Tuesday, January 1, 2013
The total number of Sheriff Sales in the first 11 months of 2012 was 1,422, compared to 1,821 for the same period last year.
Follow Mendota Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter After peaking in 2010, the total number of foreclosures in Dakota County is slowly falling, according to the most recent data released by the Dakota County Community Development Agency. The total number of Sheriff Sales countywide in the first 11 months of 2012 was 1,422, compared to 1,821 for the same period last year. In November 2012, 117 Sheriff Sales occurred, a marked decrease from the 191 sales in November 2011. A Sheriff Sale is the final step of the foreclosure process, when the assets seized in a foreclosure are publicly auctioned. In 2007, Dakota County officials began noticing a significant upswing in the number of notices of …
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Homebuyers in Dakota County can now access fixed, low-interest mortgage financing along with a Mortgage Credit Certificate and up to $10,000 in downpayment and closing cost assistance.
Follow Mendota Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the Dakota County Community Development Agency. Homebuyers in Dakota County can now access fixed, low-interest mortgage financing along with a Mortgage Credit Certificate and up to $10,000 in downpayment and closing cost assistance through the reloaded Dakota County Community Development Agency’s First Time Homebuyer Program. There will be approximately $30 million in first mortgage financing available along with a mortgage credit certificate option that will help about 200 households achieve homeownership. The current interest rate is 3.25 percent. First time homebuyers or households that …
Friday, September 21, 2012
The Senior Showcase features six CDA senior housing properties located around the county that are open for public tours and information sessions.
Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the Dakota County Community Development Agency. The Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) will be hosting their annual Senior Showcase on Thursday, September 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. The Senior Showcase features six CDA senior housing properties located around the county that are open for public tours and information sessions. Properties open that day include: • Park Ridge Place – 330 E. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville, MN 55337 • Orchard Square – 7375 157th Street West, Apple Valley, MN 55124 • The Dakotah – 900 South Robert Street, Mendota Heights, MN 55118 • Thompson Heights – 1350 Thompson Avenue, South St. Paul, MN 55075 • Village Commons – 720 Linden Street, Mendota Heights, …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
From housing assistance to skill building. How are government agencies and local nonprofits taking the fight to homelessness?
Dakota County officials say as many as 1,000 men, women and children may be experiencing homelessness on any given night somewhere within the county. That could mean sleeping in a car, on a friend's couch, or worse. And officials acknowledge the problem of homelessness is not only growing in Dakota County, but it's far less visible than in a place like downtown Minneapolis. How does the county combat an issue that has so many contributing factors, including loss of employment; failure to complete basic educational goals; physical, mental, and chemical health issues; and unstable family structures? As part of the county's new Heading Home Dakota initiative, a 10-year plan to end local homelessness, officials like Dakota County Housing …
