It's time again to prepare our homes for winter. This year, I'll be outlining ice dams, and things we can do to help prevent them, and solutions for what to do when you have ice dams. What is an Ice Dam An ice dam is not something frozen beavers create during winter months. It is […]

Why Inspect The main reason to perform a buyer's inspection is so that you know what you are purchasing. You can read more about why you should inspect at this blog post. If the inspection turns up a $6,000 problem, it would a good time to renegotiate the purchase since you discovered a problem that wasn't apparent […]

Why inspect? When purchasing a home it is always recommended to perform a variety of inspections to satisfy the buyer. The buyer can opt to perform a range of inspections to make sure that you are well informed about what you are buying based on the condition of the home. You can perform as many […]

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. This means that the number of traditional seller new listings increased 55% over last year. We have a 17% increase of the number of closed […]

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 […]

RE/MAX generated this cool infographic. It talks about 5 ideas for you to consider around your home. Check it out below. After you check it out below, you can see some of our efforts to be environmentally responsible: Saving Water Saving Electricity Saving Natural Gas RE/MAX in the Know: The Difference One Light Bulb Can […]

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 […]