It Also Makes a Great Helicopter Landing Pad If you had a 100,000 square foot rooftop in the shadow of Twin Cities International airport, you’d do it, too: paint a huge company logo on top of the building, that is. So, the first thing I noticed taking off for AZ this afternoon was the huge...Read More
How Much Is a Strong Realtor Really Worth? So, which offer did the Seller of this new-to-market St. Louis Park rambler choose to work with the other week? (Yes, multiple offers can and still do occur in today’s housing market, albeit only for homes in good locations, that are well-priced, and in move-in condition). Was it the highest offer?...Read More
Realtor R&R Once upon a time — like 25 years ago when I was an auditor and a CPA — one of the requirements for good, internal corporate control at a small entity was that the bookkeeper was required to take at least 2 weeks of annual vacation. The motivation wasn’t the health and well-being...Read More
Not So Subtle Product Service Placement One of the unquestioned highlights of this year’s Thanksgiving — at least for my family — was seeing Dorsey & Whitney’s exquisite production of The Wizard of Oz at the Minneapolis Children’s Theatre. Or was that The Children’s Theater’s production of The Wizard of Oz? Actually, I thought The...Read More
Favorite Post-Thanksgiving Chores No, this isn’t a post about needed Wall Street reform. Search “Goldman Sachs” in the upper right corner of this page if you want my thoughts on that subject. This post is literally about washing windows. In Minnesota. In winter (yes, it’s already arrived in this part of the country). Odd Timing?...Read More
Edina Realty Takes on the Third Party Aggregators, Cont. If you’re joining the action “already in progress,” as it were, here’s what you missed: Edina Realty announced 10 days ago that it was pulling its listings from third-party aggregators such as Trulia. Then all Hell broke loose. See, “Edina Realty Steals a Page From Southwest Airlines, the...Read More
