The October FHFA (Federal Housing Finance Agency) home price index numbers have been released. The PDF is at the end of this post, and you can enlarge or print it using the >> at the top corner. Obviously, the government's extension and expansion of the tax credit will be influencing home prices...

A Minnetonka police officer who admitted breaking into a Chanhassen home to steal prescription drugs was arrested again.

One of these days, you're probably going to find yourself locked out of the house. But getting locked out can happen to anybody, even to real estate agents. An agent called me a few months ago to say he had lost the key to one of my vacant listings. He removed the key from the lockbox and somehow misplaced...

Genmar Corp. has sold a 3.28-acre marina on Lake Minnnetonka for $3 million. Bloomington-based NorthMarq Real Estate Group represented Genmar in the sale.

Annona Gourmet, 2907 Pentagon Dr., St. Anthony, 612-354-2927, www.annonagourmet.com and the Olive Grove, 720 Main St., Mendota Heights, 651-686-4710, theolivegroveoliveoil.com Bring coffee, too Biscotti lover Linda Canfield was wowing friends with her twice-baked cookies.

Annona Gourmet, 2907 Pentagon Dr., St. Anthony, 612-354-2927, www.annonagourmet.com and the Olive Grove, 720 Main St., Mendota Heights, 651-686-4710, theolivegroveoliveoil.com Bring coffee, too Biscotti lover Linda Canfield was wowing friends with her twice-baked cookies.

The annual ALARC Ice Dive in Lake Minnetonka is scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan.

Some would say that low barriers to entry encourage people to enter the real estate business who can't or won't learn the basics and legal things necessary to properly represent clients. Well, there's a judge in Philadelphia who is in our business, so legalities shouldn't be a problem, or... The only...

I've written before about the "noise" on Twitter. I don't follow that many people on any one of my accounts, simply because I actually only want to follow people whose material I want to read. Following hundreds would kill any ability to actually pay attention to what they're saying. And, even if...

It's not unusual for home owners to toy with the idea of home downsizing, because a smaller mortgage payment holds a lot of appeal, but that's not the only reason to downsize. In fact, I've downsized my home several times in my life. My first house was simply too big for me. I had an entire wing I...