Give trusted referrals, have an opinion, and over deliver to create expert status. Imagine that you are a first-time homebuyer shopping for a house. The perfect home, ripe with potential comes on the market, and you move as quickly as possible to the closing table. Excited ...

The housing market is staging a comeback. Five years after the housing bubble burst, a generation of young adults who opted not to enter into homeownership during the peak of the recession are now shopping for a home. This is good news for local economies, but it is unknown ...

We’ve all heard of ‘Buy Local’ campaigns promoting the value-driven shops that add character and diversity to their neighborhoods. Rewarding local business owners with our dollars and loyalty has a tremendous social and economic benefit to the community. ...

It has been years since good news has hit the Twin Cities home remodeling market. After taking a beating during the housing crisis, two important indicators are on the rise that could lead to a speedier recovery. November marked the sixth straight month of rising home prices ...

(Photo caption: Like a potluck, if we each bring a little, together we’ll have a lot.) We learned the benefit of sharing long ago; if we each have a little, collectively we have a lot. At the time, your parents likely didn’t explain the affect this could have on ...