Real Estate Information

This charming two-story home is located at 2206 Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, MN.  This home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.  Lots of charm and attraction!!

This home is located in Hennepin County and is in the Minneapolis (#1) school district. 

Some features of this home include:

* Maintenance free exterior!

* Spacious kitchen with ample maple cabinets & counter space!

* Living room with large picture windows and a great view of the cozy front porch!

* Cozy gas-burning fireplace!

* Basement is full insulated and ready for finishing!

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This home is located at 5275 Grandview Square #3202 in Edina, MN.  This stunning home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

This home is located in Hennepin County and the Edina (#273) school district.

Asking the current owner what they love most about the home?  Loads of built-ins, fabulous location - park right behind, library, and walking distance from trails.

This beautiful one story home is located at 3230 167th Lane NW in Andover.  The home sits on a private wooded lot with 2.75 acres, scenic wildlife views, and is only a short commute to excellent shopping in your choice of Coon Rapids or downtown Anoka.

This home is located in Anoka County.  School district 11, Anoka/Hennepin

This fantastic Super King brick home is entirely maintenance free and features 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a 5 car garage & over 3,556 finished square feet! Upon entering the home, you will be instantly delighted by the open & spacious floor plan. The cozy foyer welcomes you into the home w/ its gorgeous hardwood floor & neutral color palette. The backyard is surrounded by mature trees that block out any traffic noise & is also large enough to sell a parcel in the future!  The master suite has a large walk-in closet & private master bath with whirlpool tub, stained-glass window, ceramic tiles & separate shower. The lower level features a large family room with a built-in 61” television & entertainment center (staying w/ property). 

Some additional features include: high ceilings throughout the main level, large closets in every bedroom, invisible fencing surrounding the property & so much more! From its maintenance free exterior to the oversized heated garage with a back door and entrance to the lower level utility room, this home has it all!  Don’t miss the opportunity to own this wonderful home! 

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This beautiful two-story, walk-out home boasts 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a large office, a 3 car insulated garage, a gymnasium with basketball court, and over 3,618 finished square feet!  This home is located at 160 139th Avenue NW in Andover.

This home is located in Anoka County.  School district is 11, Anoka/Hennepin.

In speaking with the current owner, there are many things that he loves about this home!  He states the backyard view is amazing.  Beyond the backyard is preserve land that will never be developed and the wildlife there is unbelievable!  The indoor gym and sportcourt is one of a kind.  The basement has a family-theatre room that is great for watching movies with a built-in surround sound system.  The maple and birch woodwork, cabinets and flooring throughout the home are extensive.  The basement has Wirsbo heated flooring with a separate thermostat which keeps the temperature confortable year round.  The large garage has enough room for 2 cars and a boat!  The entire house is equipped with a security system that was installed when the home was built.  The lot is very private with little traffic and no through street.  The home is located near Bunker Hills Park where there are miles of walking and biking trails, 2 golf courses, water park, picnic sites and camping available. 

There is much more to this stunning home!!   Click here to see more photos and details about this home.

This home is located at 27940 145th Street NW Zimmerman. Nice 4 bedroom walkout rambler.

Asking the current owners, what sold you on this home? Being on the Lagoon of Elk Lake with access to the lake from dock on our property. The beautiful lot and trees, the privacy, and having  access to many trails from the driveway. We also like that accross the street from our home is the refuge.

Asking the current owners what they like best about the neighborhood/community?  Very peaceful, enjoy watching familys comming together doing many outdoor activities, including lake activities, hiking and trail riding adventures.

This home is located in Zimmerman in Sherburne County. School district 477, Princeton .

This home sits on a double lot, great Lagoon view.

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1)    BE CASUAL, NOT SERIOUS, ABOUT SELLING!

A sage once quipped. "money is only important when you don't want something enough." Real estate expert  R.L. Brown said that if half of the 58,000 sellers in Maricopa County removed their for-sale signs we'd be at normal inventory levels. Good advice for us in the Twin Cities real estate market. Actions speak louder than words in this market. Discretionary sellers should wait for a less competitive environment.

2)    PRICE IT WRONG!

A home properly priced is half sold. No amount of full-color ads glossy fliers, multiple photos, virtual tours, agent luncheons, Goodyear blimps, Viking cheerleaders will compensate for a wrong, timid retail price.

3)  IGNOR  YOUR AGENT!

Attorneys believe if you represent yourself, you have a fool for a client. Doctors don't self diagnose. Professionals use professionals. Even though many people believe they're experts on raising kids and real estate, full time career pros usually know what's best. Listen to them very carefully.

4)    MICROMANAGE THE MARKETING!

If  you sold cookware in college, carts in California, or carpeting in Cranston, it does not qualify you to second guess your agent. If you had a real estate license years ago, save your stories about the "good ole days" for your children. You can share your concerns and time lines, but leave the details to the listing pro.

5)   REJECT STAGING SUGGESTIONS!

Someday shag multi-colored sculptured carpeting will come back. White washed cabinets, Navajo white walls, linoleum flooring, lots of personal photos, and Elvis paintings on black velvet need to go NOW.

6)    DISCOUNT THAT SMELL!

My house doesn't smell of pets, baby diapers, curry powder, garlic, fried fish, coconut incense,  cigars, manure, mulch, dairy farms or low tide. The buyer must be confusing my castle with a tract home.

7)    DISMISS FEEDBACK!

What do buyers know anyway? They can't possibly mind my barbed wire fence, heavy duty rebar, back yard bomb shelter, airport runway views, lights from the power plant, hum from the high voltage power lines, rail road tremors, scorpion skeletons, termite mud tubes and pet snakes. What are they thinking?

NAR is reporting that sales activity will continue to be soft in the months ahead but should see gradual improvement during the second half of 2008. The chances of a improved 2nd half will increase dramatically if the loan limits are increased.

NAR reports in its latest forcast that projected home sales to be at a pace of 4.9 million in the first half of the year and should rise to 5.8 million in the second half before leveling off to 5.60 million for all of 2009. You can compare that to existing home sales of 5.65 million in 2007. Existing-home prices are expected to fall 1.2% in 2008 to $216,300 and rise 3.2% to $223,200 in 2009. National median existing-home prices fell 1.4% in 2007.

NAR also projects new home sales to decline 17.7 percent in 2008 to 637,000 and then climb 7.6 percent to 685,000 in 2009.

Lawrance Yun, NAR's chief economist says higher loan limits for conventional mortgages could have a positive impact on sales."If higher limits are inacted very quickly, we'll see faster and more meaningful recovery by expanding safe, affordable financing in high cost areas-that in turn, would help to stimulate overall economic activity."

Mortgage Application Volume Is Up 73%