Getting Started
LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL YOUR HOME? GET STARTED NOW!
FREE MARKET EVALUATION CONSULT
Many PARK CO., REALTORS® offer FREE market evaluation consults to ensure you understand the entire process! There are many small details during the selling process and our REALTORS® make sure you have all of the tools and information you need to get your home on the market and SOLD. Send us an email or give us a call to get a Market Evaluation for your home today!
IT'S STILL A GREAT MARKET FOR BOTH BUYERS & SELLERS
BUYER'S & SELLER'S MARKETS
A buyer's market occurs when there is a surplus of homes for sale, while a seller's market occurs when there is a shortage of homes for sale.
SELLER'S MARKET THAT'S ALSO FAVORABLE TO BUYERS!
We are currently in a seller's market however, we are seeing outcomes that are favorable to both buyers and sellers! Buyers are taking advantage of historically low interest rates on homes. Sellers are seeing their homes selling quickly and for the best homes on the market, seeing multiple offers.
MOVE-UP MARKET
Now's the time to MOVE UP! A balanced market means it's a perfect time for move-up buyers. Move-up buyers are those that have at least one real estate transaction under their belts. However, just because they've had that experience doesn’t mean they know all there is to know about making the transition to a larger home.
Are you a move-up buyer? Here's a few tips:
- Don't renovate until speaking with a trusted agent. It can be very disappointing to find out your remodel hasn't added the value to your home that you were looking for.
- Explore buying first, then sell your current home. Home equity lines let you tap the existing property for down payment to use on your dream home purchase. Work with a trusted lender like, PARK MORTGAGE, to see how financially this could be an option for you.
- If you haven't already, look into modern home improvements. Who knows, maybe your kitchen needs a face-lift? Your bathrooms need updated fixtures? Your paint colors need to be updated? Buyers want to live in the latest trends! Have our trusted agents come give you their opinion.
- Clean up your credit. The time to review your credit is now. Ensure any errors are taken care of. Ask a trusted lender to run a credit report for you (or run it yourself) to confirm accuracy.
- Start the conversation with your trusted REALTOR®. Ask them if now is a good time for you to move-up to your dream home!
STILL ON THE FENCE?
Testimonials
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When we considered relocating and selling the house in Fargo, our neighbor highly recommended Brenda, the realtor in PARK CO. We are very happy with their service, very efficient and professional.
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- Mei Chen
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Brenda is our favorite, she is fun to talk to and explore houses with. She is just a kind person and a pleasure to work with.
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- Kathryn Stewart
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Brenda is fantastic! She has helped me through the sale of two homes & the purchase of one. I trust her expertise & knowledge and she makes the process simple!
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- Jennifer Olsonawski
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She was always very pleasant and professional.
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- Laura Berg
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Brenda was very helpful and really on top of things when we needed her.
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- Bernice Schmidt
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Brenda R goes above and beyond to keep you informed and updated on your listing. She has helped us sell and buy several times, and we would use her again. Our experiences have been outstanding.
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- Sarah Keim
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This is our second time working with Brenda and she is simply the best. Very patient, kind, thorough, and efficient. She is an excellent communicator and walks you through each step. She has tons of experience and connections that help with any bumps along the road. Would highly recommend working with her!
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- Emily Nider
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The primary reason we choose Brenda was based on a long trusting relationship and her reputation in the industry.
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- Jeffrey LeDoux
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Build a relationship with your realtor. State your wants and needs. Brenda knew the specifics we were looking for. Eventually she found the perfect home that checked all the boxes.
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- Jaes Erickson
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You established a personal relationship with us over the years. We trusted your judgement, and advice, based on your years of experience. You were open minded and flexible about our wishes and recommendations. Although my spouse and I often disagreed, you were able to promote a strategy that made us both happy. We are extremely happy with the result you orchestrated which exceeded our expectations. We are grateful for your dedication in selling our home1
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- Marlene Colpitts
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Trustworthy, reliable, accurate, responsive
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- Thomas German
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Excellent experience!
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- Richard Schmidt
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Her communication during the entire process is excellent. She always gets back to you very quickly with any questions. Walks you through everything to make sure you understand. She is a kind and caring person. She cares about her clients. A true professional.
