Citigroup has announced that the lender will suspend foreclosure evictions and foreclosure notices for thirty days during the holidays. Between December 18 and January 17, approximately 4000 Citigroup customers in mortgage trouble will be left alone. Actually, it's a nice thing to do. But, the new...

I believe "content is king" for ultimate SEO power, but content isn't just text anymore. With Google and other search engines indexing the content of images and video now, your site should have some of all of it. But, forgetting search engines for now, it's all about providing the type of content...

Two news releases came through my reader today. They were both on the MSNBC site, but it's hard to know what's going on with new home construction when the two articles are opposite in tone. Homebuilder outlook dips despite tax credit. Construction of new homes rebounds in Nov. Oh well, half empty...

The Treasury said that it sold 3.2 million warrants at a price of $3 per warrant.

Defensive lineman Beau Allen stayed close to home this past weekend, making an official visit with the Minnesota Gophers.

I had to write this post as soon as I got home from the mailbox (rural here), and after a bit of research. I had a letter and window decal from Google Maps in the mail, and I was totally lost as to what it was all about. As it turns out, the listing I have on Google's Local Business Center was getting...

Time Magazine announced today that Ben Bernanke is the selection for 2009's Person of the Year. It's not a celebrity thing, but a selection of an individual who has been very influential in the past year. As far as celebrity goes, his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, was the "popular" star of Federal monetary...

I stumbled across a blog post from earlier this month on Remarkablogger, Real Estate Blogs: Move Beyond Listings, or You're Dead. It's like I found one of my own articles from this site. Actually, several of them. It's all there, community blogging, using the help of others, not pushing listings,...

Hennepin County Commissioners approved a 4.95 percent property tax levy, which will bring in about $676 million, or enough to buy another brand new Twins stadium and then some.

You expect to find homes with outdoor kitchens in warm climates, but some home buyers in the snow country want outdoor kitchens, too, even though they may use it only a few months out of the year. Now, ordinarily it would be fabulous if a home with an outdoor kitchen would cost the same as a home without...