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Many of you have asked about Real estate and COVID 19. Here is my update to All valued Buyers, Sellers and friends: Hey everyone, I first just want to express my condolences to everyone that has been affected by this unexpected turmoil the world is currently enduring. Without a doubt, we are in uncharted waters. […]

March 23, 2020 Effective immediately and until further notice, the scheduling of Open Houses in NorthstarMLS has been suspended. Also, any currently scheduled Open Houses in the NorthstarMLS system have been cancelled and removed from the MLS. This action will remove publication of Open House dates from IDX feeds and syndication to public-facing websites, as […]

No one knows what the next days or weeks might bring. We all pray this will be over sooner than later with a return to normalcy.  In response to the unprecedented Coronavirus outbreak, what best practices for Open Houses are real estate companies and Realtors recommending? All our health, safety and security is the utmost […]

With the help of a federal grant, Brooklyn Center launched a program that would provide first-time homebuyers who live in the city with a deferred loan of between $5,000 and $7,500, provided that they buy a home in Brooklyn Center. The borrower would have to use at least $1,000 toward the purchase price. As an […]

Fed cuts interest rate by half a percentage point amid coronavirus fears The Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut interest rates amid concern about the potential economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which sets Fed interest rates, announced it would cut its baseline interest rate range by 0.5 percent to […]

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