Category Archives: Misc

You won’t believe your eyes

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Wow! You won’t believe your eyes. You’ll be saying, “How can anyone sell this?” This piece is so special that you’ll get so much use out of it. It will be the focal point of your existence for years to come. This storage cabinet is so much more than what you can find today. It…

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Sitecloud hosting review

I joined Sitecloud in December after reading good reviews of the service, and just want to summarize my 2 months with them. The first week was fine. I spent time moving about 14 websites to them and got everything running. Boy was it ever fast. My sites would load in 2 or 3 seconds, although…

Mike’s Corner Store Closing

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We are saddened by the announcement of the closing of Mike’s Corner Store at 56th and Chicago. This store has been in the hood for 18 years, originally starting as a corner drug store. The store changed along with the times and most currently had gifts, cards, movie rentals, and take-and-bake pizzas. The pizza’s are…

Traditional Neighborhood Design

Hi, this is Minna, and I will be your guest-blogger for the day.  Today’s topic is Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND).  If you haven’t heard the term before, pay heed because it’s a fresh outlook on how to deal with suburban sprawl, and I have a hunch it’s going to be around for quite some time….

Monthly Market Update

Here is the latest statistics from Minneapolis Association of REALTORS. The short of it is that we have increased pending sales by 7.4% over last February, but keep in mind that over 60% of these sales were “lender mediated” sales, or foreclosures and short sales. Also the number of new listings has decreased by 19%…

HDTV, Digital TV, ATSC….Confused Yet?

Unless you are ready to throw out the old TV and buy a new one before February 17, 2009, you’ll  need  to do something to continue watching your favorite television shows. That’s the deadline when the FCC will make TV stations turn off the old analog channels such as channels 2,4,5,9,11.   This will make our…

Our Office Has Moved

This may come as a surprise, but even Real Estate Offices move once in a while.  Our office had been at its previous location for the past 18 years, and it was time for a change.  We have moved to new office space one block away. The new office space is a wonderful space and…

Microsoft Outlook 2007 Slow Problem Resolved

I’ve been dealing with a slow Outlook 2007 for about a year now. By slow, here’s what I mean: when clicking on Send/Receive, the process takes perhaps 4-5 minutes to download 75 messages totalling about 400k. I have high speed internet, and have spent much time troubleshooting Outlook. My PST file size is 300MB, not…

Relaxing At Home

Chaotic Minneapolis Life This is Minna again, and I’m here to talk about the economy.  No, actually, I’m not.  I know, the economy is dire, and I know that the government has given beaucoup bucks to try to jump-start it, and I know that the sky is falling down, but I would rather not focus…

Steven Hong Steven has been working in the real estate business for over 8 years. He began his career by obtaining his license for the sole purpose of purchasing investment properties. Now, 8 years later, he still has no investment properties but has helped many homeowners with their purchases and sales. Prior to real estate, Steven had worked in the IT industry, with many years of programming experience, as well as technical support experience. He loves answering computer questions, just try him! Steven is also an accomplished photographer. He marries his love for photography with real estate and shoots many homes for many other agents. You can visit his real estate photography website here. 952-915-2252