minneapolis: Simple Tips for Sprucing Up Your Home’s Curb Appeal - 05/20/15 02:05 AM
Simple Tips for Sprucing Up Your Home’s Curb Appeal
The weather’s heating up, and so is the Minnesota housing market. It’s a great time to put your home up for sale. But if your front yard took a beating from Old Man Winter this year, it’s time to spruce up your home’s curb appeal.
It’s a little cliché, but it’s true: Your home only has one chance to make a great first impression. If your property doesn’t appeal to buyers, they won’t get out of the car to come take a look, no matter what palace may await them inside.
Now that it’s springtime, … (0 comments)

minneapolis: Spring 2015 Is a Great Time to Be a Minneapolis Home-Buyer - 03/26/15 04:06 AM
Spring 2015 Is a Great Time to Be a Minneapolis Move-Up Home Buyer
With an early preview of spring last week, home buyers and sellers in the Twin Cities are gearing up for a hot real estate season. The unusually warm winter and early spring have jumpstarted the housing market. That makes it the perfect time to sell your house and move into a home that’s the perfect fit for your growing family.
Move-up buyers like you face a unique set of challenges. Most have a home to sell before they’re able to afford a new one. That means you … (0 comments)

minneapolis: 4 Reasons the Twin Cities Housing Market is Red Hot! - 03/16/15 01:41 AM
4 Reasons the Twin Cities Housing Market is Red Hot Right Now!
 
It may come as a shock to hear that the housing market in the Twin Cities is red hot right now.  Especially since 2014 was a pretty flat year and companies like Renters Warehouse are running ads telling you how bad things are right now.  This couldn’t be further from the truth!  What I’m seeing on the ground locally, is an inventory shortage and multiple offers all over the place! I'm working day and night to get buyers in to see new listings as soon as they come … (0 comments)

minneapolis: How Will You Spend Your Day at The Minneapolis Home and Garden Show? - 02/24/15 02:43 AM
How Will You Spend Your Day at the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show?
It’s that time of year again in the Twin Cities—Home and Garden Expo time! The multiday event runs from February 25 to March 1 and is a great way to gear up for the spring real estate season. Get ideas for renovations and rub elbows with some of your favorite home and garden celebrities.
What’s New at the 2015 Home and Garden Show
There are two new features at the 2015 Home and Garden Show: the Spring Boutique and the upcycler designer rooms. Open Friday, February 27 to … (1 comments)

minneapolis: Downtown! Is It Where Your Next Home Is Waiting? - 01/27/15 01:20 AM
Downtown! Is It Where Your Next Home Is Waiting?
A lot of real estate buzz focuses on single family homes, especially those in the suburbs. But more and more frequently, Minneapolis and St. Paul buyers—especially younger first-time homeowners—are finding their perfect abodes downtown.
In 2012, an industry study found that 77 percent of US Millennials plan to live downtown. It’s easy to see why. Urban areas offer lots of activity. City dwellers can walk to the hottest restaurants and newest shops. Nightlife and other entertainment are just a few blocks away, too. Public transportation makes it easy to get around when … (0 comments)

 
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