Jake Luehrs - KW Team Leader

There can be multiple benefits to interviewing more than one agent, both from the realtors perspective as well as from the consumer's perspective.  There are many agents to choose from, and it's important that all of your expectations are met when choosing the correct one.  Consider the following...

This is a loaded question, and really depends on the goals of the client.  There are so many scenarios that may or may not hold this to be ture.  Wells Fargo stated in January that they anticipate an 8% delcine in prices by the end of the second quarter.  This in itself suggests that they may kno...

There are plenty of factors that go into making a deal work for both buyers and sellers.  There are also a lot of great ideas that can offer a win-win.  One recently that I was introduced to was having sellers offer a buydown of interest points for the buyer.  With the flood of bank owned invento...

There are some important forums coming up for the ISD 728 that may impact you.  Regardless of your stance on any particular issue, these will be some good forums to attend to stay on top of the current proposals and candidates. All ISD 728 parents, guardians, students and stakeholders are encoura...

There are so many different definitions and assumptions on change.  Many view change as a negative thing.  The type of personality also has an impact on the perception of change.  I've been through a lot of change over the past year, both personally and professionally.  The changes that we as ag...

Information provided by I-94 Chamber of Commerce and MnDot Be aware-ramp and lane closures happen this weekend We're really cranking on the I-94 projects between Maple Grove and the Crow River, and you may run into some ramp and lane closures this weekend if traveling in the area. Ramp closures w...

Information Provided by I-94 Chamber of Commerce and MnDot. I-94 Bituminous Paving Westbound I-94 paving between the TH 101 and the Crow River continues at night until Sunday, August 15. Traffic will be reduced down to one lane from 10pm to 6am. Eastbound paving operations will begin on Wednesday...

I have this discussion with each one of my buyers at our initial consultation.  It has become less of an issue with the tighter lending restrictions, however, some still qualify for more than what they can truly afford.  I make a couple suggestions to my buyers to gauge what they can afford AND s...

I think the current economy has put things into perspective for many people.  Even with these more stressful times, we should be thankful for everything that we do have.  It is so easy to complain about what we don't have or how something didn't go perfectly right.  Well, this is a great opportun...

There was recently a group of realtors in my office that came up with a great idea to get us back to having fun.  As we all know, the market hasn't given us any reason to jump up an down.  However, there is no reason we can't still be positive and have fun.  If you truly think about it, we have t...