This weeks showcase Historic Home in St Paul is 271 Summit Avenue.Built in 1882, this home was commissioned by Joshua Sanders, but not as seen. The original home, from my research, was a one and a half story home that cost $5000 to build. When Sanders sold the home in 1887, the new owner, Emerso
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02/29/2008
Located in Eagan, Minnesota, this custom built home is nestled among two acres of woodlands, sitting just up the slope from Acorn Pond.The unique boulder lined driveway was featured in the 2007 Corvette calendar and provides privacy for the property from Cliff Road.Wildlife abounds on the propert
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02/26/2008
...at least this is what I am finding out, and I don't understand why.A few weeks ago I went on a listing appointment. I had already walked through the home, so I knew what needed to happen in order for the home to sell quickly. The owners asked me to be very honest about the condition of their h
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02/26/2008
I will be the first to say that there are some good things that come out of our Realtor Associations, like consumer advocacy, Realtor education, and the option now for health care. But I don't agree with everything that comes out of the mouths of our so called "leaders" here in the Realtor world.
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02/22/2008
Today the Residential Real Estate Activity Report for 2007 was released by the Minnesota Association of Realtors. It tells us what we all knew was happening here in the Twin Cities. Listings stayed high, while closed sales took a nose dive. To put it in numbers, over 105,000 listings were for sal
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02/22/2008
I just discovered, through track-backs, that my blog content is being scraped and placed on this site http://luxuryrealestate.castlemainefringe.com/. Since I did not give this "blog" permission to take my content, then it is infringing on my copyright. Now I can see that he is linking back to my
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02/21/2008
I recently sat down with a Twin Cities luxury home owner and discussed listing their property in the next few weeks. When it comes to selling a luxury home, I usually do what is called a "two-step" presentation. The first meeting is a chance to tour the home, listen to the homeowner's wants and n
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02/14/2008
Six years ago I married into a Catholic family, knowing full well that one day I would convert into the church. Now this post isn't about religion, but religion is going to help me write this post.This Sunday I celebrated my Rite of Election at the Cathedral of Saint Paul. I had been in the churc
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02/11/2008
When you are a lover of historic homes, you can't help but cringe anytime an old home sits and rots, or when a new owner decides to take a house down, or add on to it some horrible addition. Many communities still are behind the times and do not have a historical association to protect our histor
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02/09/2008
559 Forest St, St. Paul, MNWalk into this wonderful historic home located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and you will soon call it home. Built in 1884, the original hardwood floors greet visitors upon entry as does the main living room. With the numerous windows throughout the home, natural light is e
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02/07/2008
