Milestones in a Deal If you’re an office manager, stop reading here. If you’re not . . . continue. So, when is a real estate deal really a done deal? It’s not when the last signature lands on the last blank line in the Purchase Agreement. It’s not the technical, legal definition, i.e., when the...Read More
Do You Canoe? “Not a drive-by” is one of the most over-used cliches in real estate. So how about “not a kayak-by” instead? On a kayak is how I encountered 2550 Burnham Blvd. yesterday, on the north side of the channel between Cedar Lake and Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis. Hey, Barry! You’re welcome...Read More
“Is it Live . . . or is it Memorex?” I just tripped across a new Fern Hill listing with the lead photo reproduced above. Is it just me, or is the grass too green, the sky too blue? (not to mention uniform). At the very least, this photo looks heavily doctored/colorized; at worst, it’s...Read More
Still Casting Stones . . . But Now With (Lots of) Caveats An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today. “Laurence J. Peter [Editor’s note: to see my rebuttal to Freakonomics, the predecessor to SuperFreakonomics, click here] So, I finally finished off the (surprisingly short)...Read More
Realtor Dress Code Upgrade? No, I’m not seeing any Realtors don formal wear (like tuxedo’s) just yet. But there do seem to be more men wearing ties and sports coats lately, and women wearing fancy scarves and the like. What’s going on? “Dress for Success” I’d guess a couple things: –Older, more established Realtors are...Read More
Note to Regular Readers I don’t do it often, but occasionally I will “jump” an older post to the top of the heap if one of two things has happened: One. I’ve tweaked the piece enough since the original post that it’s worth re-reading, IMHO (especially if it’s a longer post, I’ll keep editing, amending,...Read More
