Most Americans Happy with Their Current Home

Ninety Percent of Americans Do Not Regret Buying Their Current Home A new study released by Bankrate, Inc. and conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International shows that, even with home prices sliding and mortgage rates the lowest in decades, the vast majority of Americans do not regret buying their current home. Among the findings: 

The Wrong Reason to Buy a House

We all have different reasons for buying a house. Some have to do with relocation, economics, familia status. Others just want to stop paying a landlord or catch the American dream of home ownership. But with the economy and housing market screeching to a halt the last two years, some buyers are worried that housing  prices are

The Ugly New Wing of the Swedish Institute

I was reading the Star Tribune today when I came across an article about the American Swedish Institute's architectural design for the new $21.5 Million expansion and renovation they are planning. Now, I understand the trend in Minneapolis is to make every new building "modern" with some outrageous angular design that only an architect

Divorce in Real Estate

I think one of the hardest things to hear when I speak to someone concerning real estate is that a couple has to sell due to divorce. Being married myself, I can't imagine getting to that point, but I have lived through it with my parents, and understand how much divorce upsets a family. It

Don’t Squat On Me

Throughout the Twin Cities, and especially in Minneapolis and Saint Paul which have the highest number of vacant homes, it is bound to happen that uninvited guests might take it upon themselves to utilize your vacant property. Those less fortunate souls, either out of a job or out of a home, decide it is ok

Dude, Where’s My Tree?

Taking Out the Curb Appeal Hurts Neighborhoods A few weeks ago the city of Farmington surprised residents by taking out around 66 mature trees along city boulevards as a result of their restoration project to the city sewer system. Many of the trees were forty to sixty years old and had formed the story book canopy that