In and Around the St. Croix Valley

Karin Housley's Weekly Update

I Can Hardly Contain Myself

 

All I’m sayin’ is…Monday Night.

 

Football.

 

<insert squeal>

 

I want to thank everyone who donated to my jail sentence to benefit MDA. I had the most online donations ($1,700) so I won a Wii! Thank you, thank you, to everyone who donated. I really appreciate it. I’m donating the Wii to the benefit for Stillwater Police Officer Brienne Heroux on Nov. 15^th. Save the date, more info to come (it’s at O’Garas and there are some great bands playing.)  

If you missed the Vine Valley Harvest Throwdown last Sunday night, don’t miss it next year! It was a great event, and surpassed our first year goals! The food was fabulous, auction items to die for, and my favorite, the wine was spectacular. Mark Hanson, from Marx in downtown Stillwater, was voted the Valley Favorite, by a slim margin, and went home with a Crystal Glass Stanley Cup, or something like that. Thank you to all the chefs from the area restaurants who participated. I’m still full.

We’re Busy at Karin Housley Headquarters…

Always something happening back at Karin Housley HQ. We’re having an Open House Blitz again this weekend, with homes in Liberty on the Lake, Woodbury & the St. Croix River open Sunday from 1- 3. Go to KarinHousley.com for details. (Please don’t forget to bring me a Diet Coke and a Reeses. Shout out to Gloria for her donation!) We also have a quite a few new listings, land options and new homes, waterfront and Victorians. You can see all of our listings at KarinHousley.com or find us on Realtor.com as a featured agent. (Can I throw in the 2009 Mpls/St. Paul Super Agent designation here again?) We have a new home on Guslander Trail with 38 acres, one on Pioneer Trail, Newman Trail, land on Neal Ave, and 73 acres on the St. Croix River in Hudson. The one featured below will hit the MLS shortly. Like I said, we’re busy, but we’re selling some too!

Here are the sold homes for our east metro area in the past week (since 9/18/09)

Stillwater School District – 27 Homes Sold

 

$0 – $100,000 - 2

$100,000 – $200,000 - 11

$200,000 – $300,000 - 5

$300,000 – $400,000 – 6

$400,000 – $500,000 – 2

$500,000 – $700,000 – 0

$700,000 - $800,000 – 1

 

Woodbury School District – 45 Homes Sold

 

$0 – $100,000 - 2

$100,000 – $200,000 - 17

$200,000 – $300,000 - 12

$300,000 – $400,000 - 4

$400,000 – $500,000 – 6

$500,000 – $600,000 – 0

$600,000 - $700,000 – 1

$700,000 – $800,000 – 1

$800,000 – $900,000 – 1

$1,195,000 - 1

 

Western Wisconsin – 31 Homes Sold

 

$0 – $100,000 - 1

$100,000 – $200,000 - 23

$200,000 – $300,000 – 5

$300,000 – $400,000 – 2

 

Dellwood North Oaks - 4 homes sold

$285,000 –  $475,000

 

The Karin Housley Show – Tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM on the radio show we’re going to be talking with Jim Leonard of Fury Motors about what’s happening in the automobile industry. Also, attention Norwegians, I’ll be chatting with our remote correspondent at North America’s Largest Scandinavian Festival in Minot, ND, Norske Hostfest. We’ll also be spicing things up a bit with someone from the Chili Cook Off in Stillwater happening next weekend and how you can enter. Also, The SAHA Music Department is having their annual rummage sale October 10^th…if you’d like details, listen to the show, or email me back. They need donations, and customers. As always, we'll be talking real estate! Listen on the dial at AM 1220 or on the web at klbbradio.com. We might just talk a little David Letterman too, just because I want to. I hope I don’t parlay that into a spiel on Roman Polanski. If you want to hear any of our past three shows (Fran Tarkenton dissin’ a bit on Brett Favre) here is the link to our previous podcasts.

 

One more thing, if you want to get the Ponies Score of the football game live each week, you can follow it on Twitter... www.twitter.com/PoniesScore

 

Have a great & stay dry weekend!

 

Karin

Karin Housley On Twitter & Facebook, I’ll be your friend.

 

 

P.S. Julie, my assistant, is so excited that hockey has started that she can’t stop watching this Miracle on Ice pre-game speech. You were born to be a hockey player, Julie!!

