Minneapolis and Saint Paul Luxury Home Market Update - 01/16/09 11:49 AM

 Twin Cities Luxury Market stats compared to the National Luxury Home MarketNew data is out for the Twin Cities Luxury Home Market and it looks like the upper tier of homes is inching toward the national average. While it is still a buyer's market, buyer's are beginning to come out of the woodwork, getting over the fear seen across the national market, and are starting to purchase high priced homes again.
From speaking with some local buyers, they feel now is a great time to buy as luxury home prices have come down drastically in the last two years. While … (2 comments)

Fantasy Footall? Try Fantasy Luxury Real Estate - 01/07/09 07:39 PM

A few weeks ago, Forbes came out with their best picks for the Most Expensive Fictional Homes ever written about. That's right, fictional homes that don't exist.Love the historic mansion that Lora Croft owned in Tomb Raider? It could be yours for $46.1 Million, should secret corridors, elaborate pulley systems, and puzzle gardens be up your alley.
Or you could put an offer in on the spooky mansion featured in 101 Dalmatians for $24.6 Million. The house features plenty of cobwebs, dark clouds, and kennel space.
My favorite by far would be to purchase the Tara Plantation in Gone with … (10 comments)

Note to Buyers - Get on the Same Page Before Buying a Home - 01/05/09 09:49 AM
When shopping for a new home, especially if you are a new home buyer, it is important for you think about what you want before you buy. One thing I have my clients do before we go house hunting is to sit down and make a list of the things they MUST have in the new home, and the things that would be nice to have, but don't really need if it came down to a hard decision. By going through the action of putting something on paper, a home buyer is forced into reality. One reality often discovered is the … (3 comments)

Saint Paul Historic Home # 32 - Slowly, the Neglect Shows - 01/02/09 10:40 PM

* I orginally featured this home on my luxury blog, last April. Since then, the home even looks worse when you drive by it, which is what I did today. Sparkly winter snow doesn't even help.
This weeks featured historic home is located at 475 Summit Avenue in Saint Paul, MN.Why is it that I am always saddened when I walk by this home? Probably because it looks to be slowly deteriorating, but I could be wrong. Originally built somewhere between 1880-1883, this simple Queen Anne was commissioned by James Gamble, and designed by George Wirth. Mr. Wirth built six … (6 comments)

Here's to the Mysterious Pink Elephant That Waits for You in 2009! - 01/01/09 08:12 PM
Don't we all wish for the next year to be better than the last? I know I always do...and I make goals, both business and personal, to help keep me on track to having a better year. I think the real estate market will do better than last, though it will still be "sluggish" compared to years past. But keep your chins up...unless we strive to make our lives better, they never will be.I look at my kids and wonder how they are going to change, how much they are going to learn and grow in 2009. Call me silly, but … (5 comments)

 
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