Today the Residential Real Estate Activity Report for 2007 was released by the Minnesota Association of Realtors. It tells us what we all knew was happening here in the Twin Cities. Listings stayed high, while closed sales took a nose dive. To put it in numbers, over 105,000 listings were for sal
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02/22/2008
I just discovered, through track-backs, that my blog content is being scraped and placed on this site http://luxuryrealestate.castlemainefringe.com/. Since I did not give this "blog" permission to take my content, then it is infringing on my copyright. Now I can see that he is linking back to my
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02/21/2008
I recently sat down with a Twin Cities luxury home owner and discussed listing their property in the next few weeks. When it comes to selling a luxury home, I usually do what is called a "two-step" presentation. The first meeting is a chance to tour the home, listen to the homeowner's wants and n
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02/14/2008
Six years ago I married into a Catholic family, knowing full well that one day I would convert into the church. Now this post isn't about religion, but religion is going to help me write this post.This Sunday I celebrated my Rite of Election at the Cathedral of Saint Paul. I had been in the churc
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02/11/2008
When you are a lover of historic homes, you can't help but cringe anytime an old home sits and rots, or when a new owner decides to take a house down, or add on to it some horrible addition. Many communities still are behind the times and do not have a historical association to protect our histor
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02/09/2008
559 Forest St, St. Paul, MNWalk into this wonderful historic home located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and you will soon call it home. Built in 1884, the original hardwood floors greet visitors upon entry as does the main living room. With the numerous windows throughout the home, natural light is e
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02/07/2008
Times have changed. No longer can you just stick a sign in the yard and get a home to sell. Agents and home owners have to come up with innovative ideas that will spark interest in a buyer's mind. For some homes, this is a relatively easy task, but there are those rough gems out in the world that
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02/06/2008
Minnehaha Falls In WinterMinnehaha Falls is a beautiful area to visit anytime of the year in Minneapolis. This weekend I went to the park to get some snapshots of the frozen waterfall. Yes, those are people walking at the bottom of the falls. At 53 feet, it is quite a sight to see in summer and
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01/31/2008
I happened across an interesting article today from Realty Times that talks about the recent Buyer / Seller survey released, put together by the National Association of Realtors for the year 2007. Now, I know some of you out there hate NAR and think they are the anti-Christ, and while I may not a
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01/31/2008
This weeks Historic Home in St Paul is 353 Summit Avenue.Built in 1882 for William Dean, the home "only" cost $15,000 to build. Mr. Dean was a partner for the local wholesale hardware firm, Nicols, Dean, and Gregg, and also sat on the Great Northern Railroad board of directors. Little is known ab
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01/25/2008
