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Watch Alec on Kare 11 Talking About Minnesota Housing First Time Buyer Loans

Watch Alec on Kare 11 Talking About Minnesota Housing First Time Buyer Loans
Here is the clip from when co-host Alec Grebis was interviewed by Scott Goldberg on KARE 11 TV on 9/3/2010 ...
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MN Housing drops rate to 3.75% for Qualified First Time Home Buyers

MN Housing drops rate to 3.75% for Qualified First Time Home Buyers
Would you like to buy $10,000 more home and not have a bigger monthly payment? One of our partners here at ...
Read on on Sep 2

New Zero Down Home Loan in MN

New Zero Down Home Loan in MN
On this past week's show(8/8/10) our guest, Mike Haley with Minnesota Housing, announced a new zero down payment loan that ...
Read on on Aug 13

Closing Date Deadline Extended for Tax Credit Buyers

Closing Date Deadline Extended for Tax Credit Buyers
This article first appeared on www.TheMortgageScoop.com On Wednesday, June 30th the Senate passed a bill to extend the closing date deadline ...
Read on on Jul 5

Get Lists of First Time Home Buyer Loans and Down Payment Assistance

Get Lists of First Time Home Buyer Loans and Down Payment Assistance
Attention first time home buyers in Minnesota.  We have something you will want to see. We have obtained an updated list ...
Read on on Apr 29

How Long After a Short Sale Before I Can Buy a Home Again?

How Long After a Short Sale Before I Can Buy a Home Again?
How long after a short sale does someone have to wait before they can buy a home again?  This is ...
Read on on Apr 24

Is It a Baby Yet? and Other Tales of But I Really Want It…

Is It a Baby Yet? and Other Tales of But I Really Want It…
Why do I talk about special first time home buyer loans in Minnesota so much on the show?  Because they ...
Read on on Apr 18

Minnesota Housing on Show for Sunday March 28

Minnesota Housing on Show for Sunday March 28
We are going to have a great in-studio guest today as we are joined by Mike Haley from Minnesota Housing.  ...
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Big News for First Time Buyers in Twin Cities | MN

Big News for First Time Buyers in Twin Cities | MN
Minnesota Housing raised their income limits on March 1, 2010 for buyers using their Minnesota Mortgage Program.  In the past ...
Read on on Mar 5

Questions for Buyers to Ask When Hiring a Real Estate Agent

Questions for Buyers to Ask When Hiring a Real Estate Agent
During the show yesterday (2/28/2010) we covered some of these 16 questions. If you are getting ready to buy a home ...
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11 Ways of Avoiding Home Buying Blow Ups

11 Ways of Avoiding Home Buying Blow Ups
11 Ways to Avoid Blow Ups When Buying a Home was the show topic a couple of weeks ago.  We ...
Read on on Feb 16

City Living Provides Down Payment Help for First Time Buyers and Vets in Minneapolis | St. Paul

City Living Provides Down Payment Help for First Time Buyers and Vets in Minneapolis | St. Paul
Today the 2010 City Living program for first time home buyers and Veterans in Minneapolis and St. Paul was rolled out.  ...
Read on on Feb 5

Update to FHA Changes that Will Impact Buyers

Update to FHA Changes that Will Impact Buyers
Here is a new detail that REALLY matters.  FHA will be reducing the amount of closing costs and pre-paid items which ...
Read on on Jan 20

Breaking News: FHA to Raise Mortgage Insurance Requirements

Breaking News: FHA to Raise Mortgage Insurance Requirements
Unless you are a huge real estate geek, the term "breaking news" is probably a bit too much.  But, if ...
Read on on Jan 20

7 Steps to Smart Home Buying

7 Steps to Smart Home Buying
Buying a home is obviously a huge decision. The housing market in the Twin Cities has changed dramatically in just ...
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2010 Top 10 Predictions

2010 Top 10 Predictions
Have a home to sell in the Twin Cities or thinking of buying a home in the Twin Cities this ...
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Silent Specter of The Shadow Market Grows

Silent Specter of The Shadow Market Grows
The Shadow Market looms over the real estate market like a silent, sinister specter waiting to suck the life back ...
Read on on Dec 21

Save Money on an Infra Red Thermal Energy Audit for Your Home

Save Money on an Infra Red Thermal Energy Audit for Your Home
Special Offer to the Audience of Sweet Home MN Home Energy Audits that include Infra Red Camera Thermography Analysis can cost ...
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The Basic Home Buying Process

The Basic Home Buying Process
Most people think the way to get started buying a home is to work with a Realtor. Any good Realtor ...
Read on on Nov 30

Should You Have Your Own Realtor When Buying a Home?

Should You Have Your Own Realtor When Buying a Home?
This article originally appeared on www.TheMortgageScoop.com One of the biggest mistakes people make in preparing to buy their first home is ...
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Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying First Home

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying First Home
A version of this article first appeared on www.themortgagescoop.com One of the best things to do in preparing to buy your ...
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How Do You Pick a Realtor to Help You Buy?

How Do You Pick a Realtor to Help You Buy?
How do you choose the right Realtor?  How about the right mortgage lender? (we’ll leave the answer to that one for ...
Read on on Nov 30
New Zero Down Home Loan in MN

New Zero Down Home Loan in MN

On this past week's show(8/8/10) our guest, Mike Haley with ...
See Alec on KARE 11 News

See Alec on KARE 11 News

I just finished an interview with KARE 11 for their ...
When to Refinance Home Loans

When to Refinance Home Loans

When does it make sense for Minnesota home owners to ...
Get Lists of First Time Home Buyer Loans and Down Payment Assistance

Get Lists of First Time Home Buyer Loans and Down Payment Assistance

Attention first time home buyers in Minnesota.  We have something ...