As “civilians” (non-Realtors) may or may not know, Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. is when local Realtors — at least in the Twin Cities — go look at all the new listings. To facilitate that, Brokers print and distribute “tour sheets” with the addresses of the homes on tour, along with short blurbs...Read More
How Budgets Get BlownI ran into someone at my open house last Sunday who explained how their remodeling budget doubled: as the project unfolded and the contractor(s) suggested ways to improve the original plans — as well as correct problems that became apparent once the walls were opened up — the owners repeatedly found themselves...Read More
Still Calling the Shots Goldman Sachs has inundated the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission with data ” about five terabytes, equivalent to several billion printed pages ” and dragged its feet on answering detailed questions about derivatives securitization and other business activities, two panel members told reporter on a conference call. “We did not ask them...Read More
