Jim Buchta
Reporter/Editor | Homes/Real Estate
Phone: 612-673-7376
E-mail: jim.buchta@startribune.com
Jim Buchta is the editor of the Saturday Homes section and he covers residential real estate for the paper.
Recent content from Jim Buchta
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In real estate fire sale, sellers can get burned
Many homeowners who want to sell are being left in the ashes because first-time buyers are going for bargain-priced foreclosures.
Jun 24, 2009 -
Resort season at the Brainerd Lakes
Ditch the city, dip your toes and drop a line -- it's resort season in the Brainerd Lakes area. Here's a sampling of the options.
Jun 20, 2009 -
Biltmore's natural grandeur
At theVanderbilt mansion in North Carolina, the landscape wows as much as the house.
May 8, 2009 -
Farmers market warms up Madison
Nothing says springtime in Wisconsin's capital like bright daffodils, baby spinach and decadent cheese bread.
May 3, 2009 -
Island time
A unique Madeline Island getaway becomes a full-time retreat.
Apr 4, 2009 -
Tales of stock shock
Some investors are pulling their money out of the stock market and putting it into real estate -- even if it means defying their financial advisers.
Mar 21, 2009 -
Design from within
Looking for a house that feels like home? Take a sentimental journey into your childhood to help you find one.
Mar 13, 2009 -
Twin Cities home sales up, but median price sinks to $150,000
Closed sales were up 3 percent in February compared with a year ago. Pending sales rose further, but the median price fell.
Mar 12, 2009 -
Still another big housing gap
Curtailment of tax-credit financing has left shovel-ready affordable housing projects stalled for lack of financing, despite stimulus funding.
Mar 10, 2009 -
Edina executive adapts in work and life
Amid one of the worst times in history for real estate - and on the heels of having a stroke - Edina Realty's Bob Peltier is promoted to CEO and injects a gutsy approach to business.
Mar 2, 2009
