Sellers are beginning to put their homes on the market again. New listings rose over 20% from last year. We also have far fewer short sale listings and foreclosure listings. But even with the increase in traditional sellers, we are still far from a balanced market. We are still in short supply of homes for […]

June 2013 is setting records. Pending sales (houses that have gone under contract) is at the ihghest in 8 years. The number of signed purchase agreements rose more than 18%!! This is good news for sellers, and they have responded. We've had an increase of homes going on the market, but the buyers are snatching […]

Here's the situation. If you are using an FHA loan to purchase a home, the house will have to meet some certain requirements for FHA to insure the mortgage. They want to make sure that the risk of loss is minimized so the appraiser is to look for certain aspects of the house to meet […]

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The home buying process doesn't have to be difficult. Our company just rolled out a cool new program that shows you the steps to purchasing your home. Watch the video for a brief overview. Results Timeline from ResultsTimeline on Vimeo.

Last month I wrote that the housing market was the same as the previous month. Well, it still holds true this month as well. Median sales price for April is up 12% on more traditional sellers, and less distressed properties. The market still remains a sellers market, with not enough inventory, and a flurry of […]

March of 2013 is turning out to be the same as February 2013. Here's what I wrote last month, and everything is still the same this month. The only item I have to add is that the price gain over last year is 17%. The market still remains a sellers market, with not enough inventory, […]

There are many types of furnaces that you will find in these Minneapolis homes.  In this brief article, I am going to cover the most common types you'll see and discuss the positives and negatives of each. Let's get started. The most common type of furnace is the forced air furnace. This type of furnace […]

Are you looking for a home near the Light Rail Transit line in South Minneapolis? You've come to the right site. We'll talk about homes in a minute, or you can skip to that section of this article. The LRT The Light Rail Transit line, or LRT as we call it locally, is a train […]

Today's market is difficult for buyers. The inventory is so low, and the demand is so great, that many houses are going in to multiple offers. In the past few weeks, I've written many offers that were in multiples, and have won several of them. There is more than just price that can win a […]

The market still remains a sellers market, with not enough inventory, and a flurry of buyers trying to get homes. 75% of the homes that I have written offers on have been in multiple offers, from as few as 3 offers per home to 14 offers on one particular home. The entry-level price point is […]

There are many things that people can do to get their house ready to sell. 1. Declutter is the #1 item to do on the list. This means putting away most of the personal items, and cleaning off the counters. 2. Clean and dust everywhere. And I mean everywhere. This includes the top of the […]