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Jim Buchta

Reporter | Residential real estate

Phone: 612-673-7376

Jim Buchta is the Star Tribune's residential real estate reporter, covering the Twin Cities housing market and its trends. He also contributes to the Star Tribune's Travel section.

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Apartments help boost construction activity

More than half of all new housing this month in the Twin Cities involved apartments.

Updated: January 30, 2012, - 10:27 PM

U.S. sales of new homes in 2011 hit record lows

A slow December caused the year's home sales to fall below expectations.

Updated: January 26, 2012, - 09:33 PM

Twin Cities home sales are up, but prices are down

2011 shows Twin Cities market still a long way from recovery.

Updated: January 11, 2012, - 11:03 PM

Horse power in Arizona

At Tanque Verde Ranch in Arizona, a longtime horse lover regains his galloping stride.

Updated: January 09, 2012, - 09:38 AM

Obituary: Bernard Gunderson, founder of Mr. G's stores

He founded Mr. G's clothing stores and, with his wife, started a business called Gentle Transitions.

Updated: January 06, 2012, - 09:07 PM

Blockbuster to close 10 metro stores

The company pivots away from bricks-and-mortar outlets.

Updated: January 06, 2012, - 08:17 PM

Construction spending kicked up during November

Gains in single-family home building outpaced multifamily.

Updated: January 06, 2012, - 07:37 AM

One tough year for builders

Metro single-family home construction remained weak, while apartment building slid.

Updated: January 06, 2012, - 07:36 AM

Top Workplaces: Real estate firms rate highly

For people who sell real estate, the "cloud" is taking the place of the cubicle as they rely more on technology. And yet for many agents, it's the face-to-face connections between them and their managers that seem to matter most.

Updated: January 04, 2012, - 11:48 AM