Are you wondering how things are going in the real estate market in Central Minnesota? Things are moving and buyers are coming out of hibernation.       Despite the cold weather and heavy snow in February, buyers in the Greater Lakes region were very active during the month of February. There were 99 closed sales during the month, an increase of 23.8 percent from a year ago.     Home prices have shown early signs of stabilizing, but remain relatively soft. The February median sales price of $115,000 was a decrease from a year ago of 1.7 percent.     Soft prices have combined with extremely low mortgage rates to create an attractive environment for buyers. The Housing Affordability Index in February of 172 is an improvement of 4.7 percent from a year ago, and is up dramatically from... 03/10/2010

President Obama has swiftly moved the United States of America from our traditional American model of entrepreneurship and private initiative to something that quite closely resembles a European model of regulation and government control. He has the uncanny ability to get Congressional Democrats to give him things that will undermine their own power – they have 94% of the time in the House and 91% of the time in the Senate.His Economic Stimulus bill that was in fact a pay back for the liberal interest base and future vote buying cost those people who actually pay taxes $787 billion dollars and more hands are coming out from under the covers to get treats. Do you realize that this moved along at a pace that no member of Congress even read the bill in its entirety before they voted on it?... 04/29/2009

    Homes are selling but they are not selling for as high a price nor are they selling as quickly.  Does that sound familiar in your area?       As a Keller Williams REALTOR/Staging Specialist, I know at least a partial solution to the problem. In order for your home to sell better and faster than those of the competitions' it needs to be properly presented and be priced competitively, from the start. A home that shows well both outside and inside is going to get offers.  When prospective buyers make an emotional connection with the home - they want it!  Home staging is more than cleaning and decluttering (although a lot of MLS photos are also missing that element). Color, traffic flow, highlighting focal elements, curb appeal, up grades that pay back - use my expertise to get your pro... 01/11/2009