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Mackenzie Rasmus - Engel & Völkers Midwest Charm meets West Coast Passion. This is Mackenzie Rasmus - Engel & Völkers.

10/07/2026

Corcoran is growing fast, up about 50% since 2020, which puts it second only to Dayton in the Northwest suburbs. The median sale price last year was $634,000, and 62% of what sold there was new construction, the highest share anywhere in this part of the metro.

There's one more thing everyone should know about Corcoran: the Hamel Rodeo is there, and it is one of my favorite things ever. It feels like stepping back in time somewhere in Montana, so please put it on your to-do list.

Watch the full Northwest suburbs breakdown here: https://youtu.be/wJCQYntdvyY

Mackenzie Rasmus, Engel & Völkers Lake Minnetonka
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Have you been to the Hamel Rodeo yet?

10/06/2026

If you love the idea of the Northwest suburbs and need an entry point, Champlin is the town I'd look at first. The median sale price last year was around $375,000, which is below the metro median, and only 3.5% of what sold was new construction. That means established streets, river access, a short drive to 94, and 169 running right through the middle of town.

Champlin is also one of the few towns that has gotten a little smaller since 2020, and I explain in the video why that is no cause for alarm.

Watch the full Northwest suburbs breakdown here: https://youtu.be/wJCQYntdvyY

Mackenzie Rasmus, Engel & Völkers Lake Minnetonka
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What price range are you shopping in for the Northwest suburbs?

10/05/2026

Dayton almost ended up with a different name. French-Canadian settlers were there early, and settlers from Maine wanted to call it Portland. Then a railroad man from Connecticut named Lyman Dayton came along with money, and you can guess how that went. The town was organized on May 11th, 1858, the same day Minnesota became a state, so Dayton is exactly as old as Minnesota itself.

Watch the full Northwest suburbs breakdown here: https://youtu.be/wJCQYntdvyY

Mackenzie Rasmus, Engel & Völkers Lake Minnetonka
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Did you know Dayton and Minnesota share a birthday?

10/04/2026

Dayton's population was 7,262 in 2020, and by last July it had reached 11,402. That is a 57% jump in five years, which puts Dayton among the fastest growing cities in the whole state of Minnesota. It has done all of that without a grocery store, so a big part of the draw is what is being built there and how close it sits to everything around it.

Watch the full Northwest suburbs breakdown here: https://youtu.be/wJCQYntdvyY

Mackenzie Rasmus, Engel & Völkers Lake Minnetonka
Call or text: (612) 801-4565
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Would you move to a town that doesn't have a grocery store yet?

09/30/2026

Rising rates slow down fast price growth, and the actual drop in prices comes from people losing jobs and having to sell. Right now the jobs numbers point the other way, with 162,000 jobs added in August and unemployment sitting at 4.1%. I'm watching that number closer than the rate headlines, because a real shift there changes the whole picture.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/_Jw7eigRu8w

Mackenzie Rasmus, Engel & Völkers Lake Minnetonka
Call or text: (612) 801-4565
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Are you watching mortgage rates or the jobs report closer right now?

09/29/2026

Austin is down 8% right now, and prices here went up in the same month, and the gap comes down to what happened a few years ago. Markets like Austin, Tampa and Phoenix saw a flood of remote workers and out-of-state money bid prices up fast, and builders followed with a wave of new construction. The Twin Cities skipped that run-up, so there was never as far to fall. Around here, prices tend to move 3 to 5% a year, a steady pace that rarely makes headlines.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/_Jw7eigRu8w

Mackenzie Rasmus, Engel & Völkers Lake Minnetonka
Call or text: (612) 801-4565
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Did you know the Twin Cities skipped the run-up other markets are now falling from?

09/28/2026

A lot of people assume that when the Fed raises rates, their mortgage rate moves the same day. As of taping, the 30-year fixed sits at 7.2% and the 15-year is at 6.83%, and both track the 10-year Treasury, where investors price in what they expect to happen next. Investors made up their minds on this weeks ago, so the Fed meeting mostly confirmed it.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/_Jw7eigRu8w

Mackenzie Rasmus, Engel & Völkers Lake Minnetonka
Call or text: (612) 801-4565
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Were you expecting your rate to move with the Fed?

09/26/2026

Gasoline was up 27% year over year, and that single number accounted for a third of the recent rise in the cost of living. Strip out food and energy, and the core number comes in at 2.4%, which actually moved down this month. I walk through what that split means for the bigger inflation picture in this new short.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/_Jw7eigRu8w

Mackenzie Rasmus, Engel & Völkers Lake Minnetonka
Call or text: (612) 801-4565
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Did the gas price piece of this surprise you?

09/23/2026

Remember buying a house in 2020 and 2021, when there were 40 people in the driveway and buyers were skipping inspections and paying 50 grand over for a wet basement? That was the market when rates were low. With rates higher, those 40 buyers can drop to four or even one, and that gives you real negotiating power. I'd bet your net monthly payment ends up lower at 7% as the only offer than at 2% against 40 other buyers, and I explain why in this clip.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/5mNfElCoHmU

Mackenzie Rasmus, Engel & Völkers Lake Minnetonka
Call or text: (612) 801-4565
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Would you rather negotiate alone or compete against 40 other buyers?

09/22/2026

Mortgage rates follow the 10-year Treasury yield, which is basically what the government pays to borrow money, and any long-term borrowing gets measured against it. The Federal Reserve gets most of the attention whenever rates come up, so I made a quick clip explaining how the 10-year works and why it moves your mortgage rate. There's also a dad joke in there about what I used to call it.

Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/5mNfElCoHmU

Mackenzie Rasmus, Engel & Völkers Lake Minnetonka
Call or text: (612) 801-4565
Book a call: https://calendly.com/mackenzierasmus/client-consults

Had you heard of the 10-year Treasury before this?

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