Housing Starts.May2011Housing Starts rose 3.5 percent to a 560,000 unit pace in May, which was well above expectations. Gains were broad based with single family increasing 3.7 percent and multifamily rising 2.9 percent. While the increase is encouraging, starts remain at extremely depressed levels and any recovery will be long and arduous. Single-family starts, in…
More than 650 motorcycle riders from all over the upper midwest including Canada and even Australia enjoyed a great time here in Alexandria. One of the highlights was a 10 mile parade down the main street of Alexandria. This marked the first time that Alexandria has hosted the statewide rally. A city has to have…
The Board of Directors of the Alexandria Area Economic Development Commission has approved a resolution of support for the proposed District 206 High School building project. “A new high school is necessary to continue attracting young families and businesses to the Alexandria community and is needed to maintain the progress that has been made in…
Plans call for Eye Associates of Alexandria to build a 5,400 square foot building at 1610 Broadway. The project is expected to create 12 new jobs within two years with pay ranging from $13 to $18/hour. The project will increase the market value of the property from $305,300 to $914,500. Congratulations to Mr. Anderson and…
Consumer confidence fell in June to 58.5. The recent deluge of weak economic reports has led to more concerns about employment prosepcts, which more than offsets any relief from falling gasoline prices. One thing about Consumer Confidence…it has been stated as the “key truth detetector”. That being said; in 2009, the average was 44.96 for…
I have had a listing contract with District 206 since February to sell the High School here in Alexandria, MN. I tried to make the sale to the Alexandria, MN. Tech College. They were the best candidate as an expansion of the Alexandria, MN. Tech College student population would be extraordinarily good for this community….
This is a great community. I have posted 44 sales in 24 weeks. hese are numbers from the peak of the market. As I have said before, Alexandria, MN is fast becoming a Regional Center. The unemployment here in Alexandria is less than half of where it is in other areas. They said that the…
Been gone the last week, went to New Orleans. Stopped by Duck Commander headquarters on the way down, seen Jase Robertson and John Godwin. Phil and Willie weren’t there. I checked the inventory status this morning…259 lakehomes listed in Douglas County, 311 residential homes listed in Douglas County. These numbers are about 5% or less…
Dougals County Population.2010 Census Living in Alexandria, MN, people always ask what the population is. My best answer is to look at Douglas County’s population. In 2000, the populaiton was 32,824 people. It has risen 9.7 percent since then. If you look at the population report attached, the State of Minnesota’s population rose 7.8% over…
Alexandria Postcard. circa 1909This is a postcard that was circulated in 1909 when Alexandria’s tourism was starting to become known. The fish were sure a lot bigger then. The caption under the photo says, “Great Northhern Pike Caught in Lake LeHomme Dieu”
