ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2010
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Having trouble making your mortgage payments? Not enough equity in your home to sell and pay off your mortgage? It can be overwhelming... and even more so when you have always paid your bills on time and feel so helpless because of factors outside your control. You are not alone. Although the ...
03/24/2010
NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes from the Norwegian 'Quote Cup' passed on to me from my grandmother. I share a quote and a recipe here each wee...
03/24/2010
Functional Dysfunction is a unique art exhibition that opened Friday at the Bloomington Art Center. It explores the collaborative paintings of Caprice Glaser and Ray Becoskie, two Twin Cities artists who create large scale paintings together by working alternately on a single canvas. I discover...
03/21/2010
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A short sale is a situation where a seller owes more money on a property than the property will sell for in today's market... and the seller is unable or unwilling to bring money to the table at closing to make up the difference. When people talk about short sales they are usually talking about ...
03/19/2010
NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes from the Norwegian 'Quote Cup' passed on to me from my grandmother. I share a quote and a recipe here each wee...
03/17/2010
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When I was out walking yesterday morning I got to thinking about all the melting snow. It may be sloppy and dirty but if you are a buyer, studying the snow melt can give you special insights into a home at this time of year. You can see how high to expect nearby creeks, rivers and streams to be...
03/15/2010
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The Jade Fountain Chinese restaurant was one of our first discoveries when we moved to the Twin Cities over 20 years ago. It was pretty new back then, located in an unassuming strip mall on Lake Street in downtown Wayzata... just steps from Lake Minnetonka. It is still there, still family owned, ...
03/13/2010
Twin Cities market statistics for February were released this week and for the second month in a row median sales price for the Twin Cities metro area showed a year-over-year increase... the first time since 2006. February's 6.0% increase over last year was also the strongest increase over the pr...
03/13/2010
NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes from the Norwegian 'Quote Cup' passed on to me from my grandmother. I share a quote and a recipe here each wee...
03/09/2010
Good question. The answer is yes... and no. I frequently get calls from buyers who saw one of my listings online or driving by and would like to schedule an appointment to see it. Before scheduling the appointment I always ask if they are already working with a Realtor. If you already have a rel...
03/07/2010
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Sharlene Hensrud
Realtor. Listener. Knowledgable. Patient.