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Community Spotlight: The St. Paul Park Refinery Is Being Sold in a $4.2 Billion Deal, and Homes Here Sold in 8 Days in September
The biggest St. Paul Park story of the year is not a housing number. On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Marathon Petroleum announced it is selling the refinery here, along with one in Mandan, North Dakota, to Texas-... ...more
Minnesota Real Estate
November 11, 2026
Community Spotlight: Brooklyn Center Sellers Got 100% of Their Original Asking Price, and the City Just Elected a New Mayor
Brooklyn Center sellers received 100.0% of their original asking price in September. Not list price after a reduction. Original. ...more
Minnesota Real Estate
November 11, 2026
Community Spotlight: East Bloomington Sellers Got 100.5% of Their Asking Price in September. West Bloomington Got 96.3%.
Bloomington is not one market. In September, sellers on the east side of the city got 100.5% of their original asking price. On the west side, sellers got 96.3%. ...more
Minnesota Real Estate
November 11, 2026
Do You Need a Lawyer to Buy a House in Minnesota? If You Are Moving Here From One of the Attorney States, the Answer Surprises You.
A buyer relocating here from Atlanta asked us which attorney she should hire for her closing. In Georgia that is not an optional question, an attorney has to be involved. ...more
Minnesota Real Estate
November 11, 2026
What You Paid for Your Minnesota House Becomes Public Record. The Form That Does It Is Called an eCRV.
A seller asked us whether she could keep her sale price private. A relocation buyer asked the opposite question the same week: how do I find out what the sellers paid in 2019? ...more
Minnesota Real Estate
November 11, 2026
Your New Minnesota Home Carries a Ten Year Warranty by Law. The Letter That Keeps It Alive Is Due Six Months After You Notice the Problem.
Every new construction buyer in the Twin Cities gets handed a builder's warranty binder at closing. Almost nobody reads it, and most people do not know that Minnesota law already gave them a warranty ... ...more
Minnesota Real Estate
November 11, 2026
Community Spotlight: The St. Paul Park Refinery Is Being Sold in a $4.2 Billion Deal, and Homes Here Sold in 8 Days in September
The biggest St. Paul Park story of the year is not a housing number. On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Marathon Petroleum announced it is selling the refinery here, along with one in Mandan, North Dakota, to Texas-... ...more
Minnesota Real Estate
November 11, 2026
Community Spotlight: Brooklyn Center Sellers Got 100% of Their Original Asking Price, and the City Just Elected a New Mayor
Brooklyn Center sellers received 100.0% of their original asking price in September. Not list price after a reduction. Original. ...more
Minnesota Real Estate
November 11, 2026
Community Spotlight: East Bloomington Sellers Got 100.5% of Their Asking Price in September. West Bloomington Got 96.3%.
Bloomington is not one market. In September, sellers on the east side of the city got 100.5% of their original asking price. On the west side, sellers got 96.3%. ...more
Minnesota Real Estate
November 11, 2026
Do You Need a Lawyer to Buy a House in Minnesota? If You Are Moving Here From One of the Attorney States, the Answer Surprises You.
A buyer relocating here from Atlanta asked us which attorney she should hire for her closing. In Georgia that is not an optional question, an attorney has to be involved. ...more
Minnesota Real Estate
November 11, 2026
What You Paid for Your Minnesota House Becomes Public Record. The Form That Does It Is Called an eCRV.
A seller asked us whether she could keep her sale price private. A relocation buyer asked the opposite question the same week: how do I find out what the sellers paid in 2019? ...more
Minnesota Real Estate
November 11, 2026
You Owe the IRS and You Want to Buy a Twin Cities House. The Filed Lien Is the Problem, Not the Balance.
A buyer told us she had put off calling a lender for two years because she owed the IRS about $14,000. She assumed that was the end of the conversation. ...more
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November 11, 2026
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