Author Archives: Ken Horst

The Weekly Real Estate Mix – Feb 13-19

As with every day and week in real estate news, last week had its fair share of good news and bad news.  This weeks posts range from saying goodbye to home theaters to reasons to rent instead of buy your … Continue reading

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Homeowners and Real Estate Industry Get Screwed by Foreclosure Settlement

So this wasn’t the only real estate news from last week but it sure took center stage.  With much pomp and circumstance, the Obama administration touted the deal they made with the 5 biggest mortgage lenders to help bail out … Continue reading

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Weekly Real Estate Mix – Jan 30 – Feb 3

I’ve started including both real estate news items and popular blog items in the weekly real estate mix for your reading pleasure.  Here are a few of the more interesting real estate stories from around the country for the week … Continue reading

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15 Cool Real Estate Infographics

One of the first posts I published when I launched this blog back in February of last year was “5 Cool Real Estate Infographics“. Almost a year later, this post continues to be one of the most popular posts on … Continue reading

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8 Location Factors That Influence Home Buyers

We’ve all heard the old real estate saying, “The three most important things in real estate are location, location and location.”  I couldn’t agree with this more as this was one of the determining factors in every home my wife … Continue reading

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Top 10 Ways People Start the Home Buying Process

This list comes out every year as part of a larger survey, the National Association of Realtors Survey of Home Buyers and Sellers.  Year over year the methods used for finding a home don’t change much but the percentages of … Continue reading

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Edina Realty Listings May Be Harder to Find Online

We’ve all heard the 3 most important things in real estate are 1. Location; 2. Location; and 3. Location and to a certain extent, that’s accurate.  With the recent decision by Edina Realty to stop syndicating their listings to third … Continue reading

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Real Estate News Round Up – November 7-12

Here are a few of the more interesting real estate stories from around the country for the week of November 7 – 12, 2011.  There was good news in some markets and bad news in others. One of the big … Continue reading

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Minnesota Real Estate Market Takes a Hit

At a time when the economy and real estate have suffered more than enough, the geniuses in Minnesota government pulled a fast one and delivered another blow to housing.  While trying to close a deal on a $5 billion dollar … Continue reading

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Real Estate News Week in Review – October 17th, 2011

Here are a few of the more interesting real estate stories from around the country for the week ending 10-23-2011.  There was good news in some markets and bad news in others. One of the big stories last week was … Continue reading

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