January 2014

Brace Helgeson

Ryan Platkze

Helgeson/Platkze

Real Estate Group

952-942-7777

HPRealEstateGroup.Com

bhelgeson@cbburnet.com

Ryan@SoldonRyan.com

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We sold our home with Helgeson/Platzke in 60 days, when we received the first offer from our Buyer. Brace and Ryan were a true asset in pricing our home right, in making the key advantages of our home be noticed by buyers throughout the marketing materials,and in the ensuing negotiation after we received the offer. They know Eden Prairie inside and out, and better than any other realtor. They understood that this one was the offer, and prepared us to position the negotiation to maximize our revenue. We will say it again.. if your property is in the southwest metro, look no further! We do unconditionally recommend Helgeson/Platzke and their team to anyone selling a home here.

~Jorge & Stella. ~

Welcome!

Happy New Year! With the holidays behind us, we reflect on the past year while setting goals, plans, and intentions for 2014. A fresh, new year brings the chance to start again, and to work on making this year the best yet.

If you're like many other buyers and sellers, a new year means a new house! Contact us to help you begin 2014 in your ideal home. We can provide valuable market information to help you make decisions and learn more about the process.

Wishing you a wonderful 2014!

Brace & Ryan

Mortgage foreclosures & delinquencies in the Twin Cities continue to decline

By Jim Buchta

The foreclosure rate in the Twin Cities metro during November fell to 0.76 percent of all outstanding mortgage loans from 1.33 percent last year, according to CoreLogic. Nationwide, the foreclosure rate fell to 2.18 percent.

In addition, with the unemployment rate below the national average and home prices rising, fewer Twin Citians are having trouble paying their mortgage. The number of homeowners who are 90 days or more behind on their mortgage payment slipped to just 2.74 percent of mortgages compared with 4.02 percent last year - about half the national average.

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10112 Bluff Road � Eden Prairie, MN

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2013 Twin Cities housing market posts biggest sales gain since 2005

By Jim Buchta

It was a banner year for the Twin Cities housing market, with sales last year increasing 8.8 percent and the median price of those sales up 14.4 percent to $192,0,000. That was the most sales since 2005 and the highest median price in five years, according to year-end figures from the St. Paul and Minneapolis Area Associations of Realtors.

Other highlights from the year-end report:

Listings were up 9.4 percent and the first gain in seven years.
Total inventory fell 10.5 percent to 11,646 to the lowest level in 11 years.
Houses took less time to sell, with the average house taking 83 days to sell, a 29 percent decline from last year.

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