Jeanie Hoholik's (hoholik) Blog

Ah, Golden Valley. The very sound of it makes one think of a rich and bountiful community. One would be correct. It's got some great shopping, the Golden Valley Country Club, proximity to downtown Minneapolis (10 minutes max) and some downright beautiful homes. Let me tell you about one of the be...

Today it was announced that an agreement is near on the mortgage rate freeze. Treasury Sectretary, Henry Paulson, said he is confident that there will soon be an agreement to help thousand of homeowners avoid mortgage defaults by temporarily freezing their interst rates. "We are working aggressiv...

Interestingly the average days on market for a home to be listed in Hopkins is 33.7% less this past October than the previous October, according to the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors. What would one deduct from that? Not only that, read more at TwinCityRealEstateChat.com

Closed sales are down 46% in October from last year and nearly 21% overall in Minnetonka. The good news is that the home prices are virtually the same from last October to October, 2007. Year to date, home prices are up 5.4%. The average days on market is up over 20%. Looks like folks here are ho...

For a bucket load of folks in the Twin Cities who have adjustable rate mortgages that are coming due shortly, there is some good news for you. Read more at TwinCityRealEstateChat.com

A Bloody Mary cocktail is my favorite drink.  Mostly because I drink one before I have dinner at a restaurant in town and I'm usually starving!  I get really crabby when I'm hungry and this is the perfect drink to take the edge off.  It will usually be served with a couple of olives (hopefully, s...

Living in the Twin Cities can be a wonderful thing.  We Minnesotans like to be outdoors all of the seasons of the year.  Having a fire pit in your yard is just like being up north all of the time.A couple of must do's and you're on your way. You must adhere to the city's code that you live in.  H...

It's about time we all get real with the market in the Twin Cities.  Really real!  Prices on homes are dropping like rocks from a cliff into a Minnesota stream on a weekly basis.  Buyers are holding out because they're not sure how far the "rocks" are going to fall.  Sellers are holding on to the...

The big Twin Cities area foreclosure auction has come and gone.  Many homes were sold to would-be investors who want to flip their new purchase.  Some of these investors had never been inside the house that they just purchased.Finding just the right home to fix up and resell can take time.  There...