Redwood Home for Sale

About a mile from Apple Valley’s commercial corridor, Redwood sits roughly 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, far enough to escape the hubbub but close enough for an easy commute. “You’re in the outer-ring suburbs where if you jump up high enough, you can pretty much see Iowa,” says Eric Sharbo, a Realtor with Re/Max Advantage Plus who has been selling homes in the area for 25 years. “But we’ve got such great highway infrastructure there, it’s still a very reasonable and realistic commute to the Twin Cities.” The Apple Valley Community Center forms the heart of the neighborhood, surrounded by ballfields and green space. “Looking at that area, the number of parks, playgrounds, bike paths — they’re just everywhere,” Sharbo says. Redwood is mostly residential, with single-family homes making up the bulk of the property mix. Many homes date to the 1960s and include paved driveways and garages, with lot sizes measuring about a quarter acre. Most of the curving, tree-lined streets lack sidewalks, so navigating on foot can be tricky, especially in winter. Home sales are infrequent, and when properties enter the market, they tend to sell about twice as fast as the national