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5 Decorating Trends for This Holiday Season
Even a cozy home can use some festive flair. Many homeowners have decked the halls early this year.
Hot Home Trend: The Disinfection Room
The mudroom may be getting renamed and becoming much more of a necessity.
How To Clean Your Fireplace
There’s nothing better than a cozy, crackling fire on a cold winter night.
How a Twin Cities Artist Makes Magical Ice Luminarias—And You Can, Too
Ice wrangler Jennifer Shea Hedberg crafts luminaria wonderlands—and teaches others to do the same.
How to Save on Utility Bills
In our eco-conscious (and money-conscious) age, there’s really no excuse for wasting energy at home.
The Impact of Low Inventory on the Fall Housing Market
Real estate continues to be called the ‘bright spot’ in the current economy, but there’s one thing that may hold the housing market back from achieving its full potential this year: the lack of homes for sale. Buyers are actively searching for and purchasing homes, looking to capitalize on today’s historically low interest rates, but there […]
Five Questions to Ask at an Open House
If you’re a homebuyer attending open houses, it’s important to know the etiquette — and good questions to ask
How to Make a Small Room Look Larger
Here are insights you can use to decorate, design, and declutter the small rooms in your home to make them look bigger and appear more spacious.
United Against Racial Injustice
Our hearts go out to the family and friends of George Floyd, and to everyone in our communities deeply impacted by this grave injustice.
How to Choose Between Two Great Homes
Here are insights you can use as you choose between multiple properties for sale in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Six Questions to Ask Before Selling Your Home
Whether you’re hoping to sell your current home and merge households or downsize — or move into a new property that you’ve had your sights set on, there are some things you should ask yourself. Here are insights you can use when considering selling your home. Not only will these six questions guide your first steps, but they’ll also […]
Once and For All: Carpet or Hardwood?
As hardwood and inexpensive laminate alternatives continue to rise in popularity, carpet is starting to get a bad rap.
Selling? How to Establish a Price for Your Property
Here are insights you can use as you establish a fair, market-driven price for your property.
Betty Most Agency: COVID-19 and Home Closings
At the Betty Most Agency, we are working from our home office (during the COVID-19 outbreak) and as always, we will continue to give you the best service possible.
Major Loan Types Every Homebuyer Should Know
Buyers must choose between fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgages, and they’ll have to determine if they want a conventional or government-backed loan.