Tag Archives: Property

The Homestead Market Value Exclusion, MN property taxes going higher.

There are some recent changes to the way the State calculates their tax rates for your property taxes.  We are currently under the Market Value Homestead Credit (MVHC) formula, but  will now be under what they are calling the Homestead … Continue reading

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Minnesota property taxes heading higher

Stumbled upon this article on Kare11 and thought it would be worth sharing.  This certainly will not help with the homeowners struggling to make their payments..  I wonder if this will increase the foreclosure rate??  It certainly will put an added … Continue reading

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Commercial Real Estate Market compared to Residential (case shiller)

This is a great visualization from calculatedrisk blog.  The commercial real estate market is tracking about 18 months behind residential.  Commercial Property Price Index vs. Case Shiller.  So what my question is:  In order for the Residential Market to recover, we … Continue reading

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City of Plymouth Mosque. Zoning

This mosque proposal has certainly gotten a lot of attention, so I thought I would gather some general information on this.  unfortunately the Minutes from the Planning Commission meeting are not yet published online, so I will go with what is … Continue reading

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Time to buy rental properties?

After looking at the stock market crash, this is really looking to me like the safest place to put money right now… Buy some homes for rental properties.  (on the right column – use my spreadsheets to analyze rental properties … Continue reading

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