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2011
If you're considering buying a home in Northfield, demand that the agent assisting you advocate exclusively on your behalf. If the agent does not put his/her commitment in writing, you are being short-changed. A buyer agency agreement binds agents to put your interests ahead of theirs. They must ...
01/19/2011
If you're considering buying a home in Farmington, demand that the agent assisting you advocate exclusively on your behalf. If the agent does not put his/her commitment in writing, you are being short-changed. A buyer agency agreement binds agents to put your interests ahead of theirs. They must ...
01/18/2011
If you're considering buying a home in Apple Valley, demand that the agent assisting you advocate exclusively on your behalf. If the agent does not put his/her commitment in writing, you are being short-changed. A buyer agency agreement binds agents to put your interests ahead of theirs. They ...
01/18/2011
A while ago, Congress decided that we needed more three day weekends, and they moved a handful of holidays from their traditional date to a movable date that fell on a Monday. They later changed their minds about Veterans Day and moved it back to November 11. Three holidays are named to honor p...
01/17/2011
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It's nice to be able to enjoy the variety of a change of seasons. After many months, we are approaching the change. It doesn't happen all at once, but the change affects many of us and our daily routines. In the real estate business, the change may be more acute than for others. In just a few ...
01/16/2011
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While enjoying my daily winter outdoor time moving snow around, I got to thinking. Minnesota can be one of the coldest places in the hemisphere. Which one? take your pick -- western or northern, it doesn't matter. It can also get really hot here, and wet here, and we have an occasional drought...
01/15/2011
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I think someone posted some stats on resolutions that indicated that most didn't get beyond two weeks. Well, here we are, two weeks in to the year that looks like quotation marks. While not a barometer for the rest of the world, I would like to give a public account of my progress. 1. Lose weig...
01/14/2011
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If you're interested in a source for Dakota County public notices, including notices of foreclosure sale, they are available in the Dakota County Tribune. Published weekly, the Dakota County Tribune business weekly is also a great resource for news about business activity in the county. To subscr...
01/14/2011
From time to time, anomalies occur in the environment. Sometimes they occur in human behavior, and often with tragic results. Such was the case with the incident in Tucson several days ago. Too many innocent people were killed or injured through the acts of a deranged man. There are those who ...
01/13/2011
February 2 is Groundhog Day. I'm not sure why nobody ever calls it Woodchuck Day, but that's an issue for another post. Groundhog Day is also the official beginning of the house hunting season in Minnesota. On this day, the sun sets just before 5:30 in the Twin Cities, and that is about what s...
01/12/2011
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