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The Best Way To Keep Track of Mortgage Rate Trends

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Joey Torkildson - For Buyers, Mortgage Rates

The Best Way To Keep Track of Mortgage Rate Trends | Keeping Current Matters

If you’re thinking about buying a home, chances are you’ve got mortgage rates on your mind.

What You Really Need To Know About Home Prices

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Joey Torkildson - Home Prices

What You Really Need To Know About Home Prices | Keeping Current Matters

According to recent data from Fannie Mae, almost 1 in 4 people still think home prices are going to come down.

Is It Getting More Affordable To Buy a Home?

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Joey Torkildson - Affordability, For Buyers

Is It Getting More Affordable To Buy a Home? | Keeping Current Matters

Over the past year or so, a lot of people have been talking about how tough it is to buy a home.

Is It Better To Rent Than Buy a Home Right Now?

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Joey Torkildson - Buying Tips, For Buyers, Rent vs. Buy

Is It Better To Rent Than Buy a Home Right Now? | Keeping Current Matters

You may have seen reports in the news recently saying it’s more affordable to rent right now than it is to buy a home. 

Should I Wait for Mortgage Rates To Come Down Before I Move?

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Joey Torkildson - For Sellers, Mortgage Rates, Selling Tips

Should I Wait for Mortgage Rates To Come Down Before I Move? | Keeping Current Matters

If you’ve got a move on your mind, you may be wondering whether you should wait to sell until mortgage rates come down before you spring into action.

Ways To Use Your Tax Refund If You Want To Buy a Home

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Joey Torkildson - Buying Tips, First-Time Buyers, For Buyers, Mortgage Rates

Ways To Use Your Tax Refund If You Want To Buy a Home | Keeping Current Matters

Have you been saving up to buy a home this year?

Builders Are Building Smaller Homes

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Joey Torkildson - First-Time Buyers, For Buyers

Builders Are Building Smaller Homes | Keeping Current Matters

There’s no arguing it, affordability is still tight.

Should I Move with Today’s Mortgage Rates?

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Joey Torkildson - For Sellers, Mortgage Rates

Should I Move with Today’s Mortgage Rates? | Keeping Current Matters

When mortgage rates spiked up over the last few years, some homeowners put their plans to move on pause.

The Top 5 Reasons You Need a Real Estate Agent when Buying a Home

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Joey Torkildson - For Buyers

The Top 5 Reasons You Need a Real Estate Agent when Buying a Home | Keeping Current Matters

You may have heard headlines in the news lately about agents in the real estate industry and discussions about their commissions.

Don’t Let Your Student Loans Delay Your Homeownership Plans

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Joey Torkildson - First-Time Buyers, For Buyers

Don’t Let Your Student Loans Delay Your Homeownership Plans | Keeping Current Matters

If you have student loans and want to buy a home, you might have questions about how your debt affects your plans.

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Meet John A Bendele

My name is John Bendele and these are words to live by.

“What is the biggest challenge you are facing in life right now and how can I help?”

I believe when you are able to help others in their struggles, it will always bring a since of joy and accomplishment that is like no other. I enjoy bringing opportunities to people in real estate and in life. To be a lifting hand and a beacon of knowledge. It brings me great joy to guide and support others when making exciting and difficult choices. I have been a licensed realtor for over 7 years in Minnesota. Coming from a construction background, I will provide a wealth of knowledge about homes. Knowing homes allows me to a better negotiator with facts and details some may not. I enjoy working with sellers, investors and buyers. 

I grew up in Southwest Texas and moved to Minnesota in 2015. I have lived in the White Bear Lake area until making a move over the lake to Willernie, MN where I now reside. I love spending quality time with my teenage boys who nicknamed me “JoJo”. My favorite things to do are being outdoors on or in the water, BBQing (TX style) and going on any adventure. 

I want to bring knowledge, growth, excitement and wealth to the clients I encounter through being a realtor. I look forward to assisting you in your amazing journey in real estate.

Thank you,

John A Bendele

Meet Brittany

Brittany is a mama of three kiddos, a wife of a firefighter and added more love to her home with three dogs and two cats. Outside of the fun she has as an agent and her roles at home she enjoys doing any DIY projects she can get her hands on!

Brittany fell in love with the Real Estate gig in 2019. She grew up in Apple Valley, and now owns her childhood home. I guess you could say she is a south metro pro!