 

Karin Housley's Weekly Update

 I Need Your Help, Like Now

Today at noon, MDA is locking me up. Sersly. Locking me up, in a jail cell, and I have to stay there until I raise $1200. (I was supposed to have this done already, but I’ve been very busy selling houses. I need your help, and so do the kids with MD and ALS.) You can do one of two things, click the link below and donate online, like anything…$5, $10, $100 and you’ll be my best friend. Here’s the link.

Please help me in the fight against Muscular Dystrophy and ALS.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

https://www.joinmda.org/stillwater2009/karin

Click now, so I can get out.

Otherwise, you can call me between 12:00 – 1:00 CST and donate over the phone. 651-260-8905. We could probably spend a few minutes talking a little Dancing with the Stars gossip if you’d like, ’cuz I don’t know what else I’m going to do all locked up like that in a jail cell. It’s a scary Code Red, High 5 Security, Orange Alert jail too….the Stillwater Prison! I expect Chief Gannaway to be paying me a visit.

Thank you so much, I really do appreciate it, and so do the folks at MDA. (Thanks to Kari, Kathy & Robert who have already donated!)

I need to get out of jail so I can host the Vine Valley Harvest Throwdown, being held at the Lake Elmo Event Center this Sunday. You’re invited!! Please come!

Details are:

Valley Vine Harvest Throwdown
Sunday, September 27, 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Tickets $75 per person.  Call 651 251-5013 or
www.hsicares.org

If you're still on the fence, check out the two part YouTube Segment (pt 1), (part 2)...it's very funny.

Phil & I are Honorary Chairs - he’s donating golf with him for 3 at Stillwater Country Club, and I’m just praying I’m out of jail.

The Karin Housley Radio Show – On the radio show this weekend my guests will be three of the chef’s for the above event, (Sean from Smalley’s Restaurant, Mark from Marx, and Pete from San Pedros…Mark is bringing me food) – and, drum roll please….. FRAN TARKENTON!! Fran won’t be talking food; he’ll be talking football and his new book. Listen live for some fun, some real estate, and as always, we’ll find out what Justin Morneau had for breakfast. FYI, Justin donated an autographed jersey for the Valley Vine event above. Go Twins! Like I said, get your tickets now….almost gone! Listen this Saturday morning at 10:00 on AM1220 or live via the web at klbbradio.com.

I’m saving my real estate statistics for next week, but please visit www.KarinHousley.com to see all of our new listings. We have some beautiful ones….and a couple of them will be open this weekend also. (Check website Friday.) FYI, new listing on Pioneer is priced to give away, won’t last long!

What to do? Two other events happening this weekend that I want to plug…just because I like how the first one sounds – www.womenrunthecities.com & how this other one feels – www.aftonartfair.com

PLEASE GET ME OUT OF JAIL….I have houses to sell!

Karin

Karin Housley On Twitter & Facebook, I’ll be your friend.

P.S. Julie, my assistant, ran away for the weekend. She said something about Chicago, Oprah, and teaching her cats how to do this Black Eye Peas dance. I really need to get her in to see someone.

Karin Housley's Weekly Update

Event Week Extraordinaire

I attended the Lake Elmo Rotary Dinner the other night at the Lake Elmo Inn Event Center, and I have to tell you, they put on quite a show over there. Fun was had by all, and somehow, after sipping perhaps a little bit too much vino, I ended up going home with a trip to the Kentucky Derby in the live auction. Woops.

Before I forget, this is your last chance to get tickets for the Vine Valley Harvest Throwdown, also being held at the Event Center. Details are:

Valley Vine Harvest Throwdown
Sunday, September 27, 4:00 - 7:00 pm

A special food and wine event to benefit HSI.  Chef John Schiltz has challenged Luna Rossa, Marx, Club Tara, San Pedro, and Smalley's to a cooking contest.  Sample foods from all six restaurants, then vote for your favorite.  Wines to accompany each entree selected by Andy Kass.  Event held at the beautiful Lake Elmo Event Center.

Tickets $75 per person.  Call 651 251-5013 or
www.hsicares.org

If you're still on the fence, check out the two part YouTube Segment (pt 1), (part 2)...it's very funny. Phil & I are Honorary Chairs (which means I get a microphone and get to talk). I might even auction off the Wild tickets that my husband bought for me for Valentine's Day.

