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	<description>What's hatching in Twin Cities multi-family real estate</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Let Oprah Help You Become A Better Landlord</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2009/01/05/let-oprah-help-you-become-a-better-landlord/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
When Oprah Winfrey retires, pundits will cite the countless ways in which she influenced American culture and expanded our lexicon. One of the words sure to be mentioned in reviews is sure to be &#8220;boundaries&#8221;.
 
So how does this apply to owning a Twin Cities duplex? Well, one of the questions new landlords most often ask]]></description>
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		<title>Minneapolis Duplex Buyers Still Love to Shop</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/30/minneapolis-duplex-buyers-still-love-to-shop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
		
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While consumers reportedly stayed away from the malls before Christmas, lower interest rates seemed to put Minneapolis duplex and single family home buyers in a festive mood.
 
For the week ending December 20, duplex and small multi-family properties saw an increase of signed purchase agreements of 200 percent over last year&#8217;s mark. Of the 36 that]]></description>
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		<title>Whoops! Minneapolis Duplex Sale Prices Drop</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/29/whoops-minneapolis-duplex-sale-prices-drop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
		
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Shame on me. When I didn&#8217;t receive notice from MAR of the sales activity for the week ending December 13, I assumed they&#8217;d gone on vacation. Well, we all know what happens when we assume anything&#8230;

 
Pending sales of single family homes were up 36.3 percent and new listings up 2.2 percent over the same week]]></description>
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		<title>NAR Proposes Investors Get Access to FHA Loans for Minneapolis Duplexes</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/22/nar-proposes-investors-get-access-to-fha-loans-for-minneapolis-duplexes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Realty Times reports today that President Charles McMillon of the National Association of Realtors has written a letter to HUD Secretary Steve Preston asking that FHA&#8217;s 203(k) rehabilitation loan be made available to investors.
 
The 203(k) loan program is one in which the FHA issues a mortgage and rehabilitation loan at the same time, in an]]></description>
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		<title>How to Rent That Minneapolis Duplex Fast!</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/19/how-to-rent-that-minneapolis-duplex-fast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
		
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It seems new investors and first-time home buyers have two big concerns about their first duplex: vacancies and the toilet.
 
Vacancies are a concern of any landlord. The longer a unit sits empty, the more significant the loss in revenue, and the more it costs you, the landlord.
 
So, how do you reduce vacancies?
 
While it may seem]]></description>
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		<title>News Flash: Interest Rates Drop!</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/18/news-flash-interest-rates-drop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s interest rates on a 30-year, fixed rate, conventional mortgage are 4.75 percent. My understanding is by buyinig points, the loan can be reduced to 4.25 percent.
FHA stands at 5 percent interest, fixed, for 30 years.
Of course, you need to have a downpayment or equity, a job and good credit. But this is the best]]></description>
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		<title>Aren&#8217;t There Any Good Deals on Minneapolis Apartment Buildings?</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/18/arent-there-any-good-deals-on-minneapolis-apartment-buildings/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/18/arent-there-any-good-deals-on-minneapolis-apartment-buildings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
		
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The other day I sent a listing for a four-plex to a client. While he&#8217;s not actively looking, and this one wasn&#8217;t an especially good deal, it reminded me in both appearance and location of one of the ones he already owns.
My client has invested and occupied income properties for many years. And he asked whether he was]]></description>
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		<title>Minneapolis Duplex Market Warm Spot In Winter Chill</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/16/minneapolis-duplex-market-warm-spot-in-winter-chill/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/16/minneapolis-duplex-market-warm-spot-in-winter-chill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been difficult to tell how the Twin Cities duplex and single family home markets have been performing the last couple of weeks due to the Thanksgiving holidays in 2007 and 2008 falling during different weeks. That changes with this week&#8217;s MAR activity report.
 
Of course, we Minnesotans like hunker down inside during the cold, dark winter]]></description>
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		<title>Oops! Fannie and Freddie Reconsidering Limits on Numbers of Minneapolis Duplexes</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/15/oops-fannie-and-freddie-reconsidering-limits-on-numbers-of-minneapolis-duplexes/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/15/oops-fannie-and-freddie-reconsidering-limits-on-numbers-of-minneapolis-duplexes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One phrase we seem to be hearing a great deal in the media as of late is &#8220;the emperor has no clothes.&#8221; It&#8217;s funny to me that we&#8217;re not hearing &#8220;the sky is falling&#8221; with equal frequency.
 
According to Realty Times, the illogical restrictions imposed in late summer by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to limit the]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write Off Half of Your House When You Buy A Minneapolis Duplex</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/11/how-to-write-off-half-of-your-house-when-you-buy-a-minneapolis-duplex/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2008/12/11/how-to-write-off-half-of-your-house-when-you-buy-a-minneapolis-duplex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[While most home buyers don&#8217;t consider it, there are countless reasons buying a duplex as your primary residence can can be a better finanical decision than buying a single family home. The obvious reasons include higher mortgage interest deductions, depreciation and the rental income that helps for the mortgage.
 
As we approach the end of the]]></description>
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