http://www.movetostillwater.com Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:36:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Don't use ePerks! There are a handful of real estate companies who will give you back money at closing. In the Twin Cities area, a company with a big green house logo and slick website have exploded onto the scene with TV ads, billboards, bus benches, etc. On a national ... http://www.movetostillwater.com/news/want-money-back-at-closing On June 22nd, the best drum corps show in Minnesota will take place right here in Stillwater. Drum Beauty will host 4 of last year's top 12 corps, along with 7 other performing corps. If you are aren't familiar with drum corps, it can be best described as professional marching band ... http://www.movetostillwater.com/uncategorized/2008-drum-beauty Many home sellers don't like the idea of having strangers in their home when they aren't there. However, this is the way showings are typically done in Minnesota: the buyer’s agent takes their buyers into your home, and you are usually gone. Is this safe? It depends. The best way to ... http://www.movetostillwater.com/selling/is-your-stillwater-home-safe Real estate prices are occasionally measured by the price per square foot. This allows for a better comparison between differently priced homes as well as homes of different sizes. In this pricing measurement method, the sale price of a home is divided by its area. For example, a home that ... http://www.movetostillwater.com/market-conditions/stillwater-homes-are-overpriced The absorption rate is a calculation of how long it will take for all homes currently on the market to be sold (absorbed). Here are the numbers for Stillwater, sorted by property type: Single Family - 11.3 months Townhome - 11.6 months Condominium - 33.2 months A six month supply is considered balanced, when ... http://www.movetostillwater.com/market-conditions/stillwater-absorption-rates After 38 years of family ownership, the Stillwater Dairy Queen closed its doors on April 2nd. A recent article in the St. Croix Valley Press noted the owner, Paul Williquett, is looking to move to a new location. Agenda notes from the upcoming Stillwater Planning Commission cite a special use ... http://www.movetostillwater.com/news/stillwater-dairy-queen-closes-planning-to-reopen-downtown The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for all of Washington County, including Stillwater. These maps are preliminary but are more accurate than the current 1980’s maps and include a number of changes throughout Stillwater. Most of Stillwater will remain unaffected by these changes ... http://www.movetostillwater.com/news/new-stillwater-flood-maps