August 12th, 2008 categories: Home Buying, Home Selling, Tips & Tools
A new state mandate requiring carbon monoxide alarms in existing single-family homes went into effect on August 1, 2008, that is protecting buyers and surprising sellers. Keep reading to find out how to prevent this silent killer’s new law from sneaking up on you… Read the rest of this entry »
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June 27th, 2008 categories: Home Buying
Okay, “10,000+ Reasons to Buy a Home” might seem a bit excessive, but in a new housing initiative called Minneapolis Advantage, the city of Minneapolis is offering just that….up to a $10,000 zero-interest, zero-payment loan that’s forgivin over a 5 year period (a.k.a. totally FREE after the 5 years are up) to qualified buyers that purchase a home in one of the city’s 18 eligible neighborhoods.
Developed in response to the city’s rising level of foreclosures, the Minneapolis Advantage loan program is a downpayment and closing cost assistance program to help rebuild the housing market in key neighborhoods (located mostly within the central South and North communities) that have experienced higher than normal levels of mortgage foreclosures.
In addition, the Harrison, McKinley, Folwell and Webber-Camden neighborhoods are offering buyers $4,000 in mortgage assistance, and Harrison is adding another $15,000 for renovations. That makes $29,000 in forgivable loan money to fix up an abandoned home in that neighborhood.
So, if you’re looking to buy a home in Minneapolis and you have good credit, now you have 10,000+ more reasons to get out there on the house hunting trail and buy today 
Make sure to check out these two listings, which both qualify: 2810 Aldrich Ave / 1820 Skyline Curve
For more information on Minneapolis Advantage program details and detail on how to apply click here.
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June 10th, 2008 categories: Home Buying
Newsweek has recently published their list of America’s Top Public Schools. Edina High School ranked number 93, and was the only Minnesota high school in the top 200. Other notable schools in the top 300 were St. Louis Park High School at 209 and Southwest High School (in Minneapolis) at 215. To see other schools in Minnesota and Nationwide, here’s a link to their rankings.
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