About Isanti County, MN

The Dalbo Ministerial League Softball Tournament is now underway with 7 games tonight. My team Cambridge Lutheran #1 got the 7th seed and faced Harvest Evangelical Church the #26 seed and got a big scare sneaking out a 6-5 win.

We simply could not string together any hits. Thankful they did not string together many hits either. Chris Goebel our normal pitcher was gone and my sister Michelle Carstensen convinced me to let her pitch and thankfully she pitched awesome which was key for the win tonight.

Brandon Erickson, Michelle, and Al Wolfe had 2 hits each tonight to lead the team. Next game is at 7:30 am Saturday vs Grace at Maple Ridge the #17 seed team but the #3 team from the lower division so they had a 10-3 record on the season which was better then our 7-6 regular season record. We beat them twice last year, but I am not sure if they have upgraded their team or not. It should be a good game and we will need to hit much better to have a chance of winning. Maple Ridge beat River of Life 7-6 to advance to face us.

All games on Saturday and Sunday will be at the Cambridge Softball Complex. The lowest seed team to win tonight was New Hope #2 (the 22nd seed) beating Grace Gospel the #11 seed.

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Chuck Carstensen is a Realtor with The Discovery Team at RE/MAX; helping buyers, sellers, and investors of residential real estate. He is a Life/Development Coach; The Discovery Coach - "Helping you discover your talents, desires and purpose." Carstensen is a speaker and co-author in the best selling book series Wake Up...Live the Life You Love: Your Wake Up Moments (available this fall).

One of the counties hit the hardest by the market downturn is Isanti County. I live in Cambridge, MN which is the largest city in the county. I actually do a large portion of my business in surrounding counties. Now because of the drop in the prices there are currently some great deals out there.

I was checking to see how many townhomes and condos are currently available in Isanti county and there are 115 active listings. To put that in perspective there are only 12 pending sales and 7 total sales closed on these type of homes in the last 2 months.

I drive by these homes all the time. Most of these are new construction homes and a good share of some other ones are bank owned.

Right now there are many very nice homes for close to or below $100,000. At the top of the market the same home was around $150,000. That means most people can get into a nice townhome for what it would cost to rent. Also, with all the properties on the market they can't help but come down some more. I figure they will drop about $20K more and then that will be the market bottom on these homes. Some of these homes are at bottom prices. So buyers and investors its time to get out the check book or make a call to get pre-approved for these low priced nice homes!

Here is what is happening in the Real Estate Market in Cambridge, MN:

There are currently 208 active listings and 145 of those are under $200,000. Right now there are 18 pending sales and in the last 30 days there have been 20 closed transactions. Of those sales 17 have been under $200,000.

Isanti County has one of the highest foreclosure percentages in the state, so many of these transactions are on bank owned homes. There are still numerous vacant homes in the area. Expect the prices in Cambridge and the rest of Isanti County to come down a lot more still in the future.

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Chuck Carstensen is a Realtor with The Discovery Team at RE/MAX; helping buyers, sellers, and investors of residential real estate in Isanti, Anoka, Sherburne and Wright County. He is a speaker and co-author in the best selling book series Wake Up...Live the Life You Love: Your Wake Up Moments (available soon). Carstensen is also a personal development mentor with Success University...where he helps people discover how to be more successful in business, life and health.

If you are facing FORECLOSURE you have options,

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

If you are facing FORECLOSURE...KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! If you live in Isanti County, Minnesota, I would like to help you. I specialize in representing people who are one or more payments behind on their mortgage. I am experienced and trained in assisting people who are facing foreclosure. Let me negotiate with the bank for you. Call me today for your private, FREE consultation. Don't wait, the sooner you contact me the more options I have to help you.

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• Are you one or more payments behind on your mortgage?
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If you answered yes to any of these, I would like to help you. You have options....YOU DON'T HAVE TO FACE FORECLOSURE ALONE!

As hard as it is to believe, your lender does NOT want your property. THEY JUST WANT TO GET PAID.

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I recently posted two blogs titled Are Properties Selling In Kanabec County? and Are Properties Selling in Pine County, Minnesota? Well, my blog series would hardly be complete without a look at Isanti County, Minnesota. After all, Isanti County will be seeing a lot more of me once Kohl's and Lowe's open!

So here you go, your own Isanti County market report! Right now, as of 10:33 PM on January 11th, there are 35 single family listings that are pending in Isanti County.

18 of the houses pending are in Cambridge, Minnesota.

10 of the houses for sale are located in Isanti, Minnesota.

3 of the houses for sale are located in Stanchfield, Minnesota.

2 of the houses for sale are located in Braham, Minnesota.

1 of the houses for sale is located in Princeton, Minnesota.

1 of the houses for sale is located in Dalbo, Minnesota.

The number of days on market for these properties in Isanti County ranged anywhere from 5 day to 534, with the average days on market to come in at 86. That means that it takes a little over 2 months on average to sell your Isanti County home! That puts Isanti County way ahead of many other markets throughout the nation!

The average list price on these homes was approximately $137,831. It is true that some of the higher prices homes are struggling a little more in this market, but with a great marketing plan , you will definitely have a much better chance at selling quickly and easily!

Joslyn offers you the most competitive and extensive marketing package in the area, with emphasis on internet advertising and print advertising. The focus is on getting response, and then modifying the advertising to work the best for your specific property. Joslyn has experience marketing in-town homes, land, cabins, farms, manufactured homes, and commercial properties. There is nothing that Joslyn can't successfully market!

For a serious real estate agent in Isanti County, contact Joslyn Panka at 612-850-3153 or email JoslynPanka@hotmail.com today.