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Jim Buchta

Reporter | Travel

Phone: 612-673-7376

Senior Travel writer Jim Buchta has worked at the Star Tribune since 1986. Prior to joining the Travel staff he was the residential real estate editor and writer for more than a decade. Whether camping in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, or feasting in a Paris bistro, he’s happy on the road.

Recent content from Jim Buchta

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 1, 2009
A renters' market
The shaky economy is making even renters afraid to commit. When people are worried about their jobs, they're less likely to sign even a short-term rental agreement.
Feb 20, 2009
Study finds bias in Twin Cities mortgages
Unequal lending practices concentrate poverty in segregated Twin Cities neighborhoods, accelerating foreclosures.
Feb 11, 2009
Foreclosures keep grip on housing market
Closed sales were up 2.1 percent in January, but almost 60 percent of them were distressed sales.
Feb 11, 2009
New home slowdown = economic pain
Fewer Twin Cities builders sought residential construction permits in January, amid glut of vacant lots and unsold houses.
Feb 10, 2009
Pending home sales offer hope
The national and local increases reported Tuesday are seen as good news for a depressed housing market.
Feb 3, 2009
Twin Cities home values fell 10% in '08
Another analysis states the obvious: home prices soured last year. But some ZIP codes defied the trend.
Feb 3, 2009
Minnesota sues mortgage advisers
Attorney General Swanson said two firms didn't do their jobs. She wants to tighten laws governing foreclosure consultants.
Jan 29, 2009
Metro best sellers: foreclosures
Rising foreclosure sales and falling mortgage interest rates drove home sales last year while lender-mediated sales caused prices to fall.
Jan 29, 2009
Eden Prairie-based luxe vacation club is financially threadbare
Lusso Collection -- offering access to multimillion-dollar getaway homes around the world -- has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Jan 25, 2009


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