“It Is What Where It Is” Quick, name some West Twin Cities suburbs. If you ask some local agents, the list would include Golden Valley, Edina, St. Louis Park, Hopkins, and “Close-in Minnetonka.” As opposed to what? “Far-out Minnetonka?” “Close-in Anoka?” Runner-up favorite suburb adjective: “PWB” (for “Prestigious West Bloomington”). Marketing Location I definitely get...Read More
Here’s Hoping There Are No Construction Delays First, this acknowledgement: “Flux Apartments” — a new, upscale development at 28th & Fremont — appears to be a well-conceived, well-marketed property, and generally a fine addition to the area’s (growing) stock of luxury rentals. So, their impressive Web site touts “resort living/uptown attitude”; the management company is running...Read More
Pro’s and Con’s It’s difficult advice to give a Buyer, but I ran into another agent recently who recommends that would-be Buyers in a short sale go ahead and deliver their earnest money check and perform their inspection — before the bank signals its OK. Many (all?) Buyers are hesitant to do that, because if the bank does not agree...Read More
“Go This Way (Not That Way)” The most interesting thing about this morning’s Exceptional Properties meeting — at a $3.5 million chalet-style mansion in Southwest Edina — wasn’t the home, but the route the listing agent marked for Realtors attending the meeting. Especially when a home is tucked away or otherwise hard to find, it’s...Read More
Of On-Ramp Meters & Morning Meetings You know you’re finally past Labor Day — and Summer — when you suddenly start running (in my case) 5-10 minutes late for morning meetings. The explanation? All those empty freeways in August are now back to their more congested, post-Labor Day rhythms. Transitions (Seasonal — and Otherwise) That includes...Read More
I LOVE aerial shots — and Sellers should, too. Take this especially flattering photo (above) of 9106 Breckinridge, in Eden Prairie’s Bearpath neighborhood. Instead of telling prospective Buyers that this home backs up to the 7th fairway at Bearpath, this photo shows ’em. Edina Realty’s Jack and Missy Vilett have the listing; the asking price is...Read More
