The Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report came out for 2010 and, as usual, with a couple of unusual exceptions, every remodeling project on the list does not return the investment upon sale. A few years ago, it was exterior decks that gave owners back the amount it cost to build, but this year it's doors....

A 36-year-old Savage man pleaded guilty in Federal Court Wednesday to his role in a $13 million mortgage fraud scheme.

The city of Minnetonka issued the following news release: Are you concerned about protecting water quality and resources? Then you might be interested in learning more about how groundwater and surface water are related.

Cargill's announcement last week that it will sell its large stake in Mosaic Co.

A night at the hockey rink is as true to our state as Minnesota Nice, the sort of kindness that four years ago made father of three Aaron Holm change a friend's flat tire on 394.

Do the math in Wayzata and Edina, and rising student enrollment adds up to good news for school leaders.

President Obama's Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program has made policy guideline changes. The HAFA policy update, effective February 1, 2011, removes the percentage of gross monthly income of mortgage payment requirement, which is a significant factor. Although HAFA still applies only to...

Prosecutors investigating more than a dozen Minnesota anti-war activists recently confirmed that the investigation relies on an undercover agent who spent two and a half years infiltrating their organization.

I just posted the FHFA release of home prices with the national number flat from October to November.  The S&P Case-Shiller Index isn't as upbeat, showing 17 of the 20 areas measured as going lower for the October to November period.  See the S&P Case-Shiller release here.

Just released, the FHFA, Federal Housing Finance Administration, Home Price Index was unchanged for the national composite from October to November.  Five of the census divisions were down, while four were up.  Get all of the data, charts and graphs in this FHFA Index report.