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Jim Buchta

Reporter/Editor  |  Homes/Real Estate

Phone: 612-673-7376

E-mail: jbuchta@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

• Number of homes on market is shrinking
  The drop in new listings reported by a Twin Cities Realtors group could point to better times for home sellers.
  Jul 12, 2008
• Anatomy of a short sale
  With home prices falling and more homeowners falling behind on their payments, more "short sales" are hitting the market. Here's how they work.
  Jul 11, 2008
• Home building still behind last year, but up a bit in May
  Fewer existing homes are for sale, which could give home builders a lift.
  Jul 11, 2008
• Home buyers waiting as rates rise, prices fall
  Many hope to offset less buying power by holding out for a better deal.
  Jul 5, 2008
• St. Paul's Penfield condos canceled
  The project was too big for the demand in downtown St. Paul.
  Jul 1, 2008
• Overall home price is down 15.5%
  April home prices in the Twin Cities metropolitan area fell close to the national average -- 15.5 percent, according to the Standard & Poor's/ Case-Shiller report -- a figure far higher than the monthly declines reported by local Realtor groups.
  Jun 25, 2008
• Latest must-have home feature: A short commute
  In these days of $4-a-gallon gasoline, real estate agents see potential buyers turn their sights from the suburbs to the cities.
  Jun 22, 2008
• Walls just a little too sunny
  Experts advise home sellers to declutter by packing up anything smaller than a football, including small hanging artwork.
  Jun 19, 2008
• Major builder files for Chapter 11
  MW Johnson was the 11th-largest home builder in the Twin Cities area in 2007.
  Jun 17, 2008
• Is housing turnaround around the corner?
  The number of houses for sale in the Twin Cities area decreased in May. Good news, yes, but it's not enough to proclaim a recovery.
  Jun 12, 2008

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