KSAX Home Staging My listing won the competition to be selected as the home that is professionally staged at no cost to my client. The company, known as Act One Staging and owned by Lecia Spellman, is doing an extreme makeover of the interior of this home at 1319 Ash Street here in Alexandria, MN. ... [Continue Reading]
Had success yesterday at the cabin. My first 10-pointer in Minnesota. That’s my son, Boone. We were hunting together yesterday…dad scores! Boone is an excellent sport about it though, he is always happy for other people when they do good. My son, Mitch harvested his first deer this year. One shot, vitals hit, went about ... [Continue Reading]
I checked the market this morning as I can sense more improvement in the lakehome section. As thought, there are 91 lakehome sales year-to-date in Douglas County this year compared with 83 (1-1 to 11-4) for 2010. Here is a better breakdown: 2011: 91 sales ytd 2010: 83 sales 2009: 70 sales 2008: 75 sales ... [Continue Reading]
National Association of Home Builders Report Great story by the NAHB. All of it is subject to change depending on what happens in Washington. Source: National Association of Home Builders
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I watch the inventory levels of local mls listings daily. As ususal, the market here goes into a little bit of a sleep mode around the pending holidays. After the summer selling hiatus, to see a drop in inventory is normal…and usually sales follows the trend. Currently, there are 204 lakehomes actively listed in Douglas ... [Continue Reading]





