Where Are Foreclosures Headed

April 4, 2012

  By Nick Timiraos Where are Foreclosures Headed?  The foreclosure wave is still out at sea. For months, housing pundits have warned that banks were likely to jumpstart the foreclosure process after finalizing their $25 billion settlement with the federal government and 49 state attorneys general. But so far, there’s little indication of a lift [...]

Homes for Sale in Afton, MN

April 3, 2012

  Homes for Sale in Afton, MN We have showcased for you many of the homes for sale in Afton, MN currently on the market. The City of Afton is located approximately fifteen miles east of Downtown Saint Paul. Afton is nearly 25.6 square miles in size and contains a variety of diversified land uses [...]

Am I Eligible for HARP – Home Affordable Refinance Program

March 29, 2012

(HARP) Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)  If you’re not behind on your mortgage payments but have been unable to get traditional refinancing because the value of your home has declined, you may be eligible to refinance through Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). HARP is designed to help you get a new, more affordable, more stable [...]

MN & WI Farmland – High Investment Return

March 28, 2012

MN & WI Farmland reaps high investment returns   (Reuters) – As a teenager in Wisconsin, Perry Vieth spent his summers baling hay in a neighbor’s field. Four decades later, Vieth is farming again. This time, however, the former fixed-income trader owns the land. “At the end of 2006, I took a look at the [...]

Bailey’s Arbor, Woodbury MN

March 21, 2012

Here is a list of Bailey’s Arbor, Woodbury MN homes for sale as of today March 21, 2012: As spring breaks and the air warms buyers and sellers emerge to begin down their selling and search paths. Check out Bailey’s Arbor, Woodbury MN; a wonderful place to call home! If you’re looking for an active [...]

Wedgewood Heights, Wedgewood Estates Woodbury MN

March 21, 2012

The Wedgewood Heights and Wedgewood Estates, Woodbury MN are a wonderful place to call home! If you’re looking for an active neighborhood with plenty to do and conveniently located, you’ve come to the right place. This community is not just filled with great houses, it also provides an enjoyable lifestyle for busy families. Wedgewood Heights [...]

A Real Estate Rebound in Inver Grove?

March 21, 2012

Link to original article. (source Inver Grove Heights Patch) Twice as many homes sold in Inver Grove Heights last month as compared to February 2011, according to statistics released last week by the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors. ByMichael Garlitz and Scott Fagerstrom Email the authors March 20, 2012   Twice as many homes in [...]

Ramsey County officials fight for real estate cleanup tax

March 21, 2012

(source Pioneer Press-By Frederick Melo) Ramsey County officials say they’re losing ground on efforts to extend the life of a mortgage registry and deeds fee that could help fund cleanup of polluted land such as the Ford plant or the old 3M campus in St. Paul. In Hennepin and Ramsey counties, a share of the [...]

Housing Crisis to End in 2012 as Banks Loosen Credit Standards

March 21, 2012

(source DS News-by Krista Franks Brock) More positve news for Real Estate market as banks continue to loosen credit standards for buyers.   Capital Economics expects the housing crisis to end this year, according to a report released Tuesday. One of the reasons: loosening credit.   The analytics firm notes the average credit score required to [...]