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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <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![CDATA[ Quite a bit of Minnesota's housing stock is old and outdated.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>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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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <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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            <guid>http://www.saint-paul-real-estate.com/blog/in-law-units-granny-flats-and-accessory-dwelling-units.html</guid>
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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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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Federal Program to Help 1,400 Minnesotans Facing Foreclosure</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ [UPDATE: The application deadline for this program has been extended through Wednesday, July 27, 2011]A new program offering money to catch up on delinquent loan payments is accepting applications in Minnesota. Qualified applicants should hurry, as the time frame for joining this program ends July 22.The Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program will provide up to $50,000 in interest-free, forgivable loans to qualified borrowers. The national program is designed to bring selected homeowners current on ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:09:25 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Mixed Results for Recent Twin Cities Residential Sales</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ For people with the money for a down payment and are able to get a mortgage loan, this summer is turning out to be an excellent time to purchase a Twin Cities home.Prices plunged 11% in April compared with a year ago, with the Minneapolis &ndash;&nbsp; St. Paul Metro Area continuing to lead declines among major cities. The nation's housing market could be headed for a double-dip fall.The Standard &amp; Poor's/Case-Shiller index of 20 cities dropped 4% in April from a year ago, the steepest decli... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:58:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Woodbury retail center in the works</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ A new grocery store and shopping center is being built to accomodate Woodbury residents.The tentatively named Bielenberg Gardens project is the first part of a high-density &quot;urban village&quot; master plan the City is drafting for the southwest corner of Bailey Road and Radio Drive. Woodbury has determined that is the suburb's next area for residential growth in the future.One of the Twin Cities fastest-growing suburbs in the past decade, Woodbury experienced a wave of construction of malls... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:48:28 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>June is Home Ownership Month</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ For many citizens, owning a home is the definition of American independence. Because of how important home ownership is to Americans, June has been declared National Home Ownership Month. The theme this year is &quot;Rural Housing/Rural Jobs.&quot;During the kickoff of National Homeownership Month, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack drew attention to the important role housing plays in creating jobs, maintaining viable communities and contributing to the economy. Since the beginning of the f... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:58:17 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@homesofminnesota.com (Homes of Minnesota Team)</author>
            <title>Some good news for Twin Cities real estate in May</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ The local real estate market is making some progress, according to data released by a Twin Cities organization.Figures from the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors show that pending sales for May 2011 were up 13.2% from the year before, with 4,428 contracts signed. Part of the improvement is due to a drop in pending sales in May of last year, following the end of the federal first time homebuyer tax credit.Though the median sale price of homes decreased 12.6% to $152,950, the median sale pr... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:56:52 -0500</pubDate>
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