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The next three biggest holidays of the year are fast approaching, which means it's time to begin thinking about your holiday decorations.  In the Twin Cities, you can get some really great, inspirational ideas from the historic Bachman's Holiday Ideas House.  The house will be all dressed up for ...

Adding a bathroom to your Minnesota home or any other home can be a big decision.  It can be desirable to have a bathroom in the basement when nature calls.  However, in some cases, adding a bathroom to your home's basement may not be so practical, especially if gravity is not on your side.  Ther...

Many basements are cluttered, chaotic, dark and dingy areas of the house we often try to avoid.  Therefore, we have some tips to help make your basement homey so you'll want to visit and enjoy this extra space more often.  When it's time to sell your home, especially in today's competitive real ...

The information you need to know about the Robo-Signing Scandal.  When submitting documents to a court, they are supposed to be true as submitted.  This means you have personally verified all information in the documents and they are true.  Employees from Bank of America, GMAC, One West Bank and...

The HAFA Short Sale Program became mandatory for all non-GSE service providers participating in the HAMP Short Sale Program on April 5, 2010.  According to a report on July 26, 2010, many service providers were slow to implement the program. On August 2, 2010, new programs from Fannie Mae and Fr...

In part one of Conducting Your Own Energy Audit, we went over why you should conduct your own energy audit, ways to conduct a home audit, and what to check for during your home energy audit.  In part two this week, we'll be going over how to spot common energy leaks so you can get the most of yo...

Those who work in real estate put themselves in dangerous situations everyday and don't really think about it.  Recently, I've found some of the most dangerous situations and how to protect yourself when in them. Situations such as showing properties, meeting new clients, letting strangers into ...

Many times you can conduct your own energy audit when necessary.  And, in the Twin Cities area, an energy audit is necessary to help keep utility costs down.  Now is also the perfect time to perform this task.   When conducting your own energy audit, you just need a little elbow grease and a do-...

Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase are offering new information and helpful resources online in and effort to help consumers and agents streamline the HAFA short sale process.  JP Morgan Chase There is now a downloadable HAFA-complaint short sale information packet and application available onl...

Understanding energy ratings for windows and doors is important when it's time to replace them.  Just because the windows and doors have the Energy Star label doesn't mean they are eligible for the federal tax credit.  Energy efficient windows range from $500 to $1,000 per window on average.  Th...