Time-capsule home from 1800s is older than Minnesota's statehood
The iconic Victorian-era house in Carver has been featured in calendars, on holiday tours and even an HGTV show, "If Walls Could Talk."
Downtown Wayzata condo gets dramatic makeover
The plain-vanilla condo above the Hotel Landing is now bold and personalized.
'70s Mendota Heights rambler reinvented without adding square footage
A couple facing retirement considered building a house next door, but chose to reinvent their outdated rambler instead.
Housing
Average 30-year mortgage rates rose slightly to 3.18%
Long-term mortgage rates increased slightly as the U.S. economy showed signs that the worst of the coronavirus-fueled recession may have passed.
Home & Garden
Hints of economic reawakening amid mass, civic unrest
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to the national and…
Home & Garden
'Eyes are on you:' Minneapolis neighbors band to stand guard
The two men stepped from the shadows as the car turned off an upscale shopping street into a residential area located on the far edge of the rioting that swept through Minneapolis. It was after midnight. A pair of metal dividers blocked the road, and the men stepped to either side of the car as it stopped. Both carried assault rifles.
Variety
This Week: Construction spending, Gap earns, jobs data
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:EYE ON CONSTRUCTIONEconomists project that U.S. construction spending fell sharply in…
Home & Garden
Flooded Michigan city is midcentury architecture mecca
Christopher Jue knew he was home the moment he and his wife stepped inside the sprawling 62-year-old ranch with brick floors, a sunken living room and built-in desks, shelves and bureaus — hallmarks of an Alden B. Dow original.
Housing
US mortgage rates fall; 30-year loan at all-time low 3.15%
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week as the key 30-year home loan marked an all-time low for the third time in the last few months since the coronavirus outbreak took hold.
National
Democratic lawmakers seek records on Russian ventilators
House Democrats are calling on the Trump administration to provide records related to the purchase of ventilators from Russia, asserting that the machines were not only unsafe for use but also were made by a subsidiary of a Russian company under U.S. sanctions.
Home & Garden
Pending home sales plunged 21.8% in April on a monthly basis
April had a record collapse in Americans signing contracts to buy homes, a reflection of the broader shutdown of economic activity in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Home & Garden
US new-home sales post slight gain in April
U.S. new home sales ticked up 0.6% in April, a surprising gain amid the coronavirus outbreak that hints at the relative health of potential buyers.
Home & Garden
US home price gains quickened in March as sales plunged
U.S. home prices accelerated in March even though sales plummeted, as those Americans still house shopping were forced to bid for a sharply diminished supply of homes.
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