SW Metro Homes 4 U Blog

I'm a bit of a gamer.  Grew up playing "Risk" with my brothers and sisters.  Today I enjoy a good game of "Settlers of Cataan" when I get the chance.  I enjoy PC gaming as well which makes sense I guess with an I.T. background.  I have not gotten into the MMO games though as I'm not sure what wou...

At least once a quarter I like (well, like might be too strong a word) to sit down and take some time to just go over the local market numbers.  Some of the numbers I've looked at recently I'll share in this blog entry.  Why?  Because I'm a numbers guy?  Not really - far from it actually.  I just...

In the summer of 2007, as part of Shakopee's sesquicentennial celebration, I was excited to hear about an opportunity to tour several of the historic homes in downtown Shakopee. I remember thinking how interesting it would be and what a good opportunity to introduce my kids to the history of thei...

Earlier this winter I remember hearing the news report of a man who died in his newly constructed home from carbon monoxide poisoning.  The furnace malfunctioned and he died while other people were able to get out of the house in time.  What makes this even sadder was the fact that the family mov...

On December 20, 2007 the Mortgage Debt Cancellation Relief Act was signed into law.  The purpose of this blog entry is to discuss, briefly, what this act accomplishes for home owners who may find themselves facing foreclosure.The source for the information in this entry is page 15 of the February...