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Latest post November 17, 2025

10 smart ways to protect your home while you’re away

By lucas garcia

To protect your home against burglary and theft, follow these home security tips.

Market insights

March 2017 Market Insights

By lucas garcia

While buyers are running full speed ahead into the spring real estate market, sellers did not keep pace with new…

How important is your home’s tax-assessed value?

By lucas garcia

Did you know your home’s Estimated Market Value was determined based on data from 2014 and 2015?

The five home improvement projects with less return

By lucas garcia

Consider the return on investment before beginning home seller improvements. Here are the five home improvements with the lowest ROI…

Market insights

February 22, 2017

February 2017 Market Insights

By lucas garcia

The Twin Cities metro area kicked off 2017 with a healthy boost of new listings—the second strongest gain in new…

February 16, 2017

How to love where you live year-round (and during snowstorms, too)

By lucas garcia

Do you ever feel like you don't quite fit in your chosen city or town? In her recent book, "This…

February 16, 2017

Ask an Edina Realty Lawyer: What are the tax implications of homeownership?

By lucas garcia

Edina Realty Legal shares insights on the role of taxes (including some nice tax benefits) in homeownership.