burnsville: City of Burnsville Offers Rebates for 2012 Home Additions
- 04/03/12 04:45 AM
If you live in Burnsville and have been thinking about adding extra space to your present home, the City is offering some help in the form of rebates on the price of building permits and site review fees. According to a press release from the city, "The rebate program began in early 2012 and is applicable to any building project that increases the livable square footage of a single-family, two-family or townhome dwelling in Burnsville. Rebates are available for room and second-story additions as well as full-home demolition and rebuilds. The rebate does not apply for decks, garages, accessory structures, interior … (1 comments)
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burnsville: Burnsville Home Remodeling Fair
- 02/17/12 01:32 AM
Burnsville's annual Home Remodeling Fair will be held on Saturday, April 14, from 9:00AM to 2:00PM in the Burnsville High School, located at 600 East Highway 13. The Home Remodeling Fair is a great place to browse for remodeling and decorating ideas, as well as an opportunity to talk to a number of local home improvement professionals. If you're thinking about a project this year, this is the place to go to choose the right firm for the job.
Past years have featured seminars and a number of public services represented as well. Admission is free. This is a good one … (3 comments)
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burnsville: Dog food prices are rising. Landlords in Burnsville are taking action
- 07/08/11 09:55 AM
Like human food and lots of other things, dog food prices are going through the roof. If our country would stop trying to make fuel out of everything except natural gas, maybe prices would stabilize or drop, but that's another story.
Today I want to commend landlords everywhere for doing what is necessary to feed their dogs the high quality and healthy food they deserve, even in the face of ridiculously high prices. Yes, all you had to do to afford the higher dog food prices was raise the rents of your tenants, and that you did with gusto. Congratulations on … (2 comments)
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burnsville: Burnsville home listings suggest high affordability
- 04/13/11 05:46 AM
There are many ways to measure affordability, and they all have their attributes and shortcomings. For this report, I chose to simply measure the ratio of homes priced at or under $150,000 over the total number of active home listings.
According to information provided by the Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Inc., there are 2,525 homes listed for sale in Dakota County. of that total, 927, or 37% are priced at or below $150,000. In comparison, Burnsville has 374 homes for sale with 168 of them (45%) priced at or below $150,000. That makes Burnsville appear above average in its … (0 comments)
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burnsville: Free strategy planning and home buying orientation for Burnsville renters
- 04/03/11 06:37 AM
Like a number of Dakota County communities, Burnsville's housing market is right for first time home buyers. According to the Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, there are 377 homes for sale in Burnsville with nearly half of them priced under $150,000. Given its reputation as a great place to live, work, and play, Burnsville housing is a very attractive option.
If you're a renter, and if you're hoping to make a lifestyle upgrade, take advantage of this offer. Spend an hour or so learning about the real estate market, and financing options, including help with down payment and closing costs. … (2 comments)
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burnsville: Burnsville home listings double-decimated by determined house hunters
- 02/26/11 05:42 AM
February 2 marked the beginning of the Minnesota house hunting season, and it looks like buyers have responded well in Burnsville. According to Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, there are 245 homes for sale in Burnsville priced at or below $200,000. Since February 2, there have been fifty-two accepted offers on homes in that price range. That's about one in five homes no longer available to buyers who have not yet started house hunting.
There are still a lot of homes on the market, and some of them are almost as nice as the ones you missed. If you have … (0 comments)
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burnsville: Minnesota Valley Humane Society closing by the end of December
- 12/03/10 04:28 AM
Minnesota Valley Humane Society has been in existence for about thirty years. It is located in Burnsville, and has done a great job of adopting out with one of the highewst adoption rates in the country. This is not a small operation. So far this year, they have adopted out over 1,500 animals. Over the last nineteen years, they have found homes for over 50,000 animals.
I am not a close follower of MVHS activity, but it did come as a surprise that they have failed to find a way to continue operations. The announcement that they are closing was the … (2 comments)
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burnsville: Burnsville renters, it's time for your landlord's annual review
- 11/22/10 09:12 AM
According to city data, there are approximately eight thousand renter occupied homes in Burnsville. If you are one of those eight thousand folks currently helping someone else make a mortgage payment, why not consider giving him an annual review?
Here are a few questions about your landlord that you may want to ask. Actually, you probably know the answer to them, but keep score. Can you count on not having the rent raised in the next few years? Can you decorate any way you want? Can you deduct the property taxes and the interest on the mortgage payment you are making … (0 comments)
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burnsville: Burnsville renters, plan on breaking up with your wonderful landlord next spring?
- 11/07/10 04:28 AM
There's nothing wrong with renting if you love your landlord and enjoy being treated like a child. Well, nothing but the lack of privacy and that obnoxious other tenant who can't seem to keep the noise down and loves the odor of burning grease. The rent's probably going up next year, but you're saving money on dog food since you can't have a dog.
If you're renting and running out of patience, now is the time to start preparing for a spring move. Most leases end in either May or June, and you need to indicate your intention to renew 30 … (1 comments)
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burnsville: Has your Burnsville home listing failed to sell?
- 10/01/10 08:09 AM
There are a lot of homes on the market, and there are a lot of homes that were listed and failed to sell. Many Burnsville homeowners have listed their homes for months with nothing to show for the effort but an expired listing contract and a pile of buyer agent business cards. Lots of showings and no action, sound familiar?
When you sell real estate, you need all the help and information you can get to gain advantage over other sellers. You're not only competing with your neighbors who want to sell their homes, you're also competing with foreclosures and short … (1 comments)
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burnsville: Burnsville first time home buyer funding still available
- 04/13/10 08:47 AM
If you're a first time home buyer, almost, and need a little help, this could be a great opportunity.
According to the Dakota County Community Development Agency, there is still funding available for their downpayment and closing cost assistance program. There are a few qualification criteria, but they are not extremely prohibitive. For instance, maximum annual income for a one or two person household is $83,900, and more for larger families. This is an excellent way for a renter to move up to home ownership. Depending on your income and the price of the home purchase, as much as $10,000 may … (0 comments)
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burnsville: Downpayment help for Burnsville homebuyers
- 03/16/10 05:59 AM
Down payment assistance is available for first time Burnsville home buyers and others who have not owned a home for at least three years. This program is made available through the Dakota County Community Development Agency, and it provides financial resources to make your home purchase successful. The program is not available to everyone. There are credit score and maximum income requirements, and there is a mandatory attendance in the Homestretch Homebuyer Education Program. Topics covered include: Budgeting and Credit Issues, Financing and Qualifying for a Home, Shopping for a Home, The Purchase Process, Closing on a Home and Life as … (0 comments)
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burnsville: STRESS TEST FOR FAILED BURNSVILLE HOME LISTINGS
- 01/23/10 08:19 AM
We conduct stress tests on home listings that have gone out of contract without a sale. If you want to know why your home failed to sell, contact us now to schedule a comprehensive analysis.
Just about everybody knows that there are a lot more homes for sale in Burnsville than there are buyers. When you sell real estate, you need all the help and information you can get to gain advantage over other sellers. Remember, you're not only competing with your neighbors who want to sell their homes, you're also competing with foreclosures and short sale offerings. If you … (0 comments)
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If you live in Burnsville and have been thinking about adding extra space to your present home, the City is offering some help in the form of rebates on the price of building permits and site review fees. According to a press release from the city, "The rebate program began in early 2012 and is applicable to any building project that increases the livable square footage of a single-family, two-family or townhome dwelling in Burnsville. Rebates are available for room and second-story additions as well as full-home demolition and rebuilds. The rebate does not apply for decks, garages, accessory structures, interior … (1 comments)
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