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- Sherry Pharis
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We thought Brenda worked hard to sell our home. There was a blip that she quickly took care of. The process was a bit longer than we would have liked, but we had confidence that our realtor was doing her best for us. We would recommend her and certainly use her again.
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- Claire Wilson
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Brenda helped us all the way through the end of our sale with no issues. She was very thorough and kept us informed through all phases of the process. She explained what was happening in the sale of our home and always promptly answered any questions or concerns that we had. Highly recommend Brenda.
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- Richard Kemmy
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Extremely pleased with the efficiency of Brenda from the first call made to her and how quickly she responded and got the property listed to how quickly we closed. Would definitely recommend her to family and friends. She’s got the knowledge and experience in real estate. Thank you for making the process go so smoothly!
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- Michael Wood
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Brenda was just so excellent. Attention to detail, patience and understanding. Would definitely recommend her to anyone that is looking for a home.
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- Cathy Kirk
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Brenda Richert’s friendship and professionalism was a blessing to all.
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- Sharleen Gish
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Brenda kept the home buying experience personable and always made time for showings that worked best with my schedule!
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- Emma Duham
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Brenda is a gem! She is easy to work with. She’s been in the business a long time and knows the local market. She is reliable and has good communication skills. She knows how to negotiate and handle unexpected hurdles when they arise. We appreciated Brenda’s expertise and experience and would recommend her to family and friends!
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- Kathy Freier
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Brenda is a very hands on realtor that helped us by advising how to best show our home and walking thru with suggestions. We did everything she suggested and sold our home in two days. The photographer that she worked with presented the home to get a lot of interest and from that we had two great offers. She spent the time to answer and respond to any questions that we had very quickly and was with us through the whole process
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- Jacalyn J
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Brenda is so knowledgeable and personable! We loved working with her again!
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Not only does Brenda Richard act professionally, and is trained as a professional. She also understands the emotional swings that occur when buying and selling a home. The only negative part of working with Brenda is that we probably won’t be able to do it again. Which we would in a heartbeat she is incredible.
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- Brian J
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Brenda, I could not have asked for a better relator. I appreciate you walking me through the process and taking the time to explain all the components of home buying to me. You did a great job answering all my questions. I recommend Brenda to anyone who is buying a home! You did a great job!! Thank you for everything! - Amber
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- Amber Taylor
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Brenda is a true professional with expertise, advice and insight that I believe comes with her years of success and experience. She made a process that's rare in most people's lives very clear and guided us every step of the way. I'd highly recommend Brenda to anyone looking for attention to detail with a very personal touch. She's the best!
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- Paul T
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Brenda has been our family realtor over many years. We trust her to help us buy and sell our properties. I highly recommend Brenda!
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- Sunna Furstenau
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Working with Brenda Richert was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. She is incredibly honest, trustworthy, and consistently made me feel confident throughout the entire process. Communication was effortless—she was always responsive, clear, and supportive in her guidance. What truly stood out was how accommodating and pressure-free the experience was. Brenda genuinely listened to my needs and made everything feel smooth and manageable. Her professionalism, paired with her friendly and down-to-earth approach, made buying/selling a home far less stressful than I ever expected. If you're looking for someone who genuinely cares and goes the extra mile, I can't recommend Brenda enough. She is awesome—and then some!
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- Kimberely Groszhans
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Brenda is a great person and realtor.
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- Pam G
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Brenda is so knowledgeable and kind and understanding as well as helpful. Would recommend her to anyone.
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- Chris Neisen
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It was a pleasure working with Brenda, she made the experience easy, was kind and considerate, and I especially appreciate the regular communication during the whole process. In the future when I'm ready to sell, I'll contact her and will also recommend her to anyone looking for an experienced, professional realtor. Again, thank you. Kathy McCarthy
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- Kathryn McCarthy
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Thank you Brenda. Very nice job 👏. And also Kim. Everything turned out great. Blessings to you.
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- Michael and Diane Engen
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Brenda is wonderful. She gave us great tips for preparing our home for listing and helped us choose the best price. With Brenda's expertise we had a quick sale. She was great in navigating us through the whole process from listing to closing. I would definitely recommend Brenda to anyone looking to sell or buy a home.
