Ideally, the first photo of a property on MLS is the front exterior. However, if the curb appeal is misleading or otherwise underwhelming, agents will occasionally substitute the Kitchen, Living Room or whatever they believe is the home’s most flattering feature. But I can’t recall ever seeing a lead photo of a . . ....Read More
“Location, Location?” Test your knowledge of Twin Cities real estate, and guess how much the Minneapolis home pictured above is listed for. A. $75,000 B. $149,900 C. $500,000 D. $995,000 Need a hint? The home overlooks the Midtown Greenway, and is located between Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun. Give up? The correct answer would be...Read More
400′ of Premium Riverfront, Very Spacious In the spirit of Minneapolis’ Biggest Fixer-Upper, I offer . . . Minneapolