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We are proud to announce that Diane Sorensen, Ryan Lickfelt, and Traci Atkinson have recently joined us as sales agents. As you might remembert, Diane and Ryan worked for us previously and we are pleased to welcome them back. All of these agents have been in the real estate business for many years [...]
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. [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
According to the Minneapolis Association of Realtors, the local housing market continues to mimic spring growth, as Twin Citizens emerge from their wintry cocoons just in time for the final days of the home buyer tax credit. For the week ending March 20, there were 2,277 new listings, up 28.8 percent from a year ago [...]
