Interested in selling your home in Blaine, Minnesota? You likely know the importance of pricing your home correctly for the market and your area, and have taken care of major repairs and decluttering. But some other surprising factors can help sell your home, as mentioned in this article: [Read more...]
What to Know Before Buying a Maplewood, MN Foreclosure
If you’re considering purchasing a foreclosure in Maplewood, MN, you should be prepared for the fact that the process will be very little like a standard home purchase. Even if you’ve purchased a house in the past, this article lists some differences that are helpful to know about buying a foreclosure. [Read more...]
Dos and Don’ts for Buying a House in Roseville, MN
Roseville, MN is a great place to buy a house and live! With good schools, good shopping and still a small town feel to many of the neighborhoods, it really has everything. Perhaps you’ve discovered this, and are now looking at homes in the area. If so, this article contains some tips on some “dos” and “don’ts” that can help you narrow your focus down to the perfect home. [Read more...]
Steps to Buying a Townhouse You Can Afford in White Bear Lake, MN
If you’re looking for the perfect townhouse in White Bear Lake, MN, you no doubt have a list – physical or mental – of all the things you’re looking for in your new home. But have you made a list of steps to take to ensure that you find a townhouse that you can really afford? This article gives seven helpful steps to get you down the path to responsible home ownership: [Read more...]
Remodel Your Kitchen to Sell Your Hugo, MN House
Selling your Hugo, MN house can seem like a daunting task, and you have certainly considered the question “What do I need to do to my house to sell it?”. [Read more...]
Hopeful Signs for Stillwater River Front Homes
If you are selling or plan to sell your river front home in Stillwater, MN, you know that there’s been plenty of bad news in the housing industry to go around for the past few years. And although we’re not ready to jump up and down and declare the beginning of a huge upswing, it’s good to note the hopeful signs on the housing market horizon. [Read more...]
It’s Home Selling Season in Forest Lake, MN!
It’s June – the birds are singing, the grass is green, there are long lines at Dairy Queen, and it’s time for your Forest Lake house to sell! May – July are generally the hottest (no pun intended) months for home sales, and you want to be sure that your home is positioned to be seen by families who want to move in the summer and be settled before the kids go back to school. [Read more...]
Present your Woodbury Home for Sale in the Best Light
If you’re in the process of selling your Woodbury, MN home, you know that you need every advantage on your side. With many foreclosed houses on the market competing with yours for showings and interest, it’s never been more important to make your house stand out from the crowd. [Read more...]
Buyers are Looking for Value in Center City Homes
Regardless of which source you read, the news for those selling homes in Center City, Minnesota is not encouraging. Overall prices are down, foreclosures for sale still compete with standard sales in drawing buyers, and there is no immediate market improvement on the horizon.
Savvy sellers must pay attention to the things that buyers in this market care most about. Jake Duffy shares some good insights here regarding what buyers are demanding in today’s market: [Read more...]
Navigating a Short Sale Purchase of a Lindstrom, MN Townhouse
If you’re considering buying a short-sale townhouse in Lindstrom, Minnesota, there are things that will likely be different than the process of a standard home purchase. If you have time on your side (i.e. don’t need to move quickly) and really want the townhouse, short sales can often present great savings to buyers. But they certainly don’t come without their own set of potential hassles. [Read more...]
Selling Your Chisago City, MN House in a Buyer’s Market
If you want to sell your house in Chisago City, MN, the real estate market news can feel dismal. It is definitely a buyer’s market right now, with nearly 30% of all homes for sale being foreclosures and the corresponding effect on all home values. But don’t despair – none of this means that your home can’t be sold! [Read more...]
Reasons to Work with a Realtor in North Branch, MN
Whether you are trying to sell or buy a house in North Branch, MN, you may have considered whether you really need to work with a realtor. We’d like to list a few reasons why working with a realtor makes the most sense: [Read more...]
Common Mistakes When Looking for a Home in Highland Park, MN
The Highland Park neighborhood in St. Paul, MN is a great area to live! With beautiful homes, parks, golfing and shopping, it’s no wonder that it’s a very popular area for potential home buyers be looking! Nevertheless, buyers need to be careful to avoid some of the most common mistakes when looking for a house, even in a wonderful area like Highland Park. [Read more...]
Time to Buy Foreclosures Low in Minneapolis?
For those looking at foreclosures in Minneapolis, MN, the waters may seem a little murky. Understandably, the fact that home prices have dropped into double-dip territory has some questioning whether real estate is even a good investment.
Linda Stern is a personal finance journalist. She believes that there is nothing so unique about the current state of the real estate market that would change the maxim of “Buy low, sell high”. [Read more...]
Twin Cities MN Real Estate Update – June 3rd, 2011 – Lakeshore Properties
Twin Cities MN Real Estate Update – updated June 3rd, 2011 – Lakeshore properties for sale in the Twin Cities MN area, updated by real estate agent Doug Goerss of The Barb Goerss Home Selling Team. [Read more...]
Five Things that Impact the Value of your St. Paul Riverfront Home
You love your home on the river in St. Paul, MN. You want to sell it, but you want to get the highest price possible. Won’t everyone else appreciate what a wonderful home it is?
This article explains why the answer is “no”, and why an experienced real estate agent can help take emotions out of the equation and help you look at the objective factors that raise or lower the value of your home. [Read more...]
High Gas Prices Help Sell your Grand Avenue, St. Paul House!
You never thought you’d find a reason to be happy about the high cost of gas, did you? Well, if you’re a homeowner trying to sell your house in the Grand Avenue, St. Paul area, the high cost of gasoline has a definite silver lining. [Read more...]
Bank Owned Homes in Maple Grove – A Bigger Slice of the Pie
Looking for a home in Maple Grove? Chances are you’ve looked at numerous bank owned homes. Nationwide, bank owned homes made up 28% of all sales in the first quarter of 2011, which is up 1% from the last quarter of 2010, but down 1% from a year ago. [Read more...]
Nine Reasons to Buy a Shoreview Townhouse Now
If you’re looking for a townhouse in Shoreview, MN, the time has never been better to buy! This article lists nine reasons to consider buying a home in the next few months, among them: [Read more...]
Landscaping Helps Sell your Cottage Grove, MN House!
You want to sell your house in Cottage Grove, MN as quickly as possible. You’ve cleaned out your belongings to make it more attractive to potential buyers, you’ve painted the walls and done the repair work necessary. You’ve maybe even baked cookies before a showing to make the whole place smell amazing. But one key area is often overlooked by sellers focused on the interior of their home: landscaping. [Read more...]
