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What $225,000 Buys in Saint Paul's Macalester-Groveland Neighborhood
Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at 7:14pm. 335 Views, 0 Comments.
Here is MLS # 4114871
This one-and-a-half story home located at 2110 Juliet Avenue is in the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood of St. Paul MN. This wonderful home in a premium location was built in 1922. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and 1,100-square-feet of space.
This well-cared for home has an updated kitchen and a built-in buffet.
For $225,00, you could be enjoying the large front porch, hardwood floors, and large fenced in backyard.
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Top 10 Saint Paul Real Estate Blog Posts of 2011
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 at 3:26pm. 376 Views, 0 Comments.
There is always something interesting happening in the world of Twin Cities real estate. And we've written about many of those events and stories here at the Homes of Minnesota Saint Paul Real Estate Blog! Read on to find out what our most popular posts were for 2011.
Saint Paul & Minneapolis Residents Happier Than Most
In November, Men’s Health Magazine released a list of 100 American cities and the overall level of happiness of the citizens who live there. Both of the Twin Cities ranked in the top 20, with St. Paul receiving an A- for an overall grade and Minneapolis a B+.
Mid-Century Modern Home Tour in the Twin Cities
Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area have many home tours that occur between spring and fall. Seven mid-century modern homes around the…
Saint Paul & Minneapolis Residents Happier Than Most
Sunday, December 4th, 2011 at 9:24pm. 594 Views, 1 Comments.
Men’s Health Magazine recently released a list of 100 American cities and the overall happiness level of their citizens. Would you be surprised to know the Twin Cities ranked in the top 20?
Saint Paul is listed as the eighth happiest city on the list. Its Minneapolis neighbor to the west ranked a less-cheerful-but-still-impressive 14th. St. Paul received an A- for an overall grade, while Minneapolis earned a B+.
The results were calculated using an algorithm that took into account suicide rates, unemployment numbers, antidepressant usage and a measure of people who report feeling “blue”.
The top 10 happiest cities are as follows:
1. Honolulu, HI ~ A+
2. Manchester, NH ~ A
3. Fargo, ND ~ A
4. Omaha, NE ~ A
5. Boston, MA ~ A-
6. Madison, WI ~ A-
7. Sioux Falls, SD ~…
Razing Houses to Improve Housing Stock in the Twin Cities
Monday, October 31st, 2011 at 11:57pm. 397 Views, 1 Comments.
Quite a bit of Minnesota's housing stock is old and outdated. Though many are in decent condition, not all homes are worth saving and rehabilitating.
South St. Paul's Housing and Redevelopment Authority buys and razes these types of properties as part of a program to clear old lots for new housing. Started in 1996, the Rediscover South St. Paul program logged its 100th new home built on lots cleared of dilapidated houses.
South St. Paul went into the housing renewal business because it could not count on the private housing market to remove dilapidated homes, said Mayor Beth Baumann.
Although renewal is happening on its own in cities like Edina, where developers regularly buy small older houses, raze them and build large new homes at a profit, in South St.…
Mid-Century Modern Home Tour in the Twin Cities
Monday, October 3rd, 2011 at 12:01am. 911 Views, 1 Comments.
Seven mid-century modern homes around the Twin Cities will be open for public view on Saturday. The self-guided tour will be followed by a reception, sponsored by the Minnesota chapter of Docomomo.
These homes are actually significant buildings by respected architects. They range from a Frank Lloyd Wright home with Wright-designed furnishings to a California modern house with courtyards. Other highlights of the tour include a Close-designed home bin University Grove, homes designed by University of Minnesota architects James Stageberg and Carl Graffunder, and Birdwing, a Hopkins home designed by Wright's son, Lloyd Wright. The tour ends with a reception at Sankaku, a house in rural Burnsville.
All the houses on the tour are private homes, said Karen…
Healthier Indoor Air Radon Mitigation Standards Pushed for New Homes Constructed in Minnesota
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 at 2:00am. 540 Views, 1 Comments.
Rules for mitigating radon gas inside homes constructed in Minnesota are some of the strictest in the nation, but the state Department of Health, concerned the rules don't go far enough, has a new request for builders.
Radon is a naturally occurring, invisible, odorless gas that can be found in soils throughout the United States, including Minnesota. Much like the name suggests, radon is also radioactive. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that as many as 800 Minnesotans die each year from radon-induced lung cancer.
Though passive radon vents are already required by Minnesota law, the State Department of Health (MDH) is now asking builders to voluntarily install attic fans that can more actively draw out the toxic gas. So far, only a few…
August Twin Cities Home Sales Activity Offers Mixed Results
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 at 1:39am. 494 Views, 0 Comments.
There have been noteworthy shifts for Twin Cities real estate. Buyer activity is increasing, while sellers are making fewer concessions to sell their homes. Falling supply and improving absorption rates in many communities also suggest that the market is regaining its balance.
Aaccording to the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors, a few indicators posted improvement over August 2010. New Listings in the Twin Cities region decreased 10.7% to 6,144. Pending sales were up 46.4% to 4,358. Inventory levels shrank 21.4% to 23,502 units. The Median Sales Price decreased by 10.9% to $156,000. Days a property typically spent on the market increased 7.4% to 136 days. Absorption rates improved as supply of inventory was down 18.9% to 7.1 months.
Two other recently…
Summer Signs of Optimism in Twin Cities Real Estate
Sunday, August 28th, 2011 at 8:32pm. 452 Views, 0 Comments.
Despite continuing economic uncertainty, the housing market in the Twin Cities area showed modest signs of improvement in July.
At the end of the month, pending Twin Cities home sales were up 42.7% over the same month of the previous year, when sales were dropping after the tax credit expired for first-time home buyers. It was the third consecutive month of double-digit, year-over-year gains in pending sales, according to data released by the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors.
Home prices have not yet rebounded and a new report suggests that foreclosures will continue to dominate the market. In spite of this, market watchers see reasons to be optimistic.
Declining inventory is the most promising sign. With sellers reluctant to brave the tough market,…
In-Law Units, Granny Flats and Accessory Dwelling Units
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 at 5:47pm. 783 Views, 1 Comments.
For decades, American houses got bigger and bigger, even as family sizes got smaller and smaller. As the real estate market collapsed and the economy soured, more extended families began sharing space, including unemployed young adults moving back with their parents and financially strapped senior citizens moving in with their grown children.
Author Michael Litchfield thinks this trend will continue, as Americans increasingly question whether they're making the best use of their space. In his new book, "In-laws, Outlaws and Granny Flats" (Taunton Press, $24.95), he shows how to create secondary living spaces -- also called in-law units, granny flats and accessory dwelling units.
Additionally, TATA, which brought a $2500 car to India, is now is taking orders…
July National, State and Twin Cities Foreclosure News
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 at 12:01am. 708 Views, 2 Comments.
A recent report show that foreclosure filings have declined since last fall. However, this real estate snap shot isn't a completely pretty picture.
RealtyTrack, an Irvine California firm, has reported foreclosure filings have slowed and are down 25% nationally during the first half of 2011 as compared to the first half of last year. The rate is 29% lower compared to the rate from the second half of 2010. Still, a depressing total of 1,170,402 foreclosures were filed through the end of June, 2011.
The length of time from default to foreclosure to auction has grown. U.S. properties foreclosed in the second quarter were in the foreclosure process an average of 318 days from the initial notice to the completion, up from 277 days in the second quarter of 2010.…
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