Real Estate in the Western Minneapolis Suburbs

Various Topics & Just For Fun

Rockford Election Results 2008

The election is over and the results are in. Rockford Minnesota not only had council members and the Mayor up for grabs but the Rockford school referendum as well. I voted myself in my area of Rockford Township and was proud to see all those who turned out to support their beliefs; the City of …

Rockford School Referendum

On November 4, Rockford Area Schools will ask voters to determine the future of our schools. The tax impact on a $200,000 home would be about 87 cents a day. This is a message posted on the Rockford School web site from the Superintendent. Rockford Schools’ priority has always been and will continue to be …

Minnesota Fall Colors

It’s Here – Fall Color Season Is Upon us One of the great things about Minnesota is the gorgeous fall colors we have. From the North Shore fall colors to the tree lined neighborhoods that fill our great state the colors are brilliant and eye catching; but where are the best fall colors in Minnesota? …

So what about the market you ask?

I could easily link hundreds of stories, articles and opinions on this matter. When will the market rebound, improve and just show some improvement is the hot topic all over the place right now. Lets start with this, real estate is local so not all areas are affected the same. I have spoken to some …

Improving Neighborhood’s

Clean up properties to promote stronger, safer neighborhoods Thanks to $1.25 million in additional funding provided by Hennepin County, Minneapolis is beginning an accelerated effort on the North Side to improve neighborhood livability and encourage investment by demolishing the vacant and boarded properties that are unrecoverable and the most detrimental to neighborhoods. The demolition work …

New Carbon Monoxide Law Passes

What You Need To Know When Selling It is quite possible that MN Stat. 299.51 snuck up on you and your clients like carbon monoxide – silently.  Although this new state mandate had received some attention during the legislative session, word of the new law (effective August 1, 2008 for existing single-family homes) and its …

Market – Stock & Rates

It looked better than it really is … I am referencing the June housing start number that posted a staggering 9.1% gain. The outsized jump in housing starts was due primarily to a change in New York City’s building codes. New York City enacted a new set of construction codes effective July 1, that almost …