Jim Buchta

There are only about 85 Lundie-designed homes still in existence, and one of his largest remaining residential designs, a 9,300 square-foot house in a Twin Cities suburb, is on the market for $4.95 million.

Home prices are still on the rise but are far below the national average. That's relieving some pressure for rate-weary buyers but isn't as celebrated among sellers looking for equity.

Researchers at Pew Charitable Trusts teamed with planning firm Gensler to explore how converting empty office buildings into ”single-room occupancy” rental units could solve downtown areas‘ lack of affordable housing and struggling commercial real estate.

Minneapolis and St. Paul leaders are hailing such projects as the key to downtown revitalization, but the projects are also notoriously complex and expensive.

Lakeshore property in Minnesota is typically expensive and can be an hours-long drive from the metro area. But compromising for a view of the water instead of private shoreline provides some more affordable and suburban options.

For buyers weary of competition, fall and winter are the best, and often cheapest, days to shop for lakeshore property.

The Bloomington “strip” along I-494 is the second-largest and second-emptiest office sector in the metro. But that might be changing.

After a brief lull in renting this fall, apartment construction is going to plummet, causing more competition and higher rents.

Pending sales were up double digits for the first time this year.

The condo built on the roof of an existing building offers a combination of privacy and nature, with outdoor spaces in the sky and no shared walls or hallways with neighbors.