About Olmsted County, MN

Thursday, April 16, 2009:

There are currently 827 single family homes available for sale in Rochester, 2 less than last week.

277 of these homes are vacant, 20 less than 2 weeks ago.

58 homes accepted contracts this past week, the busiest week this for home sales this year.

David and Lois Marris are top producing REALTORS at Edina Realty of Rochester, MN. Edina Realty is the top real estate brokerage in Minnesota. For more information regarding Rochester MN Real Estate visit our web page at www.DavidAndLoisMarris.com. Contact information: DavidMarris@EdinaRealty.com, LoisMarris@EdinaRealty.com, 507-398-3251.

Pill Hill home search, click here. 

Situated atop a limestone bluff, nestled amongst the tall trees, hidden from the hustle and bustle of life sits Rochester, Minnesota's historic Pill Hill District.  The Who's Who of Rochester have always flocked to the residential district, seeking the architecturally renowned homes and convenient location.  The area has especially attracted the doctors and staff of Mayo Clinic as it is within walking distance to their work.  Thus the locals affectionately dubbed the beautiful bluff "Pill Hill".

Here in Pill Hill, you'll find the former home of Dr. William Mayo,co-founder of the world famous Mayo Clinic.  Lining the streets are homes by noted architects Henry Crawford, Ellerbe Architects and Garfield Schwartz, many on the National Historic Registry.  One such home which is open to the public is the Plummer House, home of noted Mayo physician Dr. Henry Plummer.

In 1990, the neighborhood was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The district is situated southwest of downtown Rochester and parallels the southern path between the Mayo Clinic's Gonda Building and St. Mary's Hospital.  The Pill Hill District boundaries are roughly 3^rd St. SW to 9^th St. SW and 6^th Ave SW to 14^th Avenue SW. (map)

Homes do come available for sale in this noted district and I am delighted to help you find your perfect Pill Hill home.  The most prestigious homes are often available through private sale only so you must work with an experienced luxury agent to be notified of their availability.  To search for homes currently on the market in Pill Hill, click here.  For private transactions, contact me at LoisMarris@EdinaRealty.com or 507-398-3251.

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Lois Marris is a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist(CLHMS) and part of the top sales team at Edina Realty in Rochester, MN.  Contact Lois for your next real estate transaction.  Contact information: www.davidandloismarris.com, LoisMarris@EdinaRealty.com, 507-398-3251.

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EDINA REALTY'S DAVID AND LOIS MARRIS HAVE BECOME FEATURED AGENT^TMs ON THE #1 REAL ESTATE SITE¹, REALTOR.COM^® in ROCHESTER MINNESOTA

Rochester, MN, March 2008 - David and Lois Marris of Edina Realty are one of the very limited number of Featured Agents^TM in Rochester, MN on the Internet's #1 real estate site¹, REALTOR.com^®.

As a Featured Agent, David and Lois Marris are powerfully displayed to the over 6.3 million consumers who visit REALTOR.com^® per month¹ and are able to make your Rochester property stand out from the over four million properties available on the site. By creating top-of-mind awareness, as a Featured Agent they are able to potentially create greater demand for their clients' homes.

"We are proud to be able to offer our clients premium marketing and networking services to help them sell their homes for more," said Lois Marris, REALTOR, Edina Realty. "Together with REALTOR.com^®, our company website www.EdinaRealty.com, and our personal website www.DavidAndLoisMarris.com, we leverage recent changes in home buyer behavior online for the benefit of my clients."

Buyers and sellers interested in Marris properties and how they can help them sell their homes for more should contact them at 507-398-3251 or visit the following websites: REALTOR.com^®, Edina Realty's company's website www.DavidAndLoisMarris.EdinaRealty.com, or their personal website www.DavidAndLoisMarris.com

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Have you ever liked a home but not the address? I've had this situation come up with several clients in the past. Sometimes people have superstitions about certain numbers and the numbers in their street address can actually prevent a client from buying a home. Some people avoid the number 13 or gravitate toward any multiple of seven. I never thought there was much I could do about the address issue until today.

A quick call to our county Planning and Zoning Department was all it took. I found that you can indeed, within certain guidelines, change the numerical address of your home. All it takes is an application and a $135 application fee. A quick review by department personnel will let you know what alternative house numbers are available.

Now that's a new twist to the phrase, "Change of Address"!

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Rochester real estate agents David and Lois Marris are top producers at Edina Realty, the number brokerage in Minnesota. Visit our web page at www.DavidAndLoisMarris.com. Contact us at DavidAndLoisMarris@EdinaRealty.com or 507-398-3251.

Rochester Minnesota Public Schools, Minnesota District 535

You can find information regarding school test scores, school board meetings, school closings, lunch menus, curriculum and more at www.Rochester.k12.mn.us.

2009/2010 School Calendar: www.rochester.k12.mn.us/school85/calendars

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School Board

Board meetings are aired the next day on Rochester cable channel 22. Board meetings are aired again at 8:00AM and 8:00PM on Wednesdays and Sundays and at midnight on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Contact the board at schoolboard@rochester.k12.mn.us

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Contact David and Lois Marris for information on all Rochester public and private schools. We have two children in the Rochester Public School system and can answer many of your questions and concerns. We are also very familiar with the private schools of Rochester.