Solar-Powered MN Homes: How Cost-Effective? Quick quiz: which locale has more solar potential? A. FloridaB. Houston, TXC. Minnesota. Answer: 3-way tie Unfortunately, solar potential is only one piece of the solar equation; the other two are local electricity costs, and the cost of a solar panel system. Ironically, at least in Minnesota, it’s the (relatively)...Read More
$1 Million Buys a Lot of Home — Again As recently as 3 years ago, a million dollar home wasn’t such a big deal in the Twin Cities. Suburbs such as Edina and Minnetonka had literally hundreds of them; closer in, in Minneapolis, a home didn’t even have to be particularly impressive if it was...Read More
Latest Chapter in Fern Hill Foreclosure Where: 26xx Kipling Ave. South (St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill Neighborhood) What: 3 BR/3 Bath; almost 2,800 FSF home How much: $429,900 (Pending) Market time: 2 weeks This home caught my eye because: 1) it just went pending; and 2) I didn’t recognize it — and I know the...Read More
