Mortgage Rates Rise to 7.40%: What Stearns and Benton County Buyers Should Know (Oct. 9, 2026)
Mortgage rates rose again this week. Here are the latest national averages, plus the state programs that can help first-time buyers in Stearns and Benton counties get into a home. This week’s mortgage rates Freddie Mac’s weekly Primary Mortgage Market...
St. Cloud Area Home Prices Up 7.1% in September 2026
September closed out a strong stretch for home sales across the St. Cloud metro. Prices are up from a year ago, more homes are on the market, and buyers still need to move with purpose when the right listing shows up. Here is what the latest St. Cloud Area Association...






