I love doing mid-week open houses!  They attract a different group of people than the weekend opens:  people driving home from work, neighbors feel more neighborly and stop by more often, and the home even shows differently in the daylight that's just a bit different from my earlier open houses on the weekends.

Tomorrow, I'm in Saint Louis Park hosting at a gem of a story-and-a-half home on it's first day on the market.

Open House
Thursday, February 20, 2025, 3pm - 5pm
3236 Dakota Avenue S, Saint Louis Park
$424,900  3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car garage, 1930 sf
Link to the listing here:  https://bit.ly/4hIhlJj

Just a gorgeous home with remodeled kitchen and baths, hardwood floors, finished basement, back yard facing screened porch and fenced in yard. …

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I just can't seem to get enough of townhomes these days, I guess, so I'm back in Woodbury this weekend hosting open houses at two very different, very nice townhomes.  Looking for the freedom from shoveling and mowing?  Come check these out today!

Open House  11am - 1pm
Saturday, February 8, 2025
10743 Falling Water Lane #C, Woodbury, MN
$419,900  3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 car garage, 1942 square feet
Link to listing information:
Updated multi-level townhome in the high demand Falling Water development.  Great wood floors on the main level, updated kitchen, owner's suite and washer/dryer also on the main.  Two bedrooms upstairs along with a full bath and family room.  Tons of storage and a workout room on the lower level.  Private location as well!

Open…

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I host a lot of open houses every year.  A lot. Well over 150 of them.  It really helps me as a real estate agent to both physically see the array of home inventory out there, all the price points AND ... the best part ... engage with buyers.  It's a great way for me to gauge the pulse of the current market or to understand what kind of a market it's going to be.  

That's what I'm getting right now from buyers - info on what kind of market this spring and 2025 is going to be.

Here's my read:  buyers have been on the sidelines (more than usual) in the past 18 months, from the end of 2023 througout 2024.  The biggest issues of home pricing and interest rates have just been in limbo for everyone.  Where are those two going?  Will rates finally come…

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One more week in the east metro and, this week only, an open house in western Wisconsin - for those looking for an escape from the city, but an escape that's still close by!  Two great open houses for you today!

Open House
Saturday, February 1,   11am - 1pm
4161 Centerville Rd, Vadnais Heights, MN
$485,000   2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 car attached garage, 2200 square feet, $350 HOA
Listing info here:  https://bit.ly/4jyUGk5

I hosted an open house here on Thursday evening and that just confirmed that this is a truly one-of-a-kind single level living townhome.  Gorgeous upgrades including travertine flooring, granite countertops, new paint throughout and new carpet in bedrooms and the lower level.  Views of nature behind and amazing peace and quiet while…

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