[caption id="attachment_1343" align="alignleft" width="300"] Avoid Expired Status[/caption] The numbers are staggering, in the past few years the percentage of Listings which have Sold in the Twin Cities area is lingering around 52% . Unfortunately, listings which do not sell end up on the Expired or Cancelled list. Since...
Loan Modifications have helped many homeowners and banks are approving modification requests more often. Many Banks have streamlined their process. There are several new programs including the HAMP program for loan modification and HAFA, a program to assist homeowners through the short sale process. The Minnesota...
The prices are falling, the prices are falling! Buyers in all of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Rosemount, Lakeville and Farmington are eagerly shopping for the 'Best Deal', and rightfully so. Listening to clients discuss their purchase while riding in my car between showings is instrumental...
Its a battlefield out there and Homeowners with Equity in their South of the River Home must take steps to defend it. [caption id="attachment_1144" align="alignleft" width="300"] Compete with Foreclosures on Price[/caption] We are in a marketplace of extremes and Traditional Home Sellers are squeezed in the middle, competing with foreclosures and...
[caption id="attachment_1719" align="alignright" width="300"] Short Sales take a Long Time to Complete[/caption] Short Sales are anything but short, actually they take a long time. A short sale means the Seller will be 'short' of enough money to pay off their full mortgage balance. All mortgage balances need to...
The Minneapolis Association of Realtors publishes a Weekly Report offering details of the local marketplace. Information in the report is for the entire Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan real estate market. Data is relevant for South of the River home owners too. They also offer other...
[caption id="attachment_1654" align="alignleft" width="450"] Minneapolis Assoiation of Realtors offers great Market Reports[/caption] The Minneapolis Association of Realtors publishes a Weekly Report offering details of the local marketplace. Information in the report is for the entire Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan real estate market. Data is relevant for...
How much will Cedar Avenue construction affect my property value? The upcoming construction for a bus rapid transit lane on Cedar Avenue will result in a widened roadway. The question posed by homeowners is, how will this affect my home's value? [caption id="attachment_1263" align="alignleft" width="300"] Cedar Avenue Construction...
Recently a client called to ask about trading homes. He and his darling young family are in an Apple Valley Townhome and someone they know is in a large Single Family Home South of Lakeville. They would like to trade, but each property has a...
