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May 27, 2010

Early Start to Memorial Day Weekend?

“On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!” Or, The Email Indicator Judging by my email in-box, the long Memorial Day weekend officially started . . . . about 1 p.m today. That’s when my email box went strangely silent (on a typical business day, I get an email every three minutes or so). Given the gorgeous...
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Doomed Deals & Silver Linings

“Recycling” Market Knowledge It doesn’t happen to me that often (fortunately), but it’s always a bummer when a deal I’m involved with falls apart — as happened the other week. But there’s often a silver lining. In the course of handling what turned out to be a doomed condo purchase in Minnetonka a few weeks...
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Insult . . or Courtesy?

Realtor-to-Realtor Courtesy Normally, you’d think pointing out that someone tracked dirt through your home, or that a window was covered with a certain bird “souvenir,” would be an insult. When isn’t that the case? When a Realtor doing a preview or showing encounters those things, and lets the listing agent know. That’s especially the case...
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