by Ross Kaplan on April 29, 2012
The St. Anthony Park Home You’ve Been Waiting For
Where: 2184 Carter, in the heart of high-demand St. Anthony Park.
When: 2:30 to 4:30 pm today (Sunday, April 29).
What: Storybook Tudor-style with 3 BR/3 BA and 2,200 finished square feet. Beautiful inside and out, with a private Owner’s Suite (pictured below), updated eat-in Kitchen; first-floor Family Room, Office, and Music Room (Parlor); and oversized two-car garage. Award-winning landscaping in both front and back! Listed April 23 (days on market: 6).
How much: $539,900.
Who: Listed (and hosted) by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty City Lakes.
If you’re not familiar with the Twin Cities’ *St. Anthony Park neighborhood . . . you should be!
Located just west of the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus, and convenient to both downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul, it boasts leafy streets and parks made for walking; some of the area’s most popular restaurants, bookstores, and coffee shops; and well-built, character-filled homes.
Like 2184 Carter.
Light and open, it combines beauty and modern updates in a pretty, hilltop setting.
Please stop by and see for yourself – you’ll be impressed!
*Along with the long list of St. Anthony Park amenities comes interesting neighbors, too!
by Ross Kaplan on April 22, 2012
Fern Hill Value
Where: 4812 W. 28th St. in the heart of St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood. Less than a mile to Cedar Lake and Lake Calhoun; minutes to downtown Minneapolis and Uptown.
What: Sprawling 3 BR/3 Bath walkout rambler with just under 3,000 finished square feet on a .3 acre lot.
How much: $317,500.
Who: listed (and hosted) by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty City Lakes.
When: 12:30 to 2 p.m. today! (Sunday, April 22).
If you’re looking for a great value in a terrific neighborhood, please stop by my open house in Fern Hill this (early) afternoon.
Home highlights: three large BR’s up including a Master w/private Bath; a huge Living & Family Room (each with a wood-burning Fireplace); a Den with Deck; and abundant Office/exercise space.
*Photo below: the light and open Living Room, with a picture window and fireplace (not visible).
*Professionally photographed by Kyle Chiodo, 20/20 Virtual Tours.
by Ross Kaplan on March 23, 2012
Fern Hill Value
Where: 4812 West 28th St. in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood (go to Minnetonka Blvd. east of 100; then 2 blocks north on Princeton to 28th st.)
What: 3 Bedroom/3 Bath walkout rambler with over 2,800 finished square feet. Listed this Monday (March 19); days on market: 5.
When: 2 p.m. to 4 .m. this Sunday, March 25.
How Much: $317,500.
Who: listed by Ross Kaplan; broker is Edina Realty. Sunday open house is hosted by Edina City Lakes agent Jim Hubal.
You’ll love all the 
possibilities of this spacious walkout rambler in the middle of high-demand Fern Hill.
The first floor has over 1,600 square feet of living space, including a Living Room with Fireplace and Picture Window (left); large Dining Room; and Den with a Deck. The lower level features a huge Family Room with Fireplace; extra space for an Office, Exercise Room, or 4th Bedroom (non-conforming); and opens to the huge, walkout lot (.3 acre).
The location is terrific: just west of Uptown and the Lakes; minutes to downtown Minneapolis.
Please stop by Sunday!
by Ross Kaplan on March 15, 2012
“I’m (Very Close to) #1!” ”I’m (Very Close to) #1″
What are the top Twin Cities real estate blogs as of mid-March, 2012?
It depends 
which search engine(s) you use.
Here’s how the majors tally up the hits:
Google:
1. Twin Cities Real Estate Blog
2. City Lakes Real Estate Blog
3. St. Paul Real Estate Blog
Bing:
1. Twin Cities Real Estate Blog
2. City Lakes Real Estate Blog
3. Twin Cities Real Estate
Yahoo!:
1. Twin Cities Real Estate Blog
2. City Lakes Real Estate Blog
3. Twin Cities Real Estate
Detect a trend?
So, there you have it: I’m #2!
P.S.: Rankings aside, no real estate blog – in the Twin Cities or elsewhere — posts more regularly, on more real estate-related topics (and some not related to real estate, too).
Using Edina Realty’s dictum to its blogger-agents to “post a minimum of weekly, to keep things fresh” . . . at 2,000 or so posts this blog now has something like 40(!) years of online content.
