Last weekend I came home late in the day to find a leak from the roof in the middle of my dining room. I've lived in my home since 1977 and had never had any kind of leak. So, I called a friend who went up on my roof and found that by one of the [...]
Today more than ever, it's important for a real estate agent to be able to "think outside the box." We are unable to rely on what has always been done, but instead figure out solutions for today's challenges. This creativity is necessary working with buyers and sellers who may have experienced some sort of financial [...]
A couple of weeks ago I got a call from a young lady who said that she and her fiance wanted to get together with me. They want to purchase their first home here in Hutchinson, MN before summer. While visiting with her, I learned that her parents had purchased the land they built their [...]
Overview One in every 20 Minnesota homes was foreclosed upon between 2005 and 2009. As foreclosures continue to mount, for-profit foreclosure prevention scams have arisen to prey on struggling home owners at their weakest. In fact, the scams have boomed from only one reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2008, to 7,927 in [...]
2010 brought a lot of change to our real estate market here in Hutchinson, MN. There had been an increase in the number of foreclosure and short sales as well "normal" sales. One of the challenges for all of us, realtors, appraisers, buyers, and sellers has been to find the right home values for homes [...]
I knew it had been a while since I had last wrote here, but I didn't realize it had been August! Well, I know where much of the time was spent. We saw a significant increase in housing activity at Hometown Realty during the months of August, September, and October. People seemed to gain some [...]
Minneapolis, Minnesota (August 11, 2010) – The Twin Cities housing market has found itself in a bit of a holding pattern in recent months, and July is no exception. The $175,000 median sales price was a 2.3 percent increase over July 2009. Pending sales in July were down 37.6 percent compared to last year, [...]
I rarely watch the news, but earlier this week, I turned it on. Much to my dismay, I sat there listening to one of the news anchors talking about how bad the real estate market is and how much worse it will get when the tax credit stimulus is over at the end of next [...]
Many investors today are searching out property that has been foreclosed on in the Hutchinson, MN area. They are finding some really good values on properties, that with a little work can be turned around and sold for a profit. There is one warning that buyers of foreclosed properties should be aware of. In the [...]
Now that the school year has ended here in Hutchinson, MN, there are so many things for you and your family to enjoy. Music in the Park begins next week and features different performers each week. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs to library square each Monday night to take it all in. The walking [...]
