What to Fix Before Selling Your House:

High-Return Repairs That Don’t Waste Your Money Selling your house isn’t a makeover show. It’s a strategy game. Every dollar and hour you put in before listing should do real work — not just look pretty. The goal is to create a home that feels well-loved, not over-designed. Buyers don’t expect perfection, but they are … Read more

Midlife Moves That Matter: Redefining Career, Lifestyle, and Home in One Bold Step

There’s a moment—sometimes quiet, sometimes crashing—when a familiar life no longer fits. Not a crisis, but a pull. A realization that midlife isn’t a settling down, but a pivot point. More than ever, people in their 40s, 50s, and even 60s are making moves that aren’t just geographic—they’re existential.

Stuck in Place: How Homeowners with Low-Interest Mortgages are navigating a Market Gone Sideways

If you’re one of the millions of homeowners who locked in a mortgage during the golden era of low interest rates, you probably feel like you hit the jackpot. Three percent, maybe even lower.

February 2022 Market Insights – Minnesota Real Estate

February 2022 Market Insights Individual circumstances are more important than current mortgage rates Key insights from January 2022 (compared to January 2021)* New listings: 3,605 | -11.5% Median sales price: $332,500 | +10.4% Closed sales: 3,020 | -10.4% Pending sales: 3,170 | -11.7% Days on market: 41 | -2.4% Inventory: 4,221 | -24.2% Months’ supply: 0.8 | -20.0% Pricing, pace of sales … Read more

October 2021 Market Insights

October 2021 Market Insights Key insights from September 2021 (compared to September 2020)* New listings: 7,238 | -8.6% Median sales price: $341,750 | +10.2% Closed sales: 6,304 | -5.9% Pending sales: 5,590 | -14.4% Days on market: 23 | -37.8% Inventory: 8,306 | -15.6% Months’ supply: 1.5 | -21.1% September market remains historically hot as metrics continue slow swing toward balance The … Read more