Category Archives: Useless Ramblings

Retailers Sinking Housing Market?

Could retailers be sinking the housing market?Ok, so I doubt they're sinking the housing market but retailers are likely having some influence in the housing market today:When the annual holiday season rolls around, home buyer activity falls sharply and home seller activity wanes too. In addition, retailers are also throwing out their holiday deals ...

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Twin Cities Real Estate Rollercoaster

Betsy Soderlund wants the emotional roller coaster that is the Minneapolis real estate market to be less like the cork screw and more like the flume. - @betsysoderlund This Twitter post last night sums up what many people in the real estate market are feeling right now.  Things seem to be going up, ...

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I'm P*ssed Off At Some REO(Foreclosure) Agents

I try to behave myself, I try to keep my emotions tempered so that my opinions can be read and understood without coming off so harsh that people click away before they finish reading.  Well today I just don't care.  This is a ...

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Foreclosures and Safety

This past week I've been in many different foreclosures with my clients.  Some bank owned homes are in turn-key (aka mint) condition and are wonderful.  Others are.... how do I say this.... crap.  Many are simple run down and need repairs, cleaning ...

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Why the $15,000 Home Buyer Tax Credit is Awful

America is in serious trouble and it will take many efforts to bring the country back from a recession/depression.  While most of the measures that the U.S. Government is taking are well beyond my understanding, their efforts ...

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