Also, on the radio show this weekend our guest is Phil from Phil's Club Tara Hideway, talking a little smack about Mark Hanson of Marx. Yeee ha, it's gettin' feisty!

We’re Busy at Karin Housley Headquarters…

New Listing, and steal of the week, with a little bit of romance on the side! Come see 6814 Romeo Drive, open Sunday 1-3. Attention all first time homebuyers, you can move in tomorrow at this Twin Home in Woodbury. No banks involved, quick close. $135,000. See below for your destiny-ation corner sign. We're also having three other homes open this Sunday in Woodbury...Go to KarinHousley.com for details. (Bring me a Diet Coke and a Reeses, please.)

Here are the sold homes for our east metro area in the past week (since 9/11/09)

Stillwater School District – 19 Homes Sold

$0 – $100,000 - 3

$100,000 – $200,000 - 5

$200,000 – $300,000 - 3

$300,000 – $400,000 – 4

$700,000 - $800,000 – 3

1.25 million - 1

Woodbury School District – 11 Homes Sold

$0 – $100,000 - 1

$100,000 – $200,000 - 3

$200,000 – $300,000 - 4

$300,000 – $400,000 - 2

$400,000 – $500,000 – 0

$500,000 – $600,000 – 1

Western Wisconsin – 8 Homes Sold

$0 – $100,000 - 2

$100,000 – $200,000 - 4

$200,000 – $300,000 - 2

Dellwood North Oaks - 3 homes sold

$223,000 - $315,000 - 3

The Karin Housley Show – Tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM CST on the radio show we’re going to be talking, of course, about the big HSI Valley Vine Harvest Throwdown. And, we'll be visiting with Bayport Derby Days organizer, Sue Davis, about all of the events happening at the Derby Days this weekend, and we'll be talking with Stillwater Chamber President Mark Berthelson about events happening with the Chamber. We'll also talk a little MTV video music awards, just because it's such good stuff. Poor Taylor Swift. As always, we'll be talking real estate! Listen on the dial at AM 1220 or on the web at klbbradio.com.

Favor I have to ask...this Thursday I'm being locked up in jail as part of a MDA/ALS fund raiser. If you could please help me out with this, and donate to the cause, it'll help get me out of jail a lot faster. Here's the link...I'd really appreciate it! Thank you. For a family who has been affected by ALS, here's their story.

One more thing, if you want to get the Ponies Score of the football game live each week, you can follow it on Twitter... www.twitter.com/PoniesScore

Phew. Thanks, and have a great weekend!

Karin

Karin Housley On Twitter & Facebook, I’ll be your friend.

P.S. Julie, my assistant, is out in her backyard still trying to win a million dollars. Something about I don't pay her enough, so she is taking up golf.

Karin Housley's Weekly Update

We’ll Never Forget

Today is my friend Linda’s wedding anniversary, so I want to wish her a happy day, even though most of our thoughts are elsewhere. I’m still out selling and listing homes today, though the events of September 11^th, eight years ago, keep making their way into my thoughts. The details are still so crisp, and within minutes I am back sitting on my dad’s couch, staring at the television in disbelief as the Twin Towers were going down.

In the meantime, this week’s Snapshot photo is not of a house, ’cuz you can find all of my listings here, but of my husband, Phil, about 15 minutes ago. He’s just about ready to tee off at Mendakota Country Club for a “Tee It Up For the Troops” golf tournament. He’s beside himself with excitement because he got his picture taken by this big, 28-year-old eagle. He’s still yakking away on the phone while I’ve started emailing you with my Weekly Update. I hope it brings him luck, and all of those silly little golf score words too.

We’re Busy at Karin Housley Headquarters…

Here are the sold homes for our east metro area in the past three weeks....

