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My last blog on the North Dakota Oil Boom was 3 years ago. I've been asked to bring you u[p to date which I will do as best I can coming from a laymen’s point of view. Two things spurned on the oil boom in Western North Dakota: #1 horizontal well drilling and #2 fracking. Fracking is the process used to crack layers of rock deep beneath the earths service allowing the oil to pool in one spot so it can be pumped up to the surface. If you read my previous post from 3 years ago you know that t... Read Full Post

If you lived in Minot North Dakota you would find it very hard to believe what is in the news these days. We have a shortage of about 500 homes here in Minot. We also have a shortage of contractors and laborers in every field imaginable. Do yourself, your family, and us a favor and come to Minot ND. You will find Minot a great place to live and raise a family. Try a google search of Minot ND and you will find many wonderful things about our community. We have an excellent education system, he... Read Full Post

Hi, I am Bob Timm, Realtor with Oak Park Realty in Minot North Dakota. Minot ND Real Estate is in a very unique position at this time due to several factors. The largest of these factors is that early this year (2008) it was publicly announced/confirmed that North Dakota is sitting on an oil field the industry says may be the largest ever found!! They still have not even located the boundaries for it and it may in fact be larger then the entire State of North Dakota. Enough large oil companie... Read Full Post