Monday, July 13, 2009
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A+ CABIN
Architect Marcelo Valdes' compact cabin melds an efficient use of space and resources with finely crafted interior details.
Photo left: Lakeside
A home fit for a governor
John Lind, Minnesota's governor from 1899 to 1901, built the three-story home in 1905 in Minneapolis' Lowry Hill neighborhood. You can have it for . . . $1.1 million.
Rebuilding homes and hope
A Minneapolis tour shows the HUD chief how federal funds are working to repair the damage from the foreclosure crisis.
Twin Cities homes sales in June rose 33%
Sales are up for the 12th straight month, but a sizable chunk of the sales were from foreclosures and other "distressed" deals.
First-time furnishings
Furnishing your first home can be a challenge, especially if you've put much of your disposable income into a down payment.
More From Homes:
- A+ CABIN
- A home fit for a governor
- What $439,900 buys . . .
- Rebuilding homes and hope
- Twin Cities homes sales in June rose 33%
- MIDCENTURY STYLE
- First-time furnishings
- Home prices post 18.1 percent annual drop
- Retro reinvention
- Modern fit
Homes: Sell
- Going with the flow in adjoining rooms
- Nightmare on a Blaine street
- Accentuate the positive
- The space: A small bedroom in a 1950s rambler
- A Maple Grove dining room gets a makeover
- Letter and rent escrow action might stop noise
- Keeping house ready to show is hard on renters
- Signed lease, unpaid rent a bad combination
- How much can landlord charge per hour for cleaning?
- Landlord can't charge all dog owners
Homes: Senior Living
- Senior Federation to shut down
- All in the family: Caring for caregivers
- Aging residents strive to connect in retirement
- Private Medicare plans get new rules
- Some senior citizens feeling 'houselocked' by economy
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