Spared a Blizzard (sorry) of Bad PR Just imagine: if the Twin Cities played host to the Super Bowl this year instead of last, thousands of out-of-town visitors would now be arriving to a minus 35° wind chill — headed towards as low as minus 60°(!) the next two nights. That compares with an air temp...Read More
Why “Just Previewing” Serves Sellers’ Interests A Realtor showing is when a Realtor takes their client ” a prospective Buyer (or one would certainly hope!) ” through a “For Sale” home. No competing Sunday open house traffic, no busybody listing agent (representing the owner) present, and ” perhaps most importantly ” no owner around. The convention is to set...Read More
[Editor’s Note: I originally ran a variation of this post more than 5 years(!) ago. Since then, I’ve noticed that it attracts hits either when Miami gets smacked with a cold blast (at least for them) — or Minnesota does. With air temps and wind chills locally soon expected to be -25° and -60°(!), respectively,...Read More
“Super-Duper High Gloss” (Or, Maybe They’re Just Wet?) When it comes to hardwood floor finishes, there’s “matte,” “semi-gloss,” and “gloss.”* And then there’s VERY high gloss ” in the case of the floors shown above. Rule of thumb: you’re supposed to see your reflection looking in the mirror. But, when you can see your reflection...Read More
“Top 10” Luxury Condo Listings: Minneapolis, Wayzata Tie (5 Apiece) No, the Twin Cities doesn’t have anything rivaling the four-story, 24,000 square foot condo at 220 Central Park South, just purchased by Citadel’s Ken Griffin. On the other hand, the most expensive condo currently for sale in the Twin Cities won’t set you back $238 million(!),...Read More
“Just Say “No!'” (or, “Tomorrow Works Much Better”) As a rule, the more accessible a home is to prospective Buyers . . . the easier it is to sell. But, that doesn’t mean Sellers can never say “no” ” either to a showing request, or, to a Buyer (and their agent) literally standing in their...Read More
