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Holiday Hiatus: Away From the Blogging Desk

by Alex Stenback 12.27.2006

We are off on our official-unofficial holiday hiatus.  From all of us here at Behind the Mortgage headquarters, thanks for stopping by, and we hope you’ve had a great 2006.  You can look forward to seeing more of us in 2007.

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Approved: High End Organics + High End Condos

by Alex Stenback 08.15.2006

The much anticipated Whole Foods/mixed use condoplex planned to occupy the Downtown Jaguar site has been unanimously approved by the Minneapolis planning commission.  And it is an ambitious project, with 290 units, underground parking, a 75,000 square ft. Whole Foods Market, 7,500 feet of other retail space, and [not making this up] a full acre [...]

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Alex J. Stenback: Contact Details

by Alex Stenback 02.14.2006

Mailing Address:Alex J. StenbackCTX MortgageTwo Carlson Parkway, Suite 220Plymouth, MN 55447 Directions/Location: GMAP | Mapquest Telephone/Fax:Direct: 763.390.4402Cell: 612.749.6999FAX: 763.390.4419 Email: alex@alexstenback.com Instant Messaging: Please use some discretion here, I generally prefer tips or questions about something posted on the blog stay within email.  That said, if you have a question about a home loan or [...]

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Posting Forecast: Light

by Alex Stenback 01.17.2006

Posting frequency will be notably light over the next few days as we manage our transition to our new employer/office. For those that haven’t been following, here’s the press on the move:· Real Estate Blogger Breaks News, Makes Money, etc. [inman.com] We’ll also be introducing a couple of new regular features to the blog, so [...]

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Broken Blog: Typepad Down

by Alex Stenback 12.17.2005

We leave town for a couple of days, and the blogging machine breaks down – hence the odd/archived appearance of the blog over the past day or so – bear with us and we’ll catch up on all the latest news etc. over the weekend.

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Posting Forecast: Light

by Alex Stenback 11.25.2005

We’ll be on light posting duty over the next few days as we recover from an L-tryptophan induced coma, so here’s a quick round-up of our recent posts.  We’ll be back at it Monday. This Week in Behind the MortgageWCCO, Pioneer Press, pick up the mortgage fraud story we broke. WCCO featured your humble author [...]

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Back in Action

by Alex Stenback 10.19.2005

Apologies to all for the extended absence, last week was our annual fall pheasant hunting excursion to South Dakota – we’ll be back in action with regular updates etc. this week.

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An Ode to BMW

by Alex Stenback 09.13.2005

Last Thursday, my wife was involved in an automobile accident – thus the light posting over the past few days.  She was hit on the driver’s door by another car travelling in excess of 55 miles per hour, witnesses indicate.  Thankfully, and I believe as a result of the wonderful engineering of BMW (and the [...]

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Katrina, Craigslist & Housing: Donate Your Home

by Alex Stenback 09.01.2005

Craigslist Hurricane Housing Links:New Orleans|Baton Rouge|Mobile|Jackson|Pensacola If you can’t send money, you can always donate your home.  Over the past 24 hours there has been an explosion in postings on Craigslist for offers of free housing to those left homeless by Katrina.  A great idea, especially if you cannot afford to donate and have room [...]

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