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- Duaine Hillstad
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Very knowledge and helpful with our wants and needs of our house
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- Kevin Klingenberg
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Brenda always does a great job! She will now be listing our house after our purchase of the new one.
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- Pamela Graff Corbin
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Brenda was so patient, kind and honest with us. This was our first time relocating, and Brenda took the time to show us many homes over a short time frame. She was thorough and even though we've owned many homes before, she gave us tips that we didn't know! I can't say enough good things about Brenda!
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- Christina Mittleider
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Brenda is able to pick up on our likes and dislikes and doesn’t waist our time on houses that she knows we wouldn’t like. She is VERY patient and so kind and thoughtful. I recommend working with Brenda 100%!
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- Judy Erickson
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Had a great experience working with Brenda. She was great keeping us informed on feedback.
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- Steven Peck
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Ms. Brenda Richert has tons of knowledge of the housing market in Fargo and rich experience in helping sellers like us sell their houses at great prices. Our experience of working with her has always been smooth and enjoyable. She and her team have been able to provide us timely feedback from interested buyers and then advise us how to adjust our pricing strategy accordingly. We had to move to another state while putting house in Fargo on sale, but we felt completely comfortable with having Brenda to assist us with the house sale remotely. And we received an offer shortly after we moved out of town at an offering price that we are happy with. Brenda also diligently walked us through the rest of the process (e.g., inspection, appraisal, paperwork) until we closed the deal on time. Everything went well in this process. Cannot recommend her more! And thank you Brenda.
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- Xudong Rao
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Brenda was patient with us and worked hard to find what we were looking for.
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- Jeff Furstenau
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We have known realities through many home transactions
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- David Gunwall
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Brenda Richert was so helpful and patient. She knew exactly what was needed in a home that checked all the boxes.
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- James Erickson
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Brenda Richert was recommended by a friend to assist me in selling my mom’s home after she passed away. Words cannot express my gratitude and thankfulness Brenda provided me during this very difficult time. She was extremely knowledgeable and professional. I highly recommend Brenda Richert. She was a blessing.
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- Barbara Ricker
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Brenda is so easy to work with. She makes it a fun process.
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- Kirsten Steining
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Two years ago when I contacted Brenda about finding a one-level condo, we just couldn’t find a place that matched my criteria. I appreciated her thoughtfulness and patience and not being pushy. I chose her because I remembered her good service when she sold me my condo 23 years ago. Brenda’s communication skills are excellent. I valued her thorough review and explanation of all the documents, answering all my questions and being understanding of my being overwhelmed by the process. She gave me feedback on every showing and open house of my former condo and worked hard to get it sold. I so appreciated her keeping me in the know via phone, text, emails and she was always reachable. Even after two years of looking for a new place, Brenda remembered all my criteria and contacted me a few months ago regarding the perfect match. I have been very pleased in working with Brenda and would recommend her to anyone who is looking for an excellent realtor.
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- Linda Bates
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The best. Would use no one else. Sold the house in less then a day!! How much better can you get. Told us what to do and we did. Brenda made the process so easy. Thank you.
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- Charles Grommesh
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Brenda was fantastic to work with. She made the whole process super smooth and was there to answer any questions I had
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- Brandy Jeffries
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Great job Brenda. After wading through a lot of prospects, we finally found the right flip house.
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- Carl Smith
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I really appreciated Brenda’s thoughtfulness and not being pushy when I couldn’t find the right fit a couple years ago and then a few months ago, she found the perfect match for my criteria. Brenda’s communication skills are excellent. Every step of the way in the buying and selling process, she explained each step, each document, and every form I had to sign. I was overwhelmed with the whole process and she was so patient. She gave me feedback on every showing and open house of my former condo and worked hard to get it sold. I so appreciated her keeping me in the know via phone, text, and emails and she was always reachable. I have been so pleased in working with Brenda and would recommend her to anyone looking for a good realtor.
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- Linda Bates
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Brenda was great to work with, she took everything I was looking for. She took into account the busy schedules and next days showing were arranged. She was pleasant to work with and would be glad to work with her in the future!
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- Jordan Frederick
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Brenda Richert is a very simple, patient and reliable person. I am very grateful to the person who put me in contact with her. She was not wrong when she told me that I could blindly trust her. Brenda made my home buying and selling experience a breeze.
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- Maria Perez-Calixto
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