments)

minnesota: Real Estate Market Statistics for Ham Lake, MN--Including Lakeshore Homes Available - 06/07/07 02:50 AM
Ham Lake has not been immune to the sluggish real estate market and price correction that has affected the Twin Cities and Minnesota. Homes are staying on the market longer (average of over 100 days)and appraised market values have dropped 2.6% according the Anoka County assessors office. The following are statistics of current single family residential market activity in the Ham Lake area for the first five months of 2007
Under $300,000~ 41 Active Listings, 7 Pending Listings, 15 Sold Listings (All existing homes)
$300,000-400,000 ~ 42 Active Listings, 6 Pending Listings, 9 Sold Listings (New Construction Subgroup ~ 5 Active, 2 Pending, … (6 comments)

 
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Teri Eckholm

REALTOR Serving Mpls/St Paul North & East Metro

White Bear Lake, MN

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Address: 213 E 4th Street, 4th Floor #426, St Paul, MN, 55101

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Theresa "Teri" Eckholm/Boardman Realty assists Minnesotans to find their way home with helpful tips and quality service. Dedication to customer service has made Teri the REALTOR® of choice for families in Blaine, Forest Lake, Ham Lake, Lino Lakes and Wyoming areas. Licensed in MN.










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