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The Long Winter
2008-01-27 07:15:00 By Erik Hare This is the coldest time of the year, on average, in Minnesota. The winter starts to seem long when we huddle under blankets, too cold to go out and too weary to even think. It gets difficult,... More About: Winter , Long
Spring, will come
2008-01-26 22:46:00 It really doesn't hurt to think about spring. It is only a few months away. :) It kind of makes it all worth while. I'll admit that winter is not my favorite season, especially in January when it gets so... More About: Photos , Spring
I was google-ized
2008-01-25 12:58:00 Friday, and a cold one too. It is never too cold to have fun if it is Friday. I can't beleive how fun it has been showing vacant unheated houses in sub-zero weather. . . I know cut the sarcasm.... More About: Google
Houses For Under 100K
2008-01-24 12:47:00 I wrote about this a couple of months ago. There are many homes on the market now for less than 100K. There are houses available for as little as 25K. We have not seen prices that low in a decade... More About: Houses
More Than Fresh Grounds
2008-01-23 07:20:00 Using coffee shops as short term offices works well in my job. I can find a coffee shop that is convenient for my clients and most have internet access. I like to use the small neighborhood coffee shops. They are... More About: Fresh
Tips for Buyers
2008-01-22 07:26:00 Interesting times here is St. Paul, it really is a buyers market. Over the past two weeks I have gotten many inquiries from people who want to buy homes. Most are just getting started. If you go to the National... More About: Tips , Buyers
Arf, Woof, Bow-Woo
2008-01-21 07:28:00 We have an interesting system here in the city of St. Paul for handling barking dogs, the same system is used for property complaints and for noise complaints including the discharge of illegal fire words. A couple of weeks ago...
Winter Carnival 2008
2008-01-20 12:04:00 By Erik Hare What do you do when the temperature hits zero and there?s a strong north wind? Throw a party, of course! Outdoors. And that?s just what Saint Paul does. The Saint Paul Winter Carnival is our annual festival... More About: 2008
Winter Sunset
2008-01-19 21:46:00 I took these pictures on the way home from an appointment on Thursday. I guess that is one of the reasons why I end up getting home later than I plan on. Winter really is beautiful. With the cold weather... More About: Sunset
Beer, and blogs
2008-01-18 07:33:00 Friday again, we seem to have one every week and that is a good thing because Fridays are for fun. I am thinking about how fun it will be to deliver food today through meals-on-wheels. I have been told that... More About: Beer , Blogs
Local Market Conditions
2008-01-17 13:52:00 They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. This is not one of my best pictures but I think it is worth a thousand words. I took this yesterday at the Residential Real Estate Summit. This pannel talked... More About: Market , Local , Conditions
Cold but Beautiful
2008-01-16 07:15:00 Pictures taken at Indian Mounds Park on my way from one appointment to another. Everyone takes pictures from this spot. It really is beautiful. Part of the Mississippi River is frozen but there is open water in the wide spots.... More About: Cold , Beautiful
Foreclosures in the Cold
2008-01-15 07:19:00 There is a cold snap here in St. Paul. Typical January weather, often the coldest week of the year hits in the second half of January. So here are some tips for looking at foreclosed, or bank owned properties when... More About: Foreclosures , Cold , The Cold
Video For Real Estate
2008-01-14 07:15:00 This isn't the type of content I normally put on this blog but I decided that it has some value for home sellers as well as for real estate professionals. For two years now I have been listening to people... More About: Video , Estate , Real Estate , Real
Banking Should be Boring
2008-01-13 13:10:00 By Erik Hare Back in March, when the whole mortgage mess was just starting to unfold, I stated a simple philosophy that I take as a basic rule: Banking should be boring. A recent event shows that this idea is... More About: Boring
Winter is Beautiful
2008-01-12 07:15:00 My first photo for 2008. What else is there to take pictures of? Here have a little snow to go with that ice. More About: Photos , Winter , Beautiful
Friday fun
2008-01-11 13:39:00 Posting via blackberry from the marriot hotel in beautiful new York city. I think my fun is over for the week. But maybe not. ;) More About: Friday
Craftsman Style Homes
2008-01-10 19:15:00 This very popular style of the early 1900's through the late 1920's comes in many shapes and sizes. the most popular is the bungalow, which is a subset of the craftsman style. Bungalow's are rectangular shaped one and a half... More About: Style , Homes , Craftsman
Not Sure If I Should Mention This
2008-01-09 19:52:00 I am not really here, becasue I am in New York City. Speaking today at the Inman Connect Conference. I will be at a couple of other events, including another this month. The Residential Real Estate Summit, on January 16th,...
Tudor Style Homes
2008-01-09 07:15:00 St. Paul, MN, Summit Avnenue 55105 This architectural style was popular in the 1920s and 1930s and can be found throughout the metro area. The defining characteristics are half-timbering on bay windows and upper floors, and facades that are dominated... More About: Architecture , Style , Homes
Downtown Condos
2008-01-08 07:27:00 I know that in the Twin Cities when people say downtown they mean Minneapolis. This is the St. Paul real estate blog. The post is about downtown St. Paul, a market snap shot that covers all of 2007, and current... More About: Downtown
Golf in the Winter
2008-01-07 07:20:00 I have lived in Minnesota my entire life. I really do like it here, even in the winter . . . but last week a friend of mine who lives in Tucson AZ, showed me this picture he took. David... More About: Golf , Winter , General
Choosing a Neighborhood
2008-01-06 13:29:00 By: Erik Hare Is this a good neighborhood? Teresa dealt with this question just a few days ago. While her answer was an excellent one, I happen to think that the question is so important it?s worth revisiting a few... More About: Neighborhood
The Landmark Center
2008-01-05 07:15:00 Landmark Center was built in 1902 and originally served as the Federal Court House and Post office for the Upper Midwest. In the 1970s, a group of determined citizens saved the building from the wrecking ball and restored it to... More About: Landmark
Friends?
2008-01-04 07:15:00 It is Friday, the first Friday of 2008. This year is just like last year and the year before on my blog. Fridays are for fun and they always will be. I know the screen shot I have doesn't look... More About: Friends
Is This a good neighborhood?
2008-01-03 07:30:00 Is this a good neighborhood? Which neighborhood is better? Can you recommend a good neighborhood? I get asked questions like these every day. I also hear statements like: "I don't want to live in THAT neighborhood". "I have heard that... More About: Good , Neighborhood
A 10 Year View of Local Real Estate
2008-01-02 12:26:00 The chart above is for sale prices of homes in the city of St. Paul over the past ten years. The data is from the MLS which is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. The table below shows the actual numbers.... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Local , View , Real
Happy 2008
2008-01-01 14:42:00 I made some predictions on this blog for 2007. They were off of course. :) "If I were to make a prediction for 2007 I would be inclined to predict fairly strong sales from March until June as some of... More About: Happy , 2008
In for the Long Haul
2007-12-31 19:01:00 Thought I would end the year with a bad pun. Is there any other kind? The fourth floor of the Landmark Center. It has been an interesting year and I will start publishing year end numbers later this week. In... More About: Long
Predictable
More articles from this author:2007-12-30 07:29:00 By: Erik Hare Who am I to make predictions for the coming year? Just some guy you?ve never heard of. But it seems only reasonable for me to go on record so that I can be laughed at later. Or... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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