The Market is Moving ... Seize Your Opportunity!!
Winter 2011: The Minneapolis and western suburb housing statistics continues to paint a complex picture with many layers to analyze and understand. While some areas and price ranges are slow, the majority are picking up pace and a select few segments are far surpassing 2010 - with multiple offers and fast market times. Why? Essentially,buyers and sellers have become more in-line with each other's expectations and the market has healthy supply AND demand, overall. *** To understand the underlying forces driving the market and to achieve your best result, you can trust that our 40+ years of market knowledge will help you decipher the information and turn it into an action plan to move you to your goal! *** Selling your home is a carefully orchestrated process with the ultimate goal of selling your home in the shortest amount of time, at the least inconvenience to you! Buying the right home is not just luck – careful listening, years of experience, strong networking skills and intimate market knowledge give our clients the best opportunity to attain the home they want, for the best price possible. *** With historically low interest rates, this remains a great time to explore your options as a smart buyer, a savvy seller or…both. *** We constantly adapt to the changing market conditions to help our clients attain their housing and investment goals. The Petersen Real Estate Team provides unparalleled service and experience in the Lake Minnetonka area, Minneapolis lakes area, and West/SW Metro. *** Our track record speaks for itself, in 2008, we were involved with 30.8% of all direct lakeshore transaction volume on the Eastern half of Lake Minnetonka over $1 million. In 2009, we were involved in 21% - with total volume of $20,014,525 - despite the slow market. Contact us to discuss your best options.
Team background: Gary Petersen, a lifetime resident of the Twin Cities, leads the partnership. Gary began his real estate career as a custom home builder & developer in 1976 before moving to residential sales in 1981, quickly achieving high levels of success. In 1982 he was asked to be one of the founding members of Coldwell Banker Burnet's Distinctive Homes Division which has become the Twin Cities' top group of Upper Bracket Realtors. Since 1993, he has been in the President's Club of Coldwell Banker Burnet - the top brokerage in the Twin Cities. Through the years, he has worked very hard to maintain this high level of personal service - and life-long friendships have followed.
Other team members include: Ian Petersen, Gary's son, as the team marketing director and a sales associate with an extensive understanding of the West Suburbs & Minneapolis Lakes area, where he resides. Dianna Kestner, as a sales associate specializing in the outlying western suburbs as well as greater Minnesota and northern Wisconsin. Lauren (Wyman) Nesset, as a sales associate with a strong focus on the Lake Minnetonka area. Learn more in the meet the team page.
The Petersen Real Estate Team serves a distinguished local client base and has first-hand expertise in the following specialty areas: Lake property, Land acquisition, Investment property // Corporate relocation // Home remodeling and Staging - Cost versus Value consulting // New construction, Builder representation, Land development and sales. These time-honed skills provide a cutting edge advantage when working with the Petersen Real Estate Team. Client references available, upon request.
GARY PETERSEN, 952-451-0284
