Where is our Minnesota real estate market headed? Our market is constantly changing. This spring was a seller’s market with almost 50 percent less inventory than a year ago and we were receiving multiple offers on almost everything (except condos in St Paul and Minneapolis). How is...
Updated FHA COVID-19 recommendations A month ago, I personally didn’t see how badly we would be struggling with COVID-19 throughout the United States. Here are four important recent updates Firstly, on Friday, August 13th the FDA released updated recommendations for COVID-19 mRNA booster shots for immunocompromised individuals. Factors...
How will remote working change the Twin Cities real estate market? _______________________________ The pandemic has created workplace issues and we, as a country, have been creative in dealing with them. This includes remote working and learning. What we did before on a more limited basis is used...
What are the different styles of homes in Minnesota? _______________________________ Unlike many areas of the country our homes have basements and are built to higher standards since we have seasonal conditions that can be extreme. We have an assortment of styles. I will review them by cost...
How to prepare your home to sell in Minnesota. The real estate market is the same in many ways from other areas in the country, but also different. The buyer’s expectations are greater in the Twin Cities area that many others because people tend to generally...
Information on residential concrete work! This is the time of year that people in Minnesota have their concrete work done because of our weather limitations. So if you're looking for information on residental concrete work keep reading! Unlike many other things…for concrete work you get what...
What are the benefits of a home warranty? Home warranties have become even more popular with buyers. This is due to a few reasons. First, if it was a multiple offer situation and the buyer did not do an inspection a home warranty gives them some...
Our summer real estate home market in the Twin Cities So many people ask me “what direction do you think our real estate market will go this summer?”. I understand they know I have seen over 30 years of trends and market fluctuations so they would...
Real Estate Market June 4th Weekly Market Activity This is the real estate market June 4th, 2021, Minnesota real estate weekly update. We are now in middle of our busy Minnesota real estate season. As our coronavirus concerns reduce our real estate market just continues to increase. Even...
Once again Minnesota is one of the nations’ best when it comes to low jobless rate with unemployment holding steady at 3.7% for the fourth straight month. The national unemployment rate is 4.9% and for comparison Wisconsin is 4.6% Minnesota’s labor force grew by 18,700 workers...