Tapping Corporate America’s Cash Hoard to Reward Investors & Stimulate the Economy Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around. –Thornton Wilder Let’s see if I’ve got this right . . . The economy is decelerating now because the federal stimulus to date has run its course, and additional federal...Read More
Mastering the Rental Market Want to know which way the (real estate) wind is blowing? Here’s what’s on the agenda for this year’s Minnesota Association of Realtors forms course: New this year are lease contracts, exclusive representation for consumers looking to rent, and lease listing forms. Detect a theme? In a market with more rental...Read More
When Less is More Guess how many Bedrooms and Bathrooms there are in this 3,000 square foot Fern Hill home: A. 3 BR/2 BA B. 4 BR/2 BA C. 4 BR/3 BA D. 6 BR/5 BA Answer: D I haven’t been inside, so I can’t say for sure. But you’d certainly guess that a home...Read More
As Flummoxed as Everyone Else What we are seeing now is a tussle between the 50% sustained speculation branch and the branch where two or three things go wrong and crack confidence. This struggle is an unusual one, and has created market effects I have never seen before, and you have not either. –Jeremy Grantham,...Read More
Pushing the Boundaries — Literally What do you do when you see another Realtor break the rules (or appear to)? And if you do something, does that make you a whistle blower — or a tattle tale? Thankfully, the issue doesn’t come up that often. But it does come up. Here are the three most...Read More
