
Edina Realty
Welcome new Edina Realty agents! We're happy to have you on board!
Crosslake: Douglas Sietsema
Downtown Minneapolis: Dustin Bills, Michelle Kalligher
Eagan: Richard Kelley, Sheila Zats
Eden Prairie: Richard Hammond
Elk River: Shirley Ontiveros
Forest Lake: Susan Herdina
Find an Edina Realty agent today. http://bit.ly/realtorsearch

Edina Realty Great new Web site from the National Assocation of REALTORS® that provides useful information about owning a home -- everything from improving and maintaining a home to tax deductions and incentives. Check it out!
Source: www.houselogic.com
You care about your home. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® cares about homeownership. To help you become the best, most responsible homeowner you aspire to be, we want to provide you with free information and tools you can use to make smart and timely decisions about your home.

Edina Realty Many community, city, county and state agencies offer Down Payment Assistance programs (DAPs) to help qualified homebuyers obtain low down payment loans on conventional loans. This week’s DAP is the St. Paul Heroes Program.
Source: www.edinarealty.com
Did you know that homebuyers can obtain low down payment loans on conventional loans with DAPs? Many community, city, county and state agencies offer DAPs, which have unique qualification requirements regarding income, assets, credit, occupancy and location. ...

Kathy Quandt Fantastic News! President Obama approved the bill to extend and expand the tax credit: $8000 for eligible first-time buyers and $6500 for eligible return buyers!

Edina Realty You never get a second chance to make a good first impression. Here are ten easy tips for increasing curb appeal.
Source: styledstagedsold.blogs.realtor.org
The Internet is the first source for viewing a property for most buyers, even before talking to a real estate professional. That means curb appeal is important because they are “driving by” the listing, and you don’t know it.

Edina Realty Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers — $6,500 cheaper.
Source: www.google.com
First-time homebuyers have been getting tax credits of up to $8,000 since January as part of the economic stimulus package enacted earlier this year. But with the program scheduled to expire at the end ...

Edina Realty
We welcome our new agents!
6800 Edina: Shannon Merry, Melissa Moore Alexandria: Kay Loeffler
Anoka/Coon Rapids: Thomas Loso, Jacob Schwan
Apple Valley: Jaime Engelbrecht, William Minnehan
Blaine: Donald Borja, Anthony LaVelle, Gregory Nosko, Jessie Westby
Chanhassen: Naomi Loeslie, Lisa Nady
City Lakes: Eric Hansen, Lois Tiedemann, Allison Wittmer
Find an Edina Realty agent today. http://bit.ly/realtorsearch

Edina Realty Will the tax credit be extended? Learn the key points surrounding the current $8,000 tax credit and the proposed expansion in our latest Market Update. http://bit.ly/Bjgyw
Source: www.edinarealty.com
In the upcoming weeks, the Senate and House of Representatives will vote to determine whether to extend the $8,000 tax credit beyond the Nov. 30 deadline and/or to expand it.

Edina Realty This waterfront California castle was built entirely by hand in 1918. Bought in 1973 for $420,000 the home is listed today for $29.9 million by our sister company, Prudential California Realty. Breath taking home and views.
Source: online.wsj.com
Added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1984, Villa Rockledge is the product of a three-decades long renovation

Edina Realty
Everything you need to know about short sales...
Edina Realty agent John MacKany and office manager Brad Fisher (who is President-elect of the Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS®) are featured in this news story that explains short sales.
-- Learn more about short sales on our Web site: http://bit.ly/2FQmKq
-- To ...read more of John MacKany's thoughts on short sales, visit his blog: http://bit.ly/2zlGIw
-- Search potential short sales: http://bit.ly/1vlFycRead More
Edina Realty agent John MacKany and office manager Brad Fisher (who is President-elect of the Minneapolis Area Association of REALTORS®) are featured in this news story that explains short sales.
-- Learn more about short sales on our Web site: http://bit.ly/2FQmKq
-- To ...read more of John MacKany's thoughts on short sales, visit his blog: http://bit.ly/2zlGIw
-- Search potential short sales: http://bit.ly/1vlFycRead More
Source: www.kare11.com
Amanda Jurek has just added a "Mrs." to the front of her name. The Blaine woman tied the knot with Monty Jurek in September. However, before the couple could celebrate a happy honeymoon on the North Shore, Amanda had to cut the ties to her old bachelorette pad in Otsego.

Lori Gallob-Hirsch This is great news! Should be a great Spring also!

Edina Realty Lead story on CNN.com right now.
Source: money.cnn.com
Sales of existing homes rebounded sharply in September to their highest level in two years, getting a strong boost from first-time homebuyers, according to a report released Friday.

Edina Realty The weather outside will be getting frightful soon. Use these tips to spruce up your fireplace before winter hits.
Source: www.hgtv.com
Designers share their top five decorating ideas for dressing up your fireplace mantel.

Sandy Lottie-Braccini Some great articles for everyone! Sandy

Edina Realty The article from the NY Times last month has some really great suggestions for people to consider when they're buying their first home.
Source: www.nytimes.com
Stretch financially to buy your first house, so-called experts used to say. No more. A damaged financial system requires new strategies.