Stillwater School District – 51 Homes Sold

$0 – $100,000 - 5

$100,000 – $200,000 - 13

$200,000 – $300,000 - 12

$300,000 – $400,000 – 12

$400,000 – $500,000 – 6

$500,000 - $600,000 – 1

$600,000 - $700,000 – 1

Woodbury School District – 72 Homes Sold

$0 – $100,000 - 2

$100,000 – $200,000 - 18

$200,000 – $300,000 - 25

$300,000 – $400,000 - 15

$400,000 – $500,000 – 5

$500,000 – $600,000 – 2

$600,000 - $700,000 – 3

$700,000 - $800,000 – 2

Western Wisconsin – 52 Homes Sold

$0 – $100,000 - 7

$100,000 – $200,000 - 25

$200,000 – $300,000 - 13

$300,000 – $400,000 – 5

$400,000 - $500,000 – 1

Dellwood North Oaks - 3 homes sold

$615,000

$305,000

$160,000

The Karin Housley Show – Tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM CST on the radio show we’re going to be talking with more local chefs about the big HSI Valley Vine Harvest Throwdown. If you haven’t bought your tickets for it yet, hurry hurry!! (FYI, I’m the honorary chair, along with my eagle-lovin’ husband.) We’ll also be talking with Carol of “Our Shop” in Stillwater to learn about their upcoming Fashion Show on Sept. 25^th, and as always we’ll be talking real estate with a splash of Hollywood from our Celebrity Gossip Reporter, Kate Larson. Also, we’ll absorb some important things, like what Justin Morneau had for breakfast. If you missed last week’s show, with Chef Shiltz of the Lake Elmo Inn, Tina Struglia of Luna Rossa duking it out, you’ll have to tune in. Also, Jim Leonard of Fury Motors and the Lake Elmo Rotary talked about their upcoming Cadillac Dinner. See you there Jim! You can listen here in its entirety. Tomorrow if you can’t catch the show on AM 1220, you can listen live on the web, www.klbbradio.com and click Listen Live.

Off to Hammond to sell Peter’s 23 acres on Pine Lake….any takers?

Karin

Karin Housley On Twitter & Facebook, I’ll be your friend.

P.S. Julie, my assistant, made of fun of me because yesterday when I said, “I got it in the can at Hudson Golf Course.” She thought I was being perverted and disgusting. She really needs to get out more…and perhaps she too can get it in the can. (Don’t mean to offend, but it’s sort of funny, especially if you love BLL, in a can.)

Karin Housley's Weekly Update

 

 

HAPPY STATE FAIR!

 

I’ll make this short, as I know there are better things happening out there ;)

 

 

In Real Estate this week, the Minneapolis Realtors Association’s Monthly Skinny came out – Click Here if you really want see how our Twin Cities Market is doing compared to the rest of the country.

 

Also, we have another new listing up on Little Carnelian lake, it’s a back pocket listing for now, but if you’re looking for a castle on one of the cleanest and most private lakes in the St. Croix Valley, give me a call. It reminds me of a chalet in Switzerland, not that I’ve ever been to one.

 

Congratulations to the Bailey Family of South St. Paul - we just closed on their home today! So love it when I get to trounce around my old stomping grounds. Go Packers, and not the Green Bay kind.

 

We are having an Open House this weekend at 3638 Williamsburg Parkway…the best deal in Woodbury right now. If you’re out at Woodbury Days for the Parade…stop by!!

On The Karin Housley Show tomorrow morning at 10:00 CST we’ll be talking with Andy Kass (former owner of Sutlers’ Wines) about our upcoming event September 27^th, Valley Vine & Harvest Throwdown! Get your ticket here and now, they’re going fast. (FYI, Phil and I are the Honorary Chairs.) If you’d like to listen to last week’s show in its entirety (Tamara the Jewelry Lady from Hudson, and the author of Tree Spirited Woman, Colleen Baldrica were my guests) you can hear it here. You can listen live to tomorrow’s show at www.klbbradio.com . Oh, we’ll also be talking a little about yesterday’s Town Hall Meeting in Lake Elmo with Michele Bachman. We were there. Trying to get her on the show…Mr. Pawlenty, would you mind giving her a call? Thanks.

Have a great week…next week I’ll give you the “in detail” home sales in our area.

Karin

Karin Housley on Facebook and Twitter. Go ahead and creep.

 

P.S. Julie got sucked in (to use Miley Cyrus’ word on the Today Show today) this morning to their Summer Concert Series when it was none other than Miley herself playing to a Party in the USA. Here’s the link to all of her songs she sang… Julie is still 12 and excited to start the 6^th grade.

Karin Housley's Weekly Update

 

HAPPY FRIDAY!

HAPPY STURGIS!

HAPPY WE-FEST!

HAPPY HUFF 'N PUFF DAYS!

 

 

 

Festivals are happening everywhere this weekend, from Sturgis to Detroit Lakes to our own Huff 'n Puff Days right here in Lake Elmo. Let's hope the weather holds so all the bands can take the stage (poor Steven Tyler of Aerosmith fell off his at Sturgis this week), the motorcyclists can make it home safe and every softball game can be played. If that's not enough excitement for you over the next couple of days...we're having three open houses this weekend.

