Office, Politics That’s the new, official (Edina Realty) City Lakes office policy, as of this morning, per Office Manager Matt Loskota. With a Presidential election in the offing, some controversial Constitutional amendments on the Minnesota ballot this year — and an office full of opinionated Realtors — that’s a wise policy. Hear, Hear . ....Read More
Listing Seller Agent Seller Disclosure Yes Yes Seller-provided Inspection Yes Yes Seller’s Disclosure Alternatives No Yes (Waiver) “Things should be made as simple as possible — but not simpler.” –Einstein You know something’s complicated when it...Read More
Star Trib Typo’s “Vikings Stoaked After First Victory” –headline, Star Tribune (9/10/12) In the “now you see it, now you don’t” category: the headline above on the Star Tribune’s Web site last night. When I checked this morning, someone in proofreading — or a sharp-eyed reader 🙂 — had brought the gaffe to management’s attention, and...Read More
“Top 10” Trends Fresh off the Fall 2012 Parade of Homes — I showed clients eight new homes in and near Edina today — here are the “Top 10” trends in new, upper bracket Twin Cities homes (at least in the eyes of yours truly). A majority of the trends are already well-established in the marketplace, and will...Read More
Interior Decorating Tip #34 If you want to give a Living Room or Family Room a luxurious feel, you could pop for an Oriental rug costing $2,000, $5,000 — or more. Or . . . you could spend $100 or so to get an especially thick carpet pad to put under a more modest rug —...Read More
Jack of All Trades Markets, Master of None? Next time you read a banner headline predicting homes prices — like the one on the cover of the Sept. 10 Barron’s (above) — I suggest you ask three questions: 1) “who says?”; 2) “where?”, i.e., which market(s) are they talking about?; and 3) “over what time...Read More
