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How a Federal Shutdown Can Affect Your Mortgage and Home Sale

By Candace Newgard / October 1, 2025 / Comments Off on How a Federal Shutdown Can Affect Your Mortgage and Home Sale

How a Government Shutdown Impacts Homebuyers, Sellers & the Real Estate Market When you hear “government shutdown,” your first thought might be about politics or federal employees. But what many don’t realize is that a shutdown can also create ripple effects in the housing and mortgage markets. If you’re buying, selling, or refinancing, here’s what…

4 Great Ways to Make Money In Real Estate

By Eric Beise / January 18, 2019 /

From the outside it can seem like people that invest in real estate have secret powers. While no investor would confess to having a genie at their disposal, the reality is they do have something not everyone has: They have knowledge.

Metro Transit Goes West: Why It Matters

By Eric Beise / November 20, 2018 /

Last week, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) gave an important approval for the Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) project. Along with this approval, came the ability to for the Met Council to award the construction contract for the project which is estimates a total cost of $2 Billion. That is the largest infrastructure project in the state’s history.