by eriklaing | Jan 22, 2020 | Buying a Home, Selling a Home, Twin Cities Real Estate Trends
2020 ISD 196 Housing Market Outlook With 2020 well under way, I wanted to take some time and assess the last year and look ahead at this year. Today I take a deep dive at what has happened in the past year and what is likely to come. Here are my predictions for the...
by eriklaing | Jan 13, 2020 | Buying a Home, Homeowner Resources, Selling a Home
If you have bought or sold a home in the last five years, you have probably had a discussion regarding Radon. As a refresher, radon is a naturally occurring gas that enters homes through the lowest rooms, and it is odorless as well as a colorless. The problem with...
by eriklaing | Apr 3, 2019 | Homeowner Resources
Are you tired of trash? In our house, we sure were; especially around holiday times when the trash bin seemed close to over-filled. Many homes already recycle plastics, metals and paper(though we can all do better it seems). The problem for many households is the...
by eriklaing | Feb 27, 2019 | Selling a Home, Twin Cities Real Estate Trends
The Promise of an Easier Way In recent years, our market has seen a growth in new providers in real estate services that promise to sell your home without the headaches. Whether it’s an unfamiliar company name on a sign, ads on the internet, or even a local...
by eriklaing | Jan 29, 2019 | Homeowner Resources
As a Minnesota Homeowner, we’re usually due for a formidable cold spell at least once a winter. Homeowners are sometimes caught off guard by this, whether through procrastination or just a busy life. There’s a lot of preventive maintenance that can help if...