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September 19, 2011

Condo’s With a Catch

The $64,000 $500,000 Question:  Can You Finance It? Apparently, there are now a number of Downtown Minneapolis condo’s on the market listed at “too good to be true” prices. The catch? They’re in buildings with checkered histories, making financing more difficult if not impossible. Specifically, the list of stumbling blocks include: –Buildings with pending litigation due to defects; –Condo...
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“Show and Sell!”

One of the more popular posts on this blog was “Real Estate Clichés & How to Avoid Them.” To that, I have one more term to add:  “show and sell.” Usually appended to the Agent Remarks field on MLS, it’s a generic — and meaningless — exhortation by the Listing Agent to the Buyer’s agent...
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Sell in Fall, Or Wait For Spring?

“Wait ‘Till Next Year Spring!” A lot of prospective Minnesota home sellers are weighing that decision right now. Of course, many don’t have a choice:  a new job, bigger/smaller family, or health issues may be forcing them to make a change, now. Other Sellers have so much prep to do that, realistically, a Spring debut...
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