Observations.Circa1994Again, found this in the catacombs of Randy Fischer Real Estate. Observations was wrote by Dan Lindquist in 1994. You may want to take two minutes and read this…if you knew Dan, you can almost hear him reading this report to you. Dan took the time to do the research and put it to print. ... [Continue Reading]
My wife and I have been personally investing in Alexandria MN real estate for over 30 years. We firmly believe in this community and so therefore we invest in it. If you believe in Alexandria, then you should buy real estate here. We have tried other investments, none have compared with what buying real estate ... [Continue Reading]
’94 even better! HomeResales.1994 From my archives, when I used to work at Counselor Realty, I had kept this article… The interesting thing about this chart is the gross resale activity. We were doing about 3.6 million units back then and we were excited about it. Last year we did about 5 million in sales ... [Continue Reading]
30yr.FixedRateMtg.1971to1994In 1981, that was the rate. Again, in my Alexandria archives I found the accompanying graph. I started in the business of real estate in 1982. The market only got better for the rest of my career…still is. Keep having fun! Source: Norwest Mortgage
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Housing Affordability Index.1980to1994I found this report in one of my files. It is on Counselor letterhead (I was one of the co-founders of Counselor Realty here in Alexandria in 1983) as I was there then. This was one of the reports that I had used back then to show the strength of the Housing Affordability ... [Continue Reading]
AlexandriaMarketTrends.Residential.1988-2003 Recently discovered in my archives, this is from an old friend Dan Lindquist. He was very dedicated to the business of real estate. I always enjoyed talking to him about real estate. Dan relished in the market data about Alexandria real estate sales. Here is a little bit of Dan and what he did. ... [Continue Reading]
AlexandriaMarketTrends.Lkhomes.1988-2002I found this in my archives…produced by an old friend, Dan Lindquist. Thought you might enjoy this.
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As of this morning, there are 230 lakehomes listed in Douglas County. Remember, that last year we sold 100 for the year. Total listings in the MLS are 376. Going Back, on this date, lakehomes listed were: 2010: 225D.Cty/375 total 2009: 187D.Cty/319 total 2008: /360 ” Source: Greater Alexandria Area Association of Realtors Multiple Listing ... [Continue Reading]
1990 Alexandria Profile Again, in my catacomb I found this 1990 City of Alexandria Community Profile. I think that this is kind of cool being able to look back and have access to where the Alexandria Community was at that time. Anyways, enjoy.
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1980 Alexandria Profile I found this today in my catacomb…thought you might enjoy it. One thing that I noticed was the unemployment rate at that time was 5.8%. Same as it is now. Anyway, Alexandria MN has grown immensely since this report and I think that many people believe that this is a very good ... [Continue Reading]
