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            <title>What $225,000 Buys in Saint Paul's Macalester-Groveland Neighborhood</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Here is MLS # 4114871This 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.Browse more Macalester-Groveland Saint Paul MN Real Estate.B... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:14:26 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Top 10 Saint Paul Real Estate Blog Posts of 2011</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 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 &amp; Minneapolis Residents Happier Than MostIn November, Men&rsquo;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 ranke... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:26:20 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Saint Paul &amp; Minneapolis Residents Happier Than Most</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Men&rsquo;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 ra... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:24:40 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Razing Houses to Improve Housing Stock in the Twin Cities</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 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 c... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:57:38 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Mid-Century Modern Home Tour in the Twin Cities</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 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 
Universit... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:01:54 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Healthier Indoor Air Radon Mitigation Standards Pushed for New Homes Constructed in Minnesota</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 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 ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:00:56 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>August Twin Cities Home Sales Activity Offers Mixed Results</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 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. Invent... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:39:16 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Summer Signs of Optimism in Twin Cities Real Estate</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 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 h... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:32:34 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>In-Law Units, Granny Flats and Accessory Dwelling Units</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 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... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:47:23 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>July National, State and Twin Cities Foreclosure News</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 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.... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:01:38 -0500</pubDate>
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