You!

Hey! If you’re looking for your next role as an agent let us know! This could be you!

Meet Shea Amundson

Hey, I’m Shea and I love helping people find a beautiful home that sets their soul on fire!

Meet Katie

Katie comes from the busy world of entertainment and being a Traveling Operations Manager. She transitioned to Real Estate back in 2018 and has been hooked ever since! Katie thrives on training, developing new systems, and helping agents grow! Katie joins Voila with the determination to help every agent and client make their dream a reality whether it be building their business or finding that dream home!

When Katie isn’t working, she is a full-time student at Metropolitan University. She enjoys cooking foods from all over the world, traveling, and has a habit of getting a new tattoo wherever she goes. She is huge into animal conservation and spending time with her dog Sawyer who often joins her on travels!

Meet Sarah Beth Lindstrom

Sarah wants to live in a world filled with innovative businesses daring enough to break the mold…monthly auto-shipments of Laffy Taffy’s, and lots and lots of laughter!!!

Having been in the real estate industry since 2005, her go to role has always been supporting her teams in any way that she can! She has gone from Listing and Transaction Management, to Team Manager, and now Director of Support! She is an ‘introverted extrovert’ that finds the, ‘behind the scenes’ with a hint of showing homes – to be a perfect blend.

When she’s not supporting her Voila Family, she is out getting one more rep in at the gym, finding new healthy recipes to attempt (and then trick her teenager into eating somehow), and enjoying quick road trips to…well, anywhere! She also plays on a competitive volleyball team in the winter, sand volleyball in the summer and softball in the spring and fall.

“Two things define you. The patience you have when you have nothing and the attitude when you have everything.”

Meet Jessi Andersen

In June of 2020 Jessi joined team of Voila…and…it’s that easy!

Ha! No really, it did all begin in June. New to this side of Real Estate, Jessi joined in hopes to take her chatty, outgoing self and bring some good of it! Her natural tendencies of networking and love of growth and goals, have been set in direction – expanding Voila!

Where is Jess when she isn’t nurturing the growth of Voila? Adventuring with her family outside in nature. Or perhaps baking up a new recipe while dancing the day away – and of course cheering for her little athletes at home, as well as the MN Vikings/Twins!

“In the end it is not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years” ~ Abe Lincoln

Meet Wyatt Lemon

Wyatt is a Real Estate Extraordinaire, and a Loving Husband, and a Lover of Life and a PAW-rent to 3 awesome dogs. Huge believer in the idea that life is what you make of it, so with that being said I guess you could say the glass is half full! Things I enjoy outside of work are Yoga, being a big time Foodie, and spending time with my family. I grew up in Hugo MN and have been a local resident my whole life. I studied Marketing at Century College as well as St. Cloud State University. I got into Real Estate in October of 2018 and have loved every minute of it!

Meet James Andersen

James Andersen is a human being who believes that the best in others is a reflection of the energy we bring.

Magnanimous behavior is the standard not the exception.

  • 10+ years Army Career
  • 5+ years Married
  • 5+ years Father of Calendar Crushers
  • 5+ years Real Estate Career
  • 30+ years Life Experience

Let’s learn and grow together.

Meet Joey Torkildson

You are writing your own story in life! Is what you are doing right now supposed to be in that story? I hope so!

That’s why my goal is to always sign up, get uncomfortable, inspire through doing, shoot, then aim. We don’t have enough time on this planet to stay mundane and there are too many experiences to be doing one thing for too long! It’s all about the short term experiments!

Quick background: 19+ year US Army Master Sergeant vet; 10+ year transformer of lives through ownership (AKA: Realtor) ; 2+ year CEO of an Expansion Team with Hergenrother Realty Group ; Director of Agent Training with that same organization; Self employed for 12+ years; starting in late 2019 CoFounded a new disruptive real estate brokerage, Voila; Contagiously energetic teacher who loves helping people discover they can accomplish anything; Dad of two extremely crazy and loving boys; Husband of an amazingly supportive and ultimate gardener wife.

Let’s be curious explorers together! I love connecting with people and helping them achieve their goals and I’m a firm believer in the fact that you are one introduction away from your entire life changing!

Two quotes I live by: Amazing things rarely happen in your comfort zone and only those who attempt the absurd achieve the impossible!

Let’s do this!