Minneapolis & St. Paul Real Estate Blog ~ by Native Minnesotan Teri Eckholm

   Buying a first house is difficult whether you’re in your mid-20’s or mid-30’s or really at any age. Over the years I have assisted people making this first big purchase in every age group from 18 on up. No matter the age, there are things that must be considered to be a successful homeowner. B...

  The average sales price in homes in Centerville jumped quite a bit year over year from 2014 to 2015 in this eastern Anoka County community. The rest of the statistics tell a similar and very optimistic story for Centerville real estate. The price per square footage of Centerville homes is up fr...

  The housing market in White Bear Lake, Minnesota remained strong but was a  bit flat overall from 2014 to 2015. This northeast suburb of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area had almost the exact same numbers of new homes listed on the market in year over year in 2015. There was a sizable increas...

  The housing market in Maplewood, Minnesota remained strong and steady throughout 2015. Similar to other communities in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro, this Ramsey County city has real estate sales statistics remained solid with abundant sales and new listings. Both the number of new listings an...

At the end of 2015 there were only 2.5 months of inventory in the Forest Lake area for single family homes including all condos, townhomes and new construction. The housing market in Forest Lake is stable and stronger than has been in several years though it has come back slower than communities...

  The changes in the  real estate market in Blaine, Minnesota were subtle but strong in 2015. This northern suburb of Minneapolis had a slight increase in new listings but big bump in year over year closed sales. This is probably due to the amount of new construction closes almost as soon as it i...

It's not exactly springtime but in February when the weather forecast calls for 40's and rain rather than snow, Minnesotan's can't help but think spring! But we all know that another blast of winter could still be right around the corner. So who in their right mind would consider listing their M...

The housing market in North Oaks, Minnesota saw significant improvement in 2015. This north metro Ramsey County community with private roads, golf course and upscale executive homes increased new listings and closed sales in 2015.  There was also a nice year over year increase in the average sal...

North St. Paul home owners are smiling almost as big as the world’s largest year round snowman that hangs out in the center of town along Highway 36. This eclectic, vibrant community is actually located more to the east than north of the Minneapolis/St Paul metro and has been experiencing contin...

The housing market in Hugo, Minnesota has improved significantly in 2015. This north metro Washington County community just outside of White Bear Lake saw increased new listings and closed sales in 2015. With closed homes statistics rising faster than new listings, housing inventory is still low...