Have you ever wondered when is the best day to buy a home? Before I got into real estate, I used to think it was a day in mid-summer. Maybe that's because instead of taking a family vacation, my parents always moved during the summer months. Once, my mother moved and didn't even give me the new...

Bob and Polly McCrea are the low-digit millionaires next door in a Lake Minnetonka area known for fabulous wealth.

Efforts to retool fundraising campaigns to meet the challenge of raising money in tough economic times have produced mixed results for two west-metro charities.

A Minnetonka police officer on leave was charged Wednesday with first-degree burglary, the third such count against him in more than six months.

Real estate broker loses license in flipping cases is the title of the story at BuffaloNews.com. The city surely seems serious about stopping foreclosure and flipping schemes, even building a "task force." There's no doubt that this licensed individual did do a lot of shady, unethical, and probably...

I love the Internet, and I've adopted a great many online data and software solutions to become more mobile. The New York Times reports that computing "in the cloud" does carry risks. If you're using Gmail and other online repositories for your email and other data, are you at least set up with some...

New tests by a leading consumer safety group paint a dire picture when it comes to the protection offered by child booster seats.

Better than the Big Mac and the Carl's Jr., a lease purchase sandwich strategy can help the cash-strapped real estate investor. There's profit in the middle, and on both ends as well if you do it right. Today's real estate market is providing opportunities to acquire a home on a lease purchase, and...

Even veteran escrow officers can get confused about buyer and seller prorations, especially if they're rushing to complete closing statements. So, if you get confused about prorations, don't feel like you're alone in that confusion. An escrow officer made a mistake at a closing which, for those of...

Architect, pilot, developer, sailor, artist and conversationalist, Sanders Ackerberg's vocation and avocations were all connected by an insatiable curiosity and deep appreciation for beauty.