Twin Cities Real Estate Blog

With the weather this week I helped 2 different motorists get unstuck after spinning out.  I found myself saying: “there’s got to be a better way” and I have found some neat tools that appear to make digging out a car far easier:

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Depending on what television station you watch, there are varying opinions on how much snow we are likely to get.  Many are currently going for 8-12 inches.
The National Weather Service, on the other hadn, is forecasting 12-20 inches for the Twin Cities and much of central Minnesota.
Top 11 Twin Cities Snowfalls – will this storm end up [...]

When dealing with banks on foreclosures or short sales, I often advise my clients to forget about common sense and accept the fact that these transactions rarely make any sense at all.  This video is more true than most people would believe… at least until you experience it for yourself.

The Minnesota Home Ownership Center has some great information for homeowners in trouble.  The most important thing for you to do is to seek help quickly once you know you have a problem – your options become more limited the longer you wait.
Below is a list of the center’s available fact sheets:

Is your mortgage Still Right [...]

My friend Ed Nelson over at the Minnesota Home Ownership Center (MNHOC) posted information about their new program to help homeowners AFTER their foreclosure on their blog.  Here is an excerpt from that post:
The Minnesota Home Ownership Center is pleased to announce a new pilot program that may assist families AFTER the foreclosure of their [...]

This is a time when many bloggers get overly sappy and talk about the history of Thanksgiving, or what Thanksgiving means to them, or their plans for getting together with family.  I’m not much for the all that, so this will be quite brief.
I’ve worked with some great buyers and sellers this year and the [...]

I was driving home last night and saw one of the best sunsets I’ve seen in a long time.  Luckily I had my SLR in the car and was able to stop at Medicine Lake in Plymouth and took close to 200 pictures.  Below is my favorite shot of the night.  In fact, this is [...]