 

 

All homes are open on Sunday from 1 -3

(Click link below for map and more details)

 

 

1770 Bluewater Lane in Woodbury's Dancing Waters $525,000

 

3638 Williamsburg Parkway in Wedgewood Heights of Woodbury for $414,900

 

1244 S Cedar Drive on Cedar Lake in Somerset, WI offered at $449,000

 

Six months into our Twin Cities Real Estate Sales, here are the statistics from Minneapolis Association of Realtors and how we're doing. Things look like they're picking up!

On a local note, here are the weekly statistics of what's has sold in our backyard. Below are the number of homes that have sold. I broke them down by price bracket. To see the individual homes, you can click the links.

Stillwater School District – 21 Homes Sold

$0 – $100,000 - 2

$100,000 – $200,000 - 6

$200,000 – $300,000 - 6

$300,000 – $400,000 – 4

$400,000 – $500,000 – 2

$710,000 – 1

 

 

Woodbury School District – 25 Homes Sold

$0 – $100,000 - 2

$100,000 – $200,000 - 9

$200,000 – $300,000 - 9

$300,000 – $400,000 - 2

$400,000 – $500,000 – 2

$500,000 – $600,000 – 1

 

 

Western Wisconsin – 19 Homes Sold

$0 – $100,000 - 1

$100,000 – $200,000 - 6

$200,000 – $300,000 - 10

$300,000 – $400,000 - 2

 

 

Dellwood North Oaks - 0 home sold

 

For all of our listings, including the beautiful new listing below, go to KarinHousley.com

The Karin Housley Show – Tomorrow we're going to talk a little politics (Cash for Clunkers, Health Care Reform, Town Hall Meetings), a little real estate (New Listings, Open Houses & Market Update) and we'll have our weekly Hollywood Gossip reporter Kate Larson (@KateLarson on Twitter) on the show. Tune in tomorrow morning at 10 AM either online at klbbradio.com or AM 1220!

Fun Video of the Week – I wouldn't go calling me Julie a bird brain anymore. Turns out, those darn crows are smarter than we think.

Heads up for the rest of August, Dinner and Dance Cruise August 29^th, Vintage Car Show, Street Dance at the Stillwater VFW (580 Omaha Ave in Oak Park Heights) on Aug 29^th,  and Summer Tuesdays downtown Stillwater.

Have a great week!

Karin

(On Facebook and Twitter)

P.S. Happy Birthday to my father-in-law, Leroy and my friend Ann-Marie Elizabeth (her name is really a lot longer, Ann-Marie Elizabeth Angeline Yung Ablan, but I didn't want to lose you.)

Open House Luncheon Today!

 

HUNGRY? COME HAVE LUNCH IN HUDSON!

 

 

I made my grandmother's tuna salad and Kowalski's chicken salad. (There's a joke in there somewhere about a Norwegian and a Pole going to Wisconsin...punchline would involve Julie's All-American brownies. If you can write the joke, I'll give you a gas card or somethin'.)

 

I hope you can come!

 

TODAY 11:30 – 1:30

 

334 Cove Road in Hudson

Overlooking St. Croix

 

$799,000

 

Cute as it can get.

 

What the heck, take the tram down to the water and swim for awhile.

 

See you there, now I must get ready ~

 

Karin

 

I94 to Hudson Exit 2, S., on County Rd F, W., on E Cove, becomes N. Cove.

Wine & Cheese Open House

YOU'RE INVITED TO AN OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT!!

4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

1433 Croix Crest Drive

Hudson, Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

NEW LISTING!!

 

Great house, original owners, 180 degree views of99 the St. Croix River, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 car garage, 2 acres, 5,200 square feet and overlooks the St. Croix River! Offered at $850,000.

 

Please stop in for a glass of wine, sample artisan cheeses, and buy yourself a new house....or just tour it and tell your friends!

 

Then we can chat about Jon & Kate Plus 8...any which way.... please stop by!

 

See you between 4-7, follow the signs or for directions, print this.

 

Hwy 94 to Carmichael exit. South on Carmichael to Crest View. West (right) on Crest View to Heggen. Left on Heggen. Right on Mont Croix to home.

 

I hope to see you tonight!

 

Karin