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New Updates Regarding Loan Modification

President of United States, Barack Obama has brought about some considerable alterations in the home loan modification or personal loan modification phenomenon. These changes may turn to be useful and beneficial for those who are strictly needing home loans or personal loans. From the entire annual budget of United States, about 75 billion US dollars [...]

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Saint Paul Needs Better Parking

After a recent survey by the Saint Paul Area Chamber identified 68% of downtown business owners think parking is difficult and 55% of their customers agree, Saint Paul business owners are asking the city to implement a number changes to the parking in downtown Saint Paul.  See the full article over at bizjournals.com

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Saint Paul Ranked 11th by EPA for Energy Star Labeled Buildings

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced its 2009 list of cities with the most Energy Star labeled buildings.  Saint Paul was number 11 on the list.  Buildings can either be built from start or retrofitted to be Energy Star compliant.  These buildings use 35% less energy than a comparable non-Energy Star building of [...]

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Saint Paul Fire Department Opens Hiring

The Saint Paul fire department opened the hiring list for the first time since the summer of 2005.  As of February 8, the city had approved 2,360 candidates for  the Firefighter exam.  The application period has ended.  If you missed the application process you will need to wait until the list is open again.
The written [...]

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Get Ready For the Big Dig in Saint Paul!

No, we are not going to recreate the multi-billion dollar tunneling project that took a decade to do in Boston.  At least I hope not!  The Met Council finally announced its construction schedules for the Central Corridor light-rail line on Wednesday.  Here is what you can expect:

Downtown Saint Paul will experience road closures, street demo [...]

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Income Limits Increase for Minnesota Mortgage Program (MMP)

Minnesota Housing is temporarily (up to 12 months) increasing the MMP income limits to stimulate real estate markets across the state and fully utilize funding enabled by the Federal New Issue Bond Program.  Please note program income limits will change during the 12 month period, when market conditions and funding levels warrant.
The following income limits [...]

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Saint Paul Homes: Water Service, Foreclosed Vacant Properties & Winterization

The jurisdiction of Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS) includes the city of Saint Paul and surrounding areas of Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Maplewood, West Saint Paul, Lilydale, Mendota and Mendota Heights, Newport, Roseville, South Saint Paul, Sunfish Lake and Little Canada.
Link: http://www.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=75
Contact number: (651) 266-6350
Vacant and Foreclosed Properties
In the case of a foreclosure, the owner [...]

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Short Sale Changes – HAFA Efffective April 2010 (Hopefully)

Per the information below, the Feds are stepping in AGAIN, perhaps to the advantage of everyone…homeowners, buyers and the entire Saint Paul real estate community in an effort to curtail some of the foreclosures.
Short Sales and Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure (commonly referred to as Cash for Keys) have received major attention on the Hill.  [...]

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New MN Law Postponing Foreclosures

MaryAlice Short wrote a great article about how the State of Minnesota has now enacted a law to allow the homeowner to delay the sheriff’s sale up to five months.  This applies to Saint Paul Homes and everywhere!  Here is the only catch:  If you are unable to bring the mortgage current during the five [...]

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