Realtor — and Title Company — Trade Secrets; or, “What’s That Toaster Oven Doing Next to the Copy Machine??” Home Buyers associate fresh-baked cookies with open houses. The smell creates a nice “homey” vibe, and puts prospective Buyers in the emotional mood . . . to buy. But, I’d never encountered fresh-baked cookies at closing before....Read More
Twin Cities Short Sales, Foreclosures Fall to 7% The general public may not be aware, but local Realtors certainly are: the percentage of distressed sales in the Twin Cities is now about 7%. That’s a far cry from the +50% level breached just four years ago. Amongst other benign effects on the local housing market:...Read More
