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Monday, November 29th, 2010

The official first day of winter for Carver County will not be until December 21st, but there have been many days recently that have felt like it is already here. This time of year with the holidays quickly approaching it may have you thinking about your finances. Here are some tips to help you reduce [...]

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Monday, November 22nd, 2010

The cold Carver County weather is sneaking up on us and so is hunting season. This is that time of the year when hunters take to woods and anticipate their big kill, but have you thought about hunting for a house and land also this time of year? What better time to buy a home [...]

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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

Many home buyers in Carver County may think that they could never afford the price of building a new home, and therefore never consider it. However, with mortgage rates at all-time lows, buyers are seeing more potential and ease in building their own custom home over buying a previously lived-in home. There is a great [...]

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Monday, October 25th, 2010

Experts were wrong when September’s sale of previously owned home rose higher than they expected for the month of September.  The National Association of Realtors reported that the sale of previously owned homes in the United States increased 10 percent from the month of August. For two months in a row now data has shown [...]

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Sunday, September 12th, 2010

What is your connection to Carver County? Have you lived here for a few years? Has your family lived here for four or five generations? Do you work here? Did your ancestors homestead in the county before moving on? Whatever your connection might be to Carver County welcome to my blog; I hope you find [...]

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Monday, July 19th, 2010

Located just southwest of the “Twin Cities” of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Carver County is the least populated of the seven metro counties, but is the state’s fourth fastest growing county as well.  With the population expected to more than double by 2030.  It is geographically one of the metro area’s smallest counties, but takes [...]

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Monday, June 21st, 2010

by Leanne Brown from The Carver County Historical Society Carver County has been home to many different cultures throughout time. One of the best documented early native peoples is the Woodland Culture who lived in this region from 1200 B.C. until 1700 A.D. Their nomadic hunting and gathering patterns depended upon the seasons and resources [...]

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