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November 7, 2009

40% Below Tax Assessed Value

Where: 16xx Cedar Lake Parkway (just northwest of Cedar Lake in Minneapolis) What: 3 BR/2BA Contemporary with almost 3,200 finished square feet. How much: listed for $320k When: originally listed in Oct. ’08 for $549k. Who: listed by RE/MAX Results; agent is Michael Kohler In today’s market, it’s increasingly common to see homes for sale...
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Effect of Tax Credit Extension

What effect will the extension of the home Buyer tax credit have on the Twin Cities housing market? Check out this excellent commentary by fellow blogger (and Edina Realty agent) Aaron Dickinson in his Oct. 28 post. I think he’s got it exactly right . .
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Minneapolis vs. Manhattan

Mpls: Home to the World’s Best Dog Parks Only a Minneapolis native — one who’s actually lived in Manhattan — could write the following post. But I’m sure my sentiments are not unique. For all of New York’s eye-popping glitz, it actually falls short of Minneapolis in many ways, particularly the ones that count most....
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Late Fall Gift

Winter Reprieve Unless you’re a recent transplant to the Upper Midwest, you know not to be fooled by the calendar: every day of mild weather past Halloween is a gift. (If you’re an old-timer, you may actually recall the area’s biggest, modern-time snowstorm: the Halloween blizzard of 1991.) So, save the movies, library, and Mall...
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