January 2013

  

 

Brace Helgeson

Ryan Platkze

 

Helgeson/Platkze  

Real Estate Group 

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Welcome!

  

Happy New Year! As we welcome 2013, we reflect on the past year and look ahead to new and exciting opportunities and changes.  After we've recovered from the holiday season, we're ready to resume our routines with a new found sense of purpose.

 

With the change of the year comes movement in the housing market.  In most markets, prices and buying options appear to be picking up, and it will be exciting to see the positive changes reflected over the next few months.

 

We sold 185 homes in 2012!  Let the Helgeson/Platzke Real Estate Group be your real estate resource in 2013. Give us a call!

 

   

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2013 Housing Market Trends: What Will Be Different Than 2012

 

By Jed Kolko, Trulia Chief Economist

 

One year ago, I wrote: "Even the best possible 2012 won't get us halfway back toward normal." That turns out to be true, but barely: the latest Trulia Housing Barometer, for October, showed us that the market is 47 percent back to normal. And this year, we launched the Trulia Price Monitor - which revealed back in March that asking prices were on the rise - one of the earliest indicators of the home-price recovery. All in all, the housing market enters 2013 with strong tailwinds, but that could change.

 

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18918 Magenta Bay · Eden Prairie MN   
$719,500

 

This is a spectacular well maintained home with incredible upgrades throughout, located on a stunning level lot with professionally landscaped gardens and backing up to a Wynnfield neighborhood pond! The gourmet kitchen features granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, pull-out drawers with new hardware, slate backsplash and dual center islands. The vaulted 4-season porch filled with natural light offers easy access to the expansive deck with Sun State screen for summer months. Soaring floor to ceiling windows are found in the two story family room with a slate gas fireplace taking center stage. French doors lead into the main level study. Spacious and elegant living room and formal dining room. Solid oak hardwood flooring and 6-panel doors grace the main level. Dual staircases to the upper level are convenient and desirable! With four bedrooms and three totally updated baths in the upper level, including an owner's suite, Jack & Jill bath and a Junior suite, the second level is phenomenal. Don't miss the expansive exercise room lower level with sauna, adjacent to the amusement room with dry bar, the recreation area and a 1/2 bath (roughed for shower addition). With access to the Rice Marsh lake trail system right across the street, close proximity to schools & shopping districts, and a wonderful active neighborhood association, this stunning two story home is a fabulous opportunity in the heart of Eden Prairie!

 

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Top 10 Tips to Sell Your Home for Top Dollar

 

By Trulia

 

Hey - isn't this the worst real estate downturn since the Great Depression? If that's true how are some sellers still able to successfully beat the odds and sell for top dollar despite the market conditions? The answer is that they employ time tested and market approved techniques and strategies that give them an all important edge over their competition.

 

To model the success of these savvy homeowners, let's take a look at the top 10 tips to sell your home for top dollar:

 

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