Consumer attitudes toward the housing market are increasingly positive despite the recent rise in mortgage interest rates, according to results from Fannie Mae’s July 2013 National Housing Survey. The share of respondents who believe interest rates will go up over the next year increased another 5 percentage points to 62 percent, the highest level in [...]
Home Staging Services Hometown Realty is the only real estate company in the Hutchinson, MN area that offers their Sellers this unique FREE service by Mary Christensen. Mary is known locally for her organizational skills and has received her accredited Professional Home Staging designations. Her studies included all aspects of the home staging business. The [...]
Many homeowners in Hutchinson, MN may be unfamiliar with the city's ordinances when it comes to planning and zoning of various things involving their property and what they can and cannot do with it. Here are a couple of common questions that you may have about utility sheds and detached garages. Q. Where can a [...]
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Figuring out how to increase the value of your home can be a daunting task. Many homeowners become overwhelmed at the thought of updating various areas in their house. Simplify things and focus on one room at a time. Tips to increase your home's value If you're on a tight budget, make a [...]
Effective landscaping can help sell your home. Use these 10 tips to increase your home's curb appeal and find out how an attractive and well-maintained landscape can add as much as 10 percent to its value. Potential home buyers form their first impression of a home from its curb appeal. Yet often a [...]
New Construction in MN If you have driven toward the Minneapolis area in the last few months, you will see that homes are being built everywhere. Chaska, Carver, Chanhassen, Waconia, etc. are booming with new construction. So, why isn’t there any new construction going on in Hutchinson? With about 300 residential lots ready [...]
Hometown Realty in Hutchinson, MN has earned the reputation in the Hutchinson area as a real estate company that is knowledgeable, professional, honest, reliable and able to “get the job done.” We take the confidence that buyers and sellers place in our company seriously. The professional staff at Hometown Realty in Hutchinson, MN [...]
I’ve written before about how much living in a small town means to me. During a recent heavy snowfall, I met my dad and step mom for dinner at one of the locally owned restaurants in Hutchinson. The snowfall was heavy throughout the evening and when we were done, we walked out to the parking [...]
Hometown Realty - Hutchinson, MN real estate experts Some people think that if you put a for sale sign in the yard, buyers will appear. Well, it’s not quite that easy. With the Minnesota real estate market as challenging as it has been for the past several years, we at Hometown Realty in [...]
