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Minneapolis Ranks in the Top 5 for Women's Health
Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 10:11am. 94 Views, 0 Comments.
This summer, Women’sHealth magazine came up with their list of the five best cities for healthy, happy, and fit women. Women’s Health magazine, a national publication with a circulation of 1.5 million copies, ranks Minneapolis as the fifth best city in the U.S. for women to live. An editorial team researched cities based on health, fitness, and emotional well being to determine their results.
According to Women's Health:
With 929 lakes and 13 miles of paved shoreline paths in the Minneapolis St.Paul area, it's not surprising that Minneapolis has the fourth-highest number of female joggers as well as one of the lowest breast-cancer death rates.
"Preliminary research suggests that women who are physically active may have a 30 to 40 percent lower chance of…
Zero Down Payment Loans are back for Minnesota First Time Home Buyers
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at 6:24pm. 189 Views, 0 Comments.
Minneapolis and St Paul Zero Down Payment Loans
No Down Payment Saved? NO Problem!
The Affordable Advantage program has arrived to Minneapolis - St Paul! We have been eagerly awaiting this zero down payment loan program for a few months. If you’re like many Minnesota first time home buyers, saving down payment is tough with everything else you have to pay for. We get it! This couldn’t come at a better time – lower rates, super low home prices and it being a “buyer’s market.” Who could ask for more?
So what about the issues some people have when using FHA financing? Will this still be a problem? All loans can have their issues, but this is NOT an FHA loan. It is conventional financing so you have a better opportunity getting an offer accepted on a…
New Owners for Van Dusen Mansion in Minneapolis
Friday, August 13th, 2010 at 9:56am. 135 Views, 0 Comments.
The Van Dusen mansion is getting reborn as an events center. The historic home was recently a multi-million dollar pawn in the Trevor Cook Ponzi scheme.
The mansion was purchased in April for $1.55 million by St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson, his son, Matt and daughter-in law, Jennifer, who have extensive food and beverage management experience. The Van Dusen Mansion, will specialize in weddings, social events and business meetings.
Jeff and his wife, Julie, have a keen interest in historic buildings and already own a bed and breakfast in Stillwater that's been renovated. They also completely renovated the downtown Saint Paul building that houses Jeff 's law offices.
The partnership between the elder and younger Andersons, called the Van Dusen Preservation…
Beautifying Brooklyn Center's Bass Lake Road
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 at 6:18pm. 101 Views, 0 Comments.
Brooklyn Center is undertaking a make-over for Bass Lake Road Streetscape and Regional Trail Project. The intention is to beautify Bass Lake Road from Brooklyn Boulevard to Highway 100.
Highlights of the project include building a pedestrian bridge and improving water quality by creating a nontraditional median design to filter and treat water that usually runs off into Shingle Creek, said Steve Lillehaug, Brooklyn Center's director of public works. There's an aesthetic element, as well. Planners want to snazz up the landscaping, install a pedestrian plaza and benches, paint the concrete, and improve the lighting. City officials hope the facelift will lead to other improvements in the area.
"There is certainly an appeal that if you build good things then…
What $229,900 Buys in Blaine
Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at 11:40pm. 147 Views, 0 Comments.
Check out MLS # 3882821
This single-family home at 12552 Quemoy Street NE in Blaine, MN, is a new construction rambler with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,399-square-feet of space, and an additional 1,300-square-foot walk-out basement that could be finished.
This home features hardwood flooring, stone tile, hickory cabinets, granite counters and a gorgeous stone fireplace.
Located in the high-demand Legacy Creek development, this house could be yours for $229,900!
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ForbesWoman: Twin Cities Best Metro for Working Mothers
Monday, August 2nd, 2010 at 3:36pm. 193 Views, 1 Comments.
ForbesWoman has gathered the data and determined the U.S. cities that offer the most to working moms for the second year in a row. Minneapolis - St. Paul has unseated New York, last year's No. 1 ranked city for working mothers.
To calculate the list, ForbesWoman began with the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. Working under the assumption that "best" means different things to different women, safety, schools, and health care played a big part in the analysis. Quality of life, job opportunities, high earnings potential and a budget-friendly cost of living came into play as well.
The Twin Cities did exceptionally well with safety, health care and its number of local pediatricians. And based on expenditure per pupil and school systems, education…
Greening Minnesota ~ July 2010
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 10:57pm. 114 Views, 0 Comments.
Summer is in full swing in Minnesota. That means the news is filled with stories about our lakes, our parks, and our farmers markets. of course, all of those are topics we love to cover in Greening Minnesota.
Earlier this month, Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of the famous late ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, visited Powderhorn Park on July 4 to promote an effort called Expedition: Blue Planet and to film a segment for it. Minneapolis was the first stop for the project’s film crew and biodiesel bus on its 14,500-mile tour across North America to investigate water issues and educate the public about water conservation. Some local organizations were there to help, too, like Blue Thumb, a clean-water program started by Rice Creek Watershed District that…
Money Magazine: Eden Prairie is #1 Place to Live
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 at 3:37pm. 178 Views, 0 Comments.
Money magazine recently announced its annual list of the 100 Best Places to Live. Topping this year's list, as in years previous, is yet another Minnesota city. This time, it is Eden Prairie, Minn., the family-friendly town with a population of 64,000 located southwest of the Twin Cities.
Eden Prairie is ranked at the top not only because it is a great place for families, it has a resilient economy. At 5.1%, its unemployment rate is nearly 1 percentage point below the rate for Hennepin County and more than 4 points below the national average. It's not hard to understand why that is, with 50,000 jobs located right in town. Major companies in Eden Prairie include the headquarters of Supervalu, ADC Telecommunications, MTS Systems Corporation, and the…
Two Minnesota Ultra-High-End Homes Discussed by Forbes
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 at 6:55pm. 527 Views, 0 Comments.
Some spectacular Minnesota properties were recently mentioned by Forbes. The topic of discussion? Ultra-high-end homes on the market for tens of millions of dollars in unexpected locations. What are they doing there?
The first home mentioned is a $10 million gated compound called the Brentwood that has all the amenities a high-caliber home should: a three-tiered screening room, a billiards hall with a wet bar, master bathroom with a fireside Jacuzzi and 10-spigot shower, guest homes, a lushly wooded lot, tennis court, and, like all the best Minnesota homes, a boat dock. Sounds like a Lake Minnetonka home, right? Wrong. It is located about 2 hours away from the Twin Cities in Big Chippewa Lake, Minnesota.
In many parts of the U.S., even the most expensive…
Trulia Says Cheaper to Buy Than Rent in Minneapolis
Sunday, July 4th, 2010 at 8:16pm. 180 Views, 0 Comments.
Is it cheaper to buy a house than it is to rent a home? In some cities, renting is more expensive than buying!
Trulia.com recently released its new Buy vs. Rent index, ranking the top 10 cities in the United States where buying a home makes most financial sense. Minneapolis (and by close relation St. Paul and most of the metro area) has landed on that list. Though Minneapolis didn't see the same huge spike in real estate prices that other communities experienced during the housing boom, once prices started dropping, home ownership became really cheap.
In Minneapolis, the average listing price for a home placed on the real estate market is $153,844. A 30-year fixed rate mortgage for that amount locked in at the rate of 4.638% APR would result in a monthly…
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