It’s not just what’s inside that counts. Curb appeal matters, too. Whether you’re selling or want to be the neighborhood beauty queen, here’s how to keep your lawn, garden, patio, and deck in pageant shape. http://www.houselogic.com/outdoors/
Americans Prefer Owning to Renting http://www.houselogic.com/support-home-ownership/why-home-ownership-matters/
Start your remodeling project off right: Know what questions to ask the contractors you interview; ensure an iron-clad contract, and make sure you get the best work out of your contractor. Plus, understand when it pays to do the work yourself. http://www.houselogic.com/home-improvement/planning-your-remodel/contracting/
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Here are a few surprising and simple ways to cut your energy bill this season. Give your pocketbook and Mother Nature a gift this season by taking advantage of these simple, surprising ways to save energy and money. http://www.houselogic.com/home-advice/saving-energy/energy-money-savers/
For the week ending August 20, Twin Cities home sellers continued to list fewer properties than last year at this time, as new listings were down 11.8 percent to 1,342. That makes for 11 consecutive weeks of (still welcome) declines. Meanwhile, buyer activity was up 53.3 percent over last year, the largest increase in 12 [...]
According to the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors, home sales in the Twin Cities housing market took another dip as the hangover from the tax credit expiration continued. For the week ending May 22, there were 624 pending sales—a precipitous drop of 42.5 percent from a year ago. The biggest drops in sales since the [...]
Recently we unveiled our new for sale signs in the Hutchinson, MN area. You'll see them on the homes we have for sale as well as homes that have recently sold. After 25 years of using the other signs, we decided it was time for a new look. The new signs are in the shape [...]
The expiration of the tax credit clearly motivated buyers to take action by April 30. Last week, there was a significant 31.2 percent jump in Pending Sales versus last year, bringing the total number of contracts written to 1,469. But for the first time this year the number of New Listings was down. A total [...]
No one was really sure what was going to happen once the stimulus money expired on April 30, 2010. We have been pleasantly surprised to see that many calls are continuing to come in and people still want to buy and sell their homes! This activity is certainly a good indication that the housing market may [...]
