The federal government recently passed a provision for first time home buyers who qualify, obtain an up to $7,500 tax credit against their federal income taxes. Eligible buyers must be first time home buyers and the credit qualifies for both … Read more >
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Rochester, MN Real Estate Market Conditions (Oct 27-Nov 2, 2008)
There are currently 935 homes for sale in Rochester, Minnesota. The average list price for these properties is $227,359 (median $177,777). These properties have an average of 161 days on the market.
There were 986 homes for sale last week … Read more >
Are We At the Bottom of the Real Eststate Market Yet?
From a national standpoint we are starting to see inventory levels stabilize and in some parts of the country actually go down in other parts. In the meantime existing homes sales nationally rose 1.4% in September and inventory fell by … Read more >
Are property taxes falling with house prices in Rochester MN?
Recently I’d been asked about whether home values would be re-assessed due to the falling housing market we’ve seen recently. Bob Nowicki, 5th Ward City Councilman was kind enough to do some research on this subject.
He wrote: “This is … Read more >
Clint and Julene Hartman
Before meeting with you, my husband and I did everything we could think of to make our home marketable. We removed items: i.e. furniture, artwork (especially personal items) from our walls, closets, kitchen and garage. We repainted (neutralized all exotic … Read more >
Shawn Buryska appointed President-Elect to the MLS Board of Directors
Shawn Buryska has been appointed President-Elect to the MLS Board of Directors of the Southeast Minnesota Association of Realtors (SEMAR). Shawn has had numerous terms on various committee’s and positions including past MLS chair, past Education chair and past President … Read more >
Nadeen Keach
* Comprehensive and thorough
* Knowledgeable and available when needed (even on weekends)
* Focus on Customer service within your entire team. I never had the feeling that I was competing w/other clients for anyone’s time
* Prompt; responsive-I liked … Read more >
Royce and Karen Reed
We liked the monthly letters about how our place compared to others and the showings we had. We weren’t too happy with how much we had to lower our price before it sold though.… Read more >
Rochester MN Area Real Estate Market Conditions (9/29-10/5/08)
There are currently 980 residential properties for sale in Rochester, Minnesota with an average list price of $238,424 (median $179,900) and an average of 163 days on the market.
Last week (September 29 to October 5, 2008) there were 29 … Read more >
Understanding the Current Financial Crisis
Most of the consumers you talk with will not have a good handle – I am not sure anyone does yet – of the nature of the credit problem. In this short article, I hope to give you at least … Read more >
