Being frugal may soon bite the school district. On Tuesday, the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget announced a plan that would withhold $423.3 million from 231 school districts in order to pay the state's bills.

It's an interesting article about "strategic default," walking away from an underwater home mortgage even if you can pay the payments. This Arizona law professor believes that homeowners are being treated differently than businesses, in that a corporation's board usually encourages walking away from...

Being frugal may soon bite the school district. On Tuesday, the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget announced a plan that would withhold $423.3 million from 231 school districts in order to pay the state's bills.

Denny Hecker lived in this Medina mansion until last year. A prominent Twin Cities wealth adviser has purchased a Medina mansion formerly owned by auto magnate Denny Hecker.

Realtor.org has this post about Fannie Mae and closing costs. 3.5% will be paid for the buyer, or an equivalent amount can go into appliances. Couple that with a Homepath deal, and there's a foreclosure out there for just about any of your cash-strapped buyers. Fannie Mae Paying Closing Costs! originally...

A Minnesota mother and father who adopted twins from Haiti are getting used to their new additions much earlier than expected.

How do home buyers know when it's time to make a purchase offer? A few years ago, I showed homes in Sacramento to a single woman from the Sierra foothills who wanted to buy her first home. We toured seven or eight on Saturday and met again on Sunday to see another half dozen. When we finished, I...

Medica, one of Minnesota's biggest health insurers, is cutting about 10 percent of its workforce.

HKOPrep Boys Hockey Polls By The Associated Press The Associated Press poll for Minnesota boys' high school hockey, provided by Let's Play Hockey newspaper.

I've been writing about Facebook ads for PPC (pay per click) advertising, and reporting on my results. I've created two tutorials here on placing and monitoring a Facebook ad campaign. This little stat may only be interesting to me, but it illustrates a little of the information you can get from Facebook...