Buying a house is no easy task if you're capped at a specific price point. Even during the pandemic, home prices have increased at a rapid rate. A majority of first time home buyers lean towards move-in-ready homes for the convenience of exactl...
There’s no doubt that your emotions are attached to your home. From the time you first set eyes on it to the most recent memory you have, your home is a place you’ll never forget; however, you may have come to realize now is the time to mov...
May 2022 Twin Cities Real Estate Market Update
As the #1 Home-Selling Team for Coldwell Banker Realty in Minnesota since 2015, our powerful team has the experience and expertise to guide home buyers and home sellers in the ...
It appears that the hottest season in real estate is beginning to cool down. Pending sales decreased 8.6% and new listings decreased 10.6%. If you’re hoping to sell before fall, time is running out!
Inventory Down 25.3% From Last Year
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You’re finally ready to buy a home. You’ve saved up, been pre-approved for a mortgage, and are on the hunt. You finally find the perfect house and you then negotiate. You can’t believe it, the house is yours! After all of the time and mon...
Sellers are having a fantastic summer! Median sales price just hit a new milestone of $350,000, a 14.8% increase in one month. Demand from buyers in the Twin Cities metro continues to out-pace the supply of new listings on the market.
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Buying a home can be pretty intimidating, especially if it’s your first time. There’s a lot to get done and a lot you feel you know nothing about, it’s frankly a bit scary. Thankfully we have the internet, so you can educate yourself on s...
Ahhh.. spring. Flowers blooming, birds chirping, weather warming. It’s a beautiful time of year and the hottest season in real estate is just around the corner! Exciting!
We are seeing a similar trend as reported earlier in the year: low i...
At Helgeson-Platzke, we understand the enormity of buying a home. That’s why we take our role in your home purchase so seriously. We walk each of our clients through the home-buying experience as if they are friends or family, as though we’...
In the current market, where inventory is relatively low and demand is above average, a competitive offer is a necessity to have any chance of being accepted. There will likely be multiple offers on any listing, even within weeks of it being li...