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><channel><title>Twin Cities Real Estate Blog &#187; New Construction</title> <atom:link href="http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/category/new-construction/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com</link> <description>Housing News, Opinion, Statistics and Homes for Sale</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:57:24 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=abc</generator> <item><title>How Much Commission is Too Much?</title><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/how-much-commission-is-too-much/</link> <comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/how-much-commission-is-too-much/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:48:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Info for Buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Sellers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MLS Compliment & Criticism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Market Stats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Construction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Experiences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[commission]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=1045</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today I received an email from DR Horton offering 5% commission on select homes closing in the next 40 days: What I&#8217;m wondering is at what point do commissions get so lucrative that it can severely influence an agent&#8217;s actions in representing their buyer?  Since discussing &#8220;usual&#8221; or &#8220;typical&#8221; commissions in a public forum can lead [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/how-much-commission-is-too-much/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Financing For Some Condos Becoming Very, Very, Very Difficult</title><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/financing-condos-becoming-very-difficult/</link> <comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/financing-condos-becoming-very-difficult/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:56:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Foreclosures and Short Sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Sellers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Market Stats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Construction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Experiences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[city grants]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=959</guid> <description><![CDATA[The housing boom brought us a slew of new community developments including condos, townhomes and retail/condo buildings.  While financing on townhomes is still doable, financing options for condo &#38; mixed-use buildings is becoming very difficult.  The developments with the hardest time getting financing are the ones that have had the highest rates of foreclosure. So many condos built from 2005-2008 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2010/financing-condos-becoming-very-difficult/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Great Perspective on New Home Construction</title><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2009/a-great-perspective-on-new-home-construction/</link> <comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2009/a-great-perspective-on-new-home-construction/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:51:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Market Stats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Construction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Experiences]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=636</guid> <description><![CDATA[CNBC has a great article on some new housing numbers that I think sums up what we&#8217;ve been seeing in the Twin Cities lately.  I believe the views by J.P. Morgan and Raymond James are both spot-on! http://www.cnbc.com/id/32569620 It is nice to see a little renewed interest in new construction lately&#8230; I have seen several [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2009/a-great-perspective-on-new-home-construction/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Radon Kills More People than Drunk Driving Every Year</title><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2009/radon-kills-more-people-than-drunk-driving-every-year/</link> <comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2009/radon-kills-more-people-than-drunk-driving-every-year/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:18:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community Issues]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Construction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Experiences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[radon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[safety hazard]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=496</guid> <description><![CDATA[Image courtesy EPA Most people have heard the word radon before, but many probably do not understand what it is.  As found in the EPA&#8217;s A Citizen&#8217;s Guide to Radon (pdf version here): Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas. You can&#8217;t see radon. And you can&#8217;t smell it or taste it. But it may be [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2009/radon-kills-more-people-than-drunk-driving-every-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Great Experience with Centex Homes</title><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2008/great-experience-with-centex-homes/</link> <comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2008/great-experience-with-centex-homes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:16:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Construction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Experiences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[centex homes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[good agents]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=303</guid> <description><![CDATA[Saying thank you for a job well done is a good thing to do, especially in times when things are not as easy as they used to be. Recently I introduced a buyer to the Crescent Ponds development in Blaine, Minnesota.  Murphy McKee, Centex&#8217;s representative, was great to talk with from Day 1. At first [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2008/great-experience-with-centex-homes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Builders Clearing Out Inventory</title><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2008/builders-clearing-out-inventory/</link> <comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2008/builders-clearing-out-inventory/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:13:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Info for Buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Sellers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Construction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Personal Experiences]]></category> <category><![CDATA[builder inventory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[price reduction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spec home]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=275</guid> <description><![CDATA[I received an email this weekend from a builder advertising models that were marked down 20% + ($100k+) from their original prices (but marked down incrementally). I also saw another builder marking their inventory down in the MLS a similar amount too. This suggests to me that builders understand that we&#8217;re nearing the end of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2008/builders-clearing-out-inventory/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Microsoft Photosynth &#8211; Killer App for Real Estate?</title><link>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2008/microsoft-photosynth-killer-app-for-real-estate/</link> <comments>http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2008/microsoft-photosynth-killer-app-for-real-estate/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:52:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aaron Dickinson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Info for Buyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Info for Sellers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Construction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photosynth]]></category><guid
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