Houses are flying off the market but prices still low.

Housing's Dilemma: There's Not Enough To Buy

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Non-distressed sellers are making up less and less of the overall housing market. That does not a healthy housing market make. Without good, move-up homes available, the market cannot see real price appreciation.

Dale and his air force family! Where is Kuettel!

Air Force Reserve Command

Worked for me,lol.

Want a date? Buy a home

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When it comes to dating, homeownership can be the ultimate aphrodisiac. According to one survey, women especially, prefer to date men who own versus rent.

Yesterday I held an open house and was out with buyers looking at homes and i was really taken back by the lack of good homes for these buyers. The homes that are out there (priced fair and in good shape)are selling fast with multiple offers. I think by April the market will be flood with homes again, but for the moment sellers have a window of opportunity.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/26-billion-settlement-announced-on-foreclosure-mortgage-fraud/2012/02/09/gIQABVJN1Q_story.html

This may help current homeowners and The President makes it sound as if this is a win by getting 26 Billion, but the banks are just repaying us with our own money that we bailed them out with in 2008.

$26 billion settlement announced on foreclosure, mortgage fraud

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State and federal officials reach landmark settlement with five banks over flawed and fraudulent home foreclosures.

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What's hot and not in home styles this year - Yahoo! Real Estate

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Why can't your home be more like a spa-like and eco-sensitive? That's part of the new thinking in home design and construction. Can you guess what's hot and what's not in home styles this year?

Veterans are able to purchase with 0% and there is no better time for them to buy. Here is information for Veterans looking to buy with no money down. Support our Troops!

Has short selling (having the bank agree to a lessor payoff) become the new way to just get out of your home? Several homeowners come to me and ask me how do you decide to short sale or even foreclose.
I advise my clients to get a free legal consultation before deciding what to do. From my own personal experience, having to short sale or foreclose will not be a decision you will have to make, it will be the only option if you are facing a true hardship in your life.

If you would like a free daliy list of foreclosures homes, just let me know the price, area, bdm,baths and what email address you want it sent to and I can set it up for you.

Homeowners get $3000 to short sale instead of foreclose. Read more below.

Some great ideas.

5 Ways to Make Your Home Safer - Yahoo! Real Estate

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Anyone can buy a big watchdog, but can you name less obvious - yet easy - ways you can make your home safer from intruders and other threats?

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Video: Cheapest city in the U.S. to live in

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The Street Signs crew reveals the cheapest place to live in the United States. And it is ...

Foreclosure were down in 11, but they are saying they will rise in 2012 but not to the levels of 2010. I think the foreclosures will go down now that the government is helping.

Foreclosures fall to lowest level since 2007

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Foreclosure filings and repossessions fell to their lowest level since 2007 last year. Total filings were down 33% for 2011, with one in every 69 homes receiving at least one foreclosure notice, according to RealtyTrac.

Great ideas for staging your home.

Before You List, Must-do Showing Tips

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Staging pro Sharon Brown with Homescapes by Design in Roseville, Minn., offers her clients a checklist before they list their home for sale. The point of the checklist is to make sure the home is show-ready before the for-sale sign goes up and the first potential buyer walks through the door, and ev...

Great video about the bottom of real estate market

Homebuilders 'Cautiously' Confident on Housing - Fox Business Video - Fox Business

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Halstead Property Executive VP Brian Lewis weighs in on the current state of the real estate market.

Once this goes through, more foreclosures will be coming on the market.

US Bancorp Confirms Foreclosure Talks Extend To Regional Banks

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U.S. Bancorp Inc. (USB) on Wednesday confirmed that negotiations between banks, regulators and state attorneys general to settle messy foreclosures now include regional banks.

Bank of America just changed the number of days to submit a backup offer.


Short Sale Agent Update
Jan. 10, 2012

8-Day Window to Submit Backup Offer
Based on agent feedback and to reduce overall cycle times, we are making a change to the short sale process. If it becomes necessary to submit a backup offer during a short sale, you now have a reduced window for making the submission. Instead of 14 days, backup offers must now be submitted within eight calendar days after the initial offer becomes invalid.

When a backup offer becomes necessary:
• Contact your short sale specialist immediately.
• Let the specialist know if you have a backup offer to submit.
Within eight calendar days, resubmit the listing data, submit the short sale offer, and upload the offer documents and supporting documents. Any backup offer will require analysis and investor approval, regardless how similar it may be to the previous offer.

If no backup offer is available:
• The short sale will be closed in Equator by your short sale specialist.
• You should return to marketing the property.
• You may initiate a new short sale in Equator when you receive a new offer on the property.
For more detailed information, see How and When to Submit a Short Sale Backup Offer on the Agent Resource Center.

Great video on getting your home ready to sell

Home Selling Tips - Staging Your Home For Sale

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Staging your home for sale is one of the top things you can do to sell your home faster and for more money. You want your house to appear open and inviting, ...

Open house today 7879 76 th st cottage grove mn 12-3. Free list of area foreclosures!

Even the big homes are taking a hit. Good time to be a buyer!

America's Largest Luxury Home Sales of 2011 - Yahoo! Real Estate

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2011 won't be remembered as a great year for the U.S. housing market, but megamansion buyers paid record prices for these elite properties. Will these top 10 ultimately turn out to be a bargain?

If you would like a free list of foreclosure or short sales homes in your area, send me a message and the email address you would like it to go to. No hassles, just a free list.

Price reduction (189,400.00) On this great home in Cottage Grove MN

7879 76th Street S , Cottage Grove, MN 55016-1903

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This wonderful home in Cottage Grove MN has tons of features. The open feel concept flows from the dining room to the living room and open stairway. Enjoy a glass of wine in the living room with the fireplace warming you on a cool fall day or sit out on the deck and watch children or pets play in th...

Not the outlook I think we all are looking for. Of course the numbers for the us are not the same as minneapolis market!

What the Crystal Ball Says about the housing market in 2012 | Trulia Pro

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As we wrap up 2011, Trulia’s Chief Economist looks ahead at what’s in store for the battered housing market and which cities have a big reason to celebrate the New Year.