New Data Centers Being Challenged
August 31, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster We've all been hearing about the rapid expansion of new data centers across the country, including those being proposed right here in Minnesota. As our data, A.I. and storage demands increase, companies like Meta and Amazon need to build giant behemoths to house [...]
Lakeville Tries More Affordable Housing
August 28, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster I live in Lakeville, and this south metro community has had its fair share of recent publicity, both good and bad. Several months back there was a big scam about a piece of real estate being sold only to certain ethnic groups in [...]
Hey there is Good News on HOAs
August 25, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster From the Foundation for Community Association Research comes a study that was conducted last year with a variety of data that shows some positivity. The link I have provided takes you to a video that they produced, and unfortunately it doesn't go into [...]
HOAs as Miniature Monarchies?
August 25, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster The National Association of Realtors estimates that more than 75 million people live in an HOA in the USA, which accounts for approximately 30% of existing housing stock. The latest data indicates that more than 80% of new construction is now being built [...]
Avonlea Roofing Lawsuit Dismissed
August 23, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster This summer, the local media was all in a lather about a lawsuit that was filed against the board leaders of the Avonlea Townhome Association in Lakeville for roof repairs that "homeowners did not vote for." We all know how ridiculous that premise [...]
HOA Pond Killed by Data Center
August 21, 2025 | Mark Luis Foster Seems like data centers are becoming the Goliath that's up against the David, with David often being HOA(s), the ones that are typically in close proximity of these behemoths. Now there's news from Oklahoma that an HOA has filed suit against a data [...]
