Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 10, 2011) – Pending sales for May 2011 in the 13-county Twin Cities metropolitan area were up 13.2 percent over last year's post-tax credit market. The 4,428 signed contracts was the second year-over-year increase in the past 13 months. Sellers introduced 7,021 new properties to the market, a 10.8 percent increase from [...]
In the last 10-15 years, buyers have hired home inspectors to look at the homes that they are thinking about purchasing. (Prior to that, some might have had one of their relatives look at the house and they would surely find all kinds of issues!) The first thing a buyer needs to do is find [...]
Check out the new and improved Hometown Realty web site at https://www.hometownmn.com courtesy of Studio 544 in Hutchinson, MN. The new site was launched the week of May 25 and features links to all of Hometown’s social media networks (Facebook, Twitter, Linked In) as well as improved navigation and the same overall look and feel of [...]
The Hometown Realty blog has a fresh, new look! The blog now features additional tools such as a mortgage calculator, closing cost estimator, Hutchinson weather information and MN real estate news. Be sure to check the blog for regular postings regarding important real estate information for the Hutchinson, MN area and surrounding communities. [...]
You can now follow Hometown Realty on Twitter! Click here to check it out.
Over the last several weeks, you may have noticed that Hometown Realty has been using QR Codes (quick response codes) on our signs and in our newspaper advertising in the Hutchinson, MN area. If you own a smart phone, all you have to do is use your bar scanner and it will read the QR [...]
Spring has always been my favorite season in Hutchinson, MN. It starts with the Crow River opening up, the beautiful spring flowers begin to bloom, and the trees start to bud out. Along with all of nature's signs of spring, the real estate market also begins to come alive. We are seeing many home [...]
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 [...]
