North Minneapolis St Paul Twin Cities Metro Area Real Estate

Are you looking for the latest data on homes for sale and real estate statistics in the Twin Cities area? Here is a great resource for you. This information covers just about every community in the metro Minneapolis Saint Paul area and surrounding communities in Minnesota. Updated montly for your convenience so bookmark this blog for future reference.

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Northstar Commuter Rail is Almost Here!

I was on my way to a showing appointment in Big Lake when I noticed the new train was sitting at the Big Lake station. It is a neat looking, big blue, yellow, and white double-decker train that looks like it has room for at least a several hundred people.  I wish I had the time to stop and take a picture of it right then and there.  Afterwards, I went by the Big Lake Station and unfortunately, it was gone by then.  So click on the link above if you want to check out the train! 

I've had lots of inquiries from prospective home buyers who are looking at homes for sale and rental real estate in areas along the rail line and they have lots of questions about our new commuter rail system.  Having grown up in Chicago, I was used to trains being part of our public transit system so I am really excited for the Twin Cities to be getting a commuter rail system up and going.

For those of us who drive I-94 or US-10 it will be SO NICE to have this option.  And for everyone who can't ride the train, don't dismay, for each person riding the train that means one less person on the highway!

If you are looking for specific information on schedules, routes, construction updates, and the latest news, just click on the photo. 

Minneapolis St Paul Area Housing Report
for August 2009 from the Monthly Skinny

Looking for the latest information on the Minneapolis Saint Paul Twin Cities Real Estate Market? Well check out "The Monthly Skinny" video report from the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors. This information in the video is based on homes for sale and recent home sales in the local Twin Cities market and is a great way to keep up with the rapid changes in our market!

Don't forget, if you want to try to take advantage of the federal tax credit for first time home buyers, you need to be CLOSED by November 30th. With the new laws affecting closings, you'll want to give yourself at least 45-55 days from the time you sign a purchase agreement; and even longer if it is a short sale, bank owned, or special loan (like Rural Development).

Minneapolis St Paul Area Housing Report
for July 2009 from the Monthly Skinny!

If you're looking for homes for sale or other real estate opportunities in the Twin Cities area, check out the Monthly Skinny from the Minneapolis Association of Realtors. This video housing report on the Twin Cities market is a great way to keep up with the latest real estate statistics for the metro area.

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find your next home, sell your home, buy a business or investment property.
Just call Patti Ann Kasper today at 763-548-1418!

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Are you relocating to Saint Paul or moving to a new neighborhood? Here are some great St Paul Neighborhood Links and other real estate information for St Paul!

Sometimes prospective home buyers ask real estate agents to tell them about the ethnic makeup of a neighborhood, where particular religious communities are, what is the family status of the neighboors, or how safe an area is before they purchase a home.

Now I love to be helpful but answering these questions directly would result in discrimination and I firmly believe that everyone is just as good as everyone else.  Not to mention that it would violate both state and federal laws.  So I refer them to public resources via internet links.  Here are links for Saint Paul Minnesota that I recently complied for a prospective client.  They are in no certain order and are certainly not a complete list, but this will give you a starting point for questions about neighborhoods.

• If you want to know about crime in Saint Paul, check with the St. Paul Police Department and get crime statistics
• Go to the state of Minnesota website for the Dept of Corrections and do a search for Level 3 Sex Offenders 
• For a lot of good consumer information visit the State of Minnesota Attorney General's Housing page, they have an entire section on housing.
• See the MomsLikeMe site and check out their local neighborhood information
• Browse through school evaluations at Schoolhouse Magazine online
• Visit the city of Saint Paul's official website
• Take a look at the St Paul Neighborhoods website
• Check out City Data
• Visit Neighborhood Link's page on Saint Paul
• See the Fort Road Federation page which covers the neighborhood around the West 7th and Fort Road area.
• See information on Community Dataworks which reports and neighborhood trends and issues that matter to residents.
• For Neighborhood Real Estate Trends and Housing Statistics, check out the 100!
• Or watch the "The Monthly Skinny" housing report for the Twin Cities from the Minneapolis Area Associaton of Realtors.

As a full service real estate agent, I consider providing information as a major part of my mission and because I have a very strong "C" type behaviorial style (DISC), I actually enjoy providing these resources.  So I never really considered this as "extrordinary"; its "just part of the service"!  But recently I've had several people tell me how helpful this was to them and I thought I would start blogging about these resources.  Each time I do a new area, I will blog them here, so check back often.

As your REALTOR, my goal is to make YOU the MOST INFORMED Buyer or Seller in your neighborhood!

Here is some more general info:

• The 1968 Federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in real estate transactions based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. For more info on the Fair Housing Act visit the Housing and Urban Development's Website.

The state of Minnesota goes a little further and even some cities have their own local laws.

If you want to know more about Residential Real Estate Laws in Minnesota, you can also receive a free pamphlet "Buying a Home in Minnesota" from the Minnesota State Bar Association, 514 Nocollet Mall, Suite 300, Minneapolis, Mn. 55402 or call them at 612-333-1183 or 800-882-MSBA (6722).

The Minnesota Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division, 1400 NCL Tower, 445 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN 55101; (612) 296-3353 or 1-800-657-3787, TDD (612) 297-7206 or 1-800-657-3787 has many free pamphlets available:

• Manufactured Home Park Tenants: Rights and Duties
• The Home Seller's Handbook
• The Home Buyer's Handbook
• Landlords and Tenants: Rights and Responsibilities

612-296-3353 or 800-657-3787 or TDD at 612-297-7206
Minnesota Attorney General: Consumer Protection Div
1400 NCL Tower
445 Minnesota St
St Paul, Mn. 55101

The Minnesota Attorney General also has an excellent press release on efforts to crack down on Foreclosure Consultants who have violated state laws.

If you like more Minnesota and Twin Cities area links and local information, check out my website! 

 
For more information about my services, guarantees, or how I can help you find your next home, sell your home, buy a business or investment property. Just call Patti Ann Kasper today at 763-548-1418!

To view my interactive on-line real estate magazine with listings, select the banner below:


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Patti Ann Kasper, Your Minnesota, North Metro Twin Cities, and Lino Lakes Real Estate Expert now including the Blaine Area in zip codes 55434 and 55449!
© Copyright Patti Ann Kasper 2008 All Right Reserved.
Associates of Science Degree in Geographic Information Systems and Cartography
from Anoka Ramsey Community College in Coon Rapids, Minnesota