Stoic Minnesotans, Mid-Fall 2018 Edition What do Minnesotans say when overnight low’s — in mid-November! — drop into the single digits? (never mind that the windchill Friday night was below zero). No, not “OMG, it’s #@%$# cold!!” Try, “It’s getting kinda . . . chilly out there” (yup, “chilly”). That’s it. If that seems crazy to...Read More
“The Innovators Issue” “No one reads Playboy for the articles,” as they used to say. Likewise, I’m pretty sure no one reads the very glossy Wall Street Journal Magazine (pictured above) for its celebrity profiles. Want proof? The Table of Contents of the current issue finally(!) appears on page 33, preceded by — yup! —...Read More
Open This Sunday (Nov. 11): 4709 West 40th Lane in High-Demand St. Louis Park Neighborhood Where: 4709 40th Lane, St. Louis Park. What: Modified two-story with 6 Bedrooms and 4 Full Baths; total finished square feet = 4,068. When: open house this Sunday (Nov. 11) from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. How much: $689,900. Who: listed by...Read More
“Sauce, Geese, Ganders** . . . & Democrats” Peggy Noonan’s singular rhetorical gift is projecting a sense of what I’ll call, “unassailable, high-minded even-handedness.” Here’s an example: “Republicans should understand that President Obama wants a deal . . . He needs to show he can roll with history’s punches. And there’s a sense he actually yearns for...Read More
Who Qualifies as a “Relative?” At least in Minnesota, licensed real estate agents must disclose if they’re related to their client. The logic, I assume, is that agents have a negotiating and knowledge edge over non-Realtor “civilians” — and therefore anyone closely aligned with them does, too. Definition Ahh, but that just begs the question:...Read More
Realtors (or Their Clients) Behaving Badly First, a caveat: the vast majority of Realtors showing my (listing) clients’ homes are punctual, respectful and otherwise professional. In turn, I try to do likewise when I’m showing homes as a Buyer’s agent. Aside from common courtesy, doing all those things is very much in the Buyer’s agent ” and...Read More
