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13 November 2008
$1 homes thru the Federal Housing Administration
The Federal Housing Administration (part of HUD) is now offering 1 dollar homes after FHA has been unable to sell them for 6 months. Here is a link to the listings: http://www.hud.gov/homes/index.cfm Here is the page for more info on the program: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/reo/goodn/dhmabout.cfm Read More...
15 October 2008
So Important it needed to be reposted!!!!! St Cloud Mn area real estate buyers please read!
ATTENTION HOMEBUYERS: $7500 Homebuyer Tax Credit A tax credit of as much as $7,500 can provide opportunity for many homebuyers due to newly enacted legislation. Homebuyers who close on a home between April 9, 2008 to July 1, 2009 may be eligible. There Read More...
15 September 2008
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann of Minnesota's 6th District Staff to come to a MN town near you
I had invited Congresswoman Michele Bachmann to come to St Cloud to have an open discussion about the housing situation with the community and area REALTORS®. I want to let you know that this week, her staff will hold Mobile Office Hours at the following Read More...
10 September 2008
ATTENTION HOMEBUYERS: $7500 Homebuyer Tax Credit
A tax credit of as much as $7,500 can provide opportunity for many homebuyers due to newly enacted legislation. Homebuyers who close on a home between April 9, 2008 to July 1, 2009 may be eligible. There are a few requirements: you must be a buyer who Read More...
24 June 2008
St Joseph City wide open house list - St Cloud area real estate open houses
Here is a full list of the homes and agents who are holding homes for sale open this Saturday June 28, 2008 from 1:00 to 3:00pm. 1 $159,900 209 GUMTREE ST NE St. Joseph, MN 56374 Active / 81077 159,900 Coldwell Banker Burnet Amye Levin 2 $174,900 9642 Read More...
24 June 2008
A new way to attract more buyers - St Cloud area Real eatate agents working together
The goal in holding an open house is to attract potential buyers to your listing and get interested buyers to the home. We have tried a new method for attracting more buyers in one shot, really this works! Hold a group open! As a listing agent it only Read More...
22 May 2008
300 billion foreclosure bail out
Here is a summary of the bill. Please check it out http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/financialsvcs_dem/press031308.shtml Steve Baklaich RE/MAX Realty Source (320) 260-3290 Read More...
08 May 2008
2nd Invitation to Michele Bachmann of Minnesota's 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives to come to St Cloud MN
Final reply - Invitation to Michele Bachmann of Minnesota's 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives to come to St Cloud MN – Original invitation sent April 2, 2008 Well we have finally received a reply with the date and the time for Read More...
17 April 2008
Facing a Foreclosure? – Know your Rights and make wise choices – REAL Help is Here!
On April 1, 2008 Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced that there will now be expanded foreclosure prevention counseling due to a federal grant of 4.3 Million dollars. Another Grant of $500,000 for foreclosure prevention deferred loans was made by Marquette Financial Read More...
04 April 2008
That sound you heard was my jaw hitting my keyboard – Reply from Michele Bachmann
OK much better now, I received a call from Michele Bachmann’s staffer Julie Quist today in response to my invitation to come to St Cloud to discuss the housing situation. They are working on setting up a meeting for May 9, 2008 at the Schwan Center, Read More...
04 April 2008
Another factor in the Foreclosure mess
On Thursday April 3, 2008 the Star Tribune ran the story City sues firm over mortgages: ‘It’s personal’ about properties in North Minneapolis. The first link is to the entire article, the second link shows the map of some of the homes Read More...
02 April 2008
Invitation to Michele Bachmann of Minnesota's 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives to come to St Cloud MN
I would like to invite Michele Bachmann to St Cloud MN to have a sit down with the community and the area REALTORS® about the housing market. I feel that at this time that it is very important for our representatives in Washington to hear from us Read More...
24 March 2008
St Cloud MN Area Real Estate Market Update - St Joseph & Vicinity Housing Statistics 2006 vs 2007
This is a year over year comparison for the St Joseph & Vicinity Minnesota housing market. The date range for the last full calendar market year is January 1, 2006 thru January 1, 2007. This year is the housing market from January 1, 2007 through Read More...
15 March 2008
St Cloud MN REALTOR® Steve Baklaich provides answers and asks some important questions about why you should work with a REALTOR® when selling your home.
While online today working on website upgrades, after doing showings and an open house, I found a post on Yahoo answers in the resolved question area from a home seller who does not understand why you should have a REALTOR®. I would like to address Read More...
01 February 2008
Some Yahoo took me from Google to Microsoft...
Some Yahoo took me from Google to Microsoft Normally my posts are about the St Cloud MN area real estate market, but I feel that this need to be addressed/questioned. What actually happened was, while I was looking on Google Earth for aerial photos of Read More...