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New-Home Sales Gain Momentum
After three straight months of declines, sales of new homes got a boost last month, jumping 11 percent, according to the Commerce Department’s latest new-home sales report released Monday.
New-home sales rose in March to a seasonally adjusted rate of 300,000 homes, up from February’s 250,000. However, the number is still far [...]

Our search homes software features a quick select tool bar in order to make your search for foreclosure homes and short sale homes a breeze. Check out our 1 minute video to learn how to easily navigate directly to these foreclosure and short sale houses.

Interested in finding foreclosures. We can help. Tell us a little about what you’re looking for. We specialize helping buyers through the complicated foreclosure buying process.

A couple recent articles give details on the current minnesota foreclosure rates. See what to expect for the summer market by tracking todays delinquent filings.

Finding the home of your dreams can sometimes be overwhelming. Here are some helpful things to look for when trying to find the perfect place.
1. All Broker Resciprosity sites are pulling MLS listings from the same database.  Find a site that works well and sign up for property alerts.
2. Drive the neighborhoods that interest you [...]

With so much information readily available online, clients sometimes ask me, “Why should we hire a real estate agent?” They wonder, and rightfully so, if they couldn’t buy or sell a home through the Internet or through regular marketing and advertising channels without representation, without a a real estate agent. Some do OK, many don’t. [...]

Every home improvement project or fixer rehab has its ups and downs, and there are plenty of mistakes to go around. Nobody is immune. But avoiding costly mistakes involves more than memorizing catchy-but-important phrases such as “Measure Twice, Cut Once,” or “Lefty-Loosey, Righty-Tighty.”
One crucial trick: You may learn from your own mistakes, but it’s better [...]