Minnesota RealEstateRama

Saint Paul, MN - November 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Property tax levies will increase an average of 3.5 percent statewide if proposed local tax levies are adopted later this year, the Minnesota Department of Revenue announced today. This compares to last year’s increase of 5.6 percent and an average increase of 6.9 percent during the past three years.

Funding approved for North St. Paul, Roseville and St. Paul Port Authority. ST. PAUL, MN - November 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Three projects in the Twin Cities area received a total of $1.8 million in grants to help offset the cost of reclaiming and redeveloping blighted property.

Washington, DC - October 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06) today urged Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to specifically prohibit ACORN from participating in his $35 billion proposal to expand government intervention in the housing market

September 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last week, U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06) asked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to suspend and bar ACORN from its programs and funding

September 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ralph S. Boelter, Special Agent in Charge of the Minneapolis FBI office, today, announced the federal arrest of Ma Myrrelli Juanillo Asuncion, age 29, of Cottage Grove, Minnesota. On Saturday, August 29, 2009, at approximately 4:00 pm, the Wells Fargo Bank located at 2945 White Bear Avenue, Maplewood, Minnesota, was robbed by a lone female. The robber entered the bank, approached the victim teller, and presented a demand note for money. The robber fled the bank on foot and was last seen heading west toward the Maplewood Mall. On Sunday, August 30, 2009, Ma Myrrelli Juanillo Asuncion turned herself in to the Minneapolis Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - August 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Opus Northwest, L.L.C. announced today the sale of the newly completed Crest Ridge Corporate Center, a first of two-phase, 116,000–square-foot Class A office building, located on the southeast corner of Interstate 394 and Hennepin County Road 73 in Minnetonka, Minn., to RT CREST RIDGE, L.L.C.

Saint Paul, MN - August 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Minnesota Department of Revenue reminds Minnesotans to file applications for state property tax refunds and renter’s refunds by Aug. 17, 2009. Even taxpayers who didn’t qualify in previous years may be eligible for a refund.

July 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, together with members of the Veterans community, will open a time capsule from 1934 during the cornerstone removal ceremony of historic building 9 at the Minneapolis Veterans Home Tuesday, July 7 at 10:30 a.m. The original cornerstone is dated at the start of construction, Nov. 11, 1934. Completed in 1937, building 9 was constructed almost entirely by hand over a span of nearly three years.

ST. PAUL, MN - June 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The housing slump appears to be affecting the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area more than other parts of Minnesota, according to a new report from the Minnesota State Demographic Center.

Washington, D.C., - June 4, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) —U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) today introduced the Taxpayer Protection and Anti-Fraud Act, which would prohibit any organization that has been indicted for violations of state or federal election laws from accessing taxpayer dollars through Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs.

Saint Paul, MN - April 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Tim Pawlenty announced this afternoon that individuals and homeowners affected by flooding in Clay, Norman, Traverse, and Wilkin counties will be eligible for financial help or direct services from the federal government. The major disaster declaration signed by President Obama yesterday was amended today to include assistance for housing and other individual needs for the four counties along the Red River in northwestern Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, MN - April 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded $3.8 million in grants for nine projects to help offset the costs of reclaiming and redeveloping blighted property.

St. Paul, MN - April 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Officials at the Minnesota Department of Commerce today urged homeowners affected by the flooding in northwest Minnesota to begin communicating immediately with their lenders about their mortgage payments. The sooner banks and mortgage holders know about an emergency financial situation, the easier it might be to negotiate an alternative payment plan.

Detroit Lakes, MN - March 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — As residents of the Red River Valley continue flood preparations, homeowners and business owners should take steps now to prevent hazards associated with heating fuel oil tanks in basements or lower levels.

March 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson today filed a lawsuit against a North Dakota man who charged Minnesota farmers and small businesses at least $265,375 for the sale of steel farm buildings and storage buildings that he failed to deliver.