Have you always dreamed of having a home on Lake Minnetonka? You are not alone. The water has an allure that is easy to understand. Maybe this is why houses can be so expensive on the lake. Fortunately, there has never been a better time to buy a Lake Minnetonka home. With property prices down [...]
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After writing the post about the Pillsbury Home in Orono called Southways, I have received many questions about if this property ever sold.
The home is reported to have 32,000 square feet of space in the main house and another 10,000 square feet in the “secondary” structures. It sits on almost 13 acres with 1700 feet [...]
I wish that I had thought of this! Coldwell Banker’s Distinctive Homes division is hosting a 4 hour tour that will showcase 176 different properties that are located on lakes. With properties stretched from 2 hours into Wisconsin and 2 hours south into Minnesota, you would not be able to see all of them, but [...]
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Tom Petters was forced to forfeit his Lake Minnetonka home to the government earlier this year. The 7 bedroom, 9300 square feet home has been on the market for about 15 months. It originally was listed at $8.25 million, but more recently dropped to $6.2 million. The property is located on 1.23 acres, has 250 [...]
Continue reading about Petter’s Lake Minnetonka Home Sells for $5 Million
The court has issued a ruling today stating that Tom Petters must forfeit his homes to the government immediately. His primary Lake Minnetonka Home is for sale at $6.3 million and is located next to Wayzata. It has been on the market for more than 1 year. Petters also owns a nearby Plymouth home where [...]
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Built in 1988 this 17,251 square foot home sits on 5.35 acres. The address is 1492 Hunter Drive and is located in the Lake Minnetonka area, but is actually on Mooney Lake. The property was originally valued at $6.6 million just several years ago. It has six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, 11 garage [...]
Continue reading about Denny Hecker’s Lake Minnetonka Area Home Sells for $3.5M
The city of Mound is surrounded by a series of lakes, most popularly Lake Minnetonka. Located 23 miles from downtown Minneapolis, this western outer-ring suburb is on the bus line making commuting convenient and cost-effective. Housing figures for Mound from December 2008 to December 2009 were recently released so we will be examining what is [...]
On the shores of popular Lake Minnetonka, Deephaven is located sixteen miles west of Minneapolis. Today we’re comparing housing market figures for Deephaven from November 2008 to data collected in November 2009. We’ll also see how the community is doing with year-to-date information.
In November 2008, the single-family detached inventory for Deephaven was 37 homes on [...]
