Home Matters

Bucky is a Rochester native and entrepreneur. We got his story and talked about the latest developments happening in, and the future of, Rochester. Start-up businesses, affordable housing, multi-use developments, state of the real estate market, and more.

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Dan Hylland started up a radon mitigation system company years ago and currently works as a Radon Specialist for the State of Minnesota. We discuss the dangers of radon, why it’s dangerous, and how it factors into real estate transactions.

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We took the mics on the road to one of Rochester’s newer craft breweries, Little Thistle Brewing Co., to visit with the co-owner and brewer, Steve Finnie.

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Today we visit with Joe Sedelmeyer and Tara Thomas with Visiting Angels. Giving the option of independent, stay-at-home living for seniors. Great information on their mission and what they do for families in a transitional life stage. Music from https://filmmusic.io: “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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We talk with our friend Naura Anderson about Castle Community, a beautifully refurbished home to a flourishing art scene, businesses, events, and a fantastic restaurant here in downtown Rochester. We cover what’s new in our real estate market, and note that Randy drank too much coffee this morning. http://www.castlecommunity.org www.wightmanbrock.com Music from https://filmmusic.io: “On My […]

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On today’s podcast, René Halasy, Executive Director of RNeighbors joins us to talk about the development of Rochester’s neighborhood organizations and the wonderful things they’re doing in our community. Coming up soon is a big project of RNeighbors, A Litter Bit Better! Links below to get in touch, sign-up, and help out. Also, our usual […]

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Rochester, MN real estate update, talking a bit more about the more common issues found in home inspections and how to thwart those issues. Joining us today on the podcast is Shanna Lunasin, childhood cancer survivor and community activist, mentor, and nationally known speaker. She can be found at: http://www.becauselovewins.com Give her a follow on […]

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Ron & Lynn Wightman, and Randy Brock discuss the different perspectives of multiple offers and all that goes along with them. With multiple offers, what do you have to deal with as a seller? What does it look like as an agent, and what does it look like as a buyer? Strong offers, how to […]

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In today’s episode we chat with Rochester, MN Mayor Kim Norton. A few things about her, what she’s excited about doing as Mayor, and how do you handle ALL. THIS. SNOW.

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Randy’s lovely wife joins him today to chat about education, workforce development, and her career as the Executive Director of Cradle 2 Career in Rochester, MN. http://c2cmn.com We also chat about city growth, where we see it headed, and our own house story. Music from https://filmmusic.io: “On My Way” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC […]

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