Go Vikings!
(If you’re as excited as I am, you must watch this video.)
It’s a busy life, but so darn fun. My Run For Senate Press Release went out yesterday, on my 29th birthday. . . 2010 is going to be a big year, and I look forward to the challenge. For those of you that have asked (& those that have been afraid to ask), YES I am still going to be selling real estate. Matter of fact, our business is growing! 2009 was our best year ever, and I expect 2010 to be twice that. Like my good friend Denny McNamara told me, “Nothing is as hard as raising four children, if you’ve done that, this Senate thing will be a breeze.” Phil & I will be down to one child at home this fall, and Avery has been running my social media campaign for the last year.
This morning on the way to school, Avery asked, “So with you running for this Senate thing, do we get to travel?”
“Yes,” I said. “We get to travel to Cottage Grove, Hastings & South St. Paul. Places like that.”
“What are we going to do when we go there?” she asked.
“Well, we’re going to knock on people’s doors and let them know how nice we are,” I answered.
A huge smile came across her face and without missing a beat she says, “Oh this is going to be soooo fun!”
She’s going to make a great realtor.
Real Estate News – Housing Supply Outlook for January 2010
Though this is the week that the number 4 is on a lot of our minds, for the month of January, 5 is the magic number. The last time there was only five months of supply or less in the Twin Cities housing market, the month was March of 2006. George Bush was president, Cretin won the MN State High School Hockey Championship and the market was on the cusp of a 24-month slide in home sales and prices. Flash forward to January 2010, and we’re back down to 5.0 months of supply. The biggest drops in supply can be found the lower price ranges, where homes are selling quickly. For perspective, there’s only 2.6 months of supply under $120,000, while there’s 30.2 months of supply above $1 million. Home prices are still soft across the board, but the largest declines in price in 2009 can be found in the condominium segment, where the average sales price for the year was 17.1 percent lower than in 2008. Anyone want to buy mine in St. Paul?
We have three new listings this week, a beauty below plus others at KarinHousleyHomes.com. We are having an Open House Extravaganza this weekend…. Please come and bring me a Reeses or a Diet Coke. It’s kinda like finding Waldo, then giving him a present.
Opens:
2810 White Eagle Drive, Woodbury, Saturday 11:00 – 1:00
3638 Williamsburg Pkwy, Woodbury, Saturday and Sunday 11:00 – 1:00
5685 Newberry Ave. N., Oak Park Heights, Sunday 1:00 – 3:00
1620 Hunter Hill Road, Hudson, Sunday 1:00 – 3:00
1770 Bluewater Lane, Woodbury, Sunday 1:00 – 3:00
16 Prosperity Way, Hudson, Sunday 2:00 – 4:00
If you know of anyone looking to buy or sell, please have them call us. We’re really good, smart, efficient & we know the neighborhoods. For everything under the Karin Housley Headquarters Umbrella, from Radio Show, to Facebook, to Senate Site to Twitter…it’s at KarinHousley.com.
Here are the sold homes for our east metro area in the past two weeks (since 1/ 1/10)
Stillwater School District – 9 Homes Sold
$100,000 – $200,000 – 1
$200,000 – $300,000 – 5
$300,000 – $400,000 – 1
$400,000 – $500,000 – 1
$500,000 – $600,000 – 0
$600,000 – $700,000 – 1
Woodbury School District – 10 Homes Sold
$0 – $100,000 – 1
$100,000 – $200,000 – 2
$200,000 – $300,000 – 3
$300,000 – $400,000 – 3
$400,000 – $500,000 – 0
$500,000 – $600,000 – 1
Western Wisconsin – 10 Homes Sold
$100,000 – $200,000 – 5
$200,000 – $300,000 – 4
$300,000 – $400,000 – 1
Dellwood North Oaks – 0 homes sold
Hastings – 2 Homes Sold
Cottage Grove & SSP – 3 Homes Sold
The Karin Housley Show – Tune in tomorrow morning at 10:00 on AM 1220 on the dial, or www.klbbradio.com on the web. Click Listen Live. We’ll be talking real estate, events coming up in the area, a little Scott Brown and as always, our girl on the street @KateLarson will be phoning in her Hollywood news. Julie will also bring us a couple of quick & easy appetizers*** to make for the Vikings game, and I’ll even share Cindi’s Cheeseburger soup recipe. Sooo good!
Hockey News – Here are the Suburban East Conference Standings. Stillwater plays Cretin tonight at the Rec Center. The game will be simulcast on KLBB. Click Listen Live if you want to stay out of the ice in more ways than one. It’s also on AM 1220. GO PONIES! Forest Lake is at Cottage Grove. White Bear at Hastings, East Ridge at Woodbury, & Roseville at Moundsview. A bevy of games on Saturday also, click here for schedule.
Plugs this week –Since there’s no school next Monday, get your friends and meet down at Peter Thompson Park in Cottage Grove for a day of outdoor challenges, indoor crafts, board games and a foosball tournament. In the afternoon grab your seats for a movie. Be sure to bring your lunch and something to drink with your popcorn. Call the Recreation Department or stop by their office to pre-register for the program. Jan 25, 8:00 – 4:30. Age 5 -1 3. Cost $18.Bring something to drink with your popcorn. Date – January 25, 2010, Time – 8:00 – 4:30 pm, Place – Peter Thompson Park, Ages – 5-13 years old, Cost – just $18! Join their Facebook Fan Page…City of Cottage Grove.
Karin
P.S. I told Julie that Brett Favre was singing “Pants on the Ground” last week. Since then, she keeps watching this video thinking that he’s going to drop them. Seriously. She’s glued. FYI Julie, did you see the *** this week? I’ll be coming to the show hungry.
We have three new listings this week, one below, another in Autumn Ridge in Stillwater, and another on Hunter Hill in Wisconsin. If you know of anyone looking to buy or sell, please have them call me. We’re really good, smart, efficient & fun. Susan is also very nice. For everything under the Karin Housley Headquarters Umbrella, from Radio Show, to Facebook, to Senate Site to Twitter…it’s at 
