Shakopee Homes For Sale in June of 2012

Shakopee Homes For Sale

There are currently 157 active listings and Shakopee homes for sales;  72 of these homes currently have offers that are contingent upon inspection or third party approval. When a home is listed as a short sale, the banks require the Realtors listing the property to continue to market the home and look for bak up offers. You can [...]

Shakopee Homes Are Selling In Multiple Offers In Days

Shakopee homes selling in multiple offers

Shakopee Real Estate Market Heating Up Shakopee homes are selling fast. If this real estate market continues, we will see some nice appreciation this year. The foreclosures and even short sales in Shakopee are flying off the market in less the a week. Traditional sales seem to lag a bit, but are not quite at the [...]

Short Sale vs Foreclosure

Short Sale vs Foreclosure Realtors

Short Sale vs Foreclosure Many financially troubled homeowners are aware that foreclosure is a lengthy process and many have questions about short vs foreclosure. This was sent from an attorney, Bradley Kirscher, who specializes in short vs foreclosure. 2012 is the end of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 and many are curious what [...]

Things To Look Out For When Buying Real Estate

While we all know searching for new home can be exciting, it can also be quite stressful and discouraging. If in the market to buy a new home, paying close attention to certain aspects may help alleviate that stress. The main aspects include electrical, foundation, plumbing, the attic, and landscaping. Electrical New homebuyers would be [...]

5 Important Tips When Selling Your Shakopee Home

1) Price I consider this probably the most important factor for multiple reasons. Price ditactes the amount of interest in your home as buyers generally judge the price of your home compared to other homes currently on the market, not necessarily sold listings. Shakopee realtors will do a market analysis prior to making an offer and compare [...]

Purchase a Shakopee home for only 2% downpayment!

A good quality Shakopee loan officer I work with , Chris Aloisio, just wanted to send out a refresher email for a loan program she and Wells Fargo in Shakopee have to offer. The program is called the CDMP program if you want to mention it to her when calling.  This program that is unique to Wells [...]

Protect Your Home From Water

I know a few solid American Family Insurance agents who are local, Bob Loonan and Nikki O’Brien.  In a recent newsletter I received, Bob mentioned springtime floods are not uncommon in many areas. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 2009, 405 flood insurance claims were filed in Minnesota alone and the average claim [...]

Conventional or FHA Loans, Which is Best For You?

If you are thinking of purchaing a home with the next twelve months, consider talking with a loan officer prior to your home search to make sure you know how much you can afford and where you are comfortable with monthly payments. Craig Anderson of Rivercity Mortagage provided me with this helpful insight on loan [...]

Shakopee Townhomes Values

Shakopee Townhome Stats

Shakopee townhomes for sale have gone on a bit of a roller coaster ride over the last 20 years, they might as well have gone to Valleyfair.  I have analyzed numbers very thoroughly and from a town that had as few as 8 Shakopee townhomes sell back in 1992, to 445 Shakopee townhomes sold in [...]

Shakopee Real Estate Agent Home Staging Advice

You can never makeanother first impression and when trying to sell you home in Shakopee, you must make your home shine. “Staging” a home refers to all the things you can do to make your home sparkle and show it’s best for potential buyers coming to look and possibly buy.  I as aShakopee real estate agent,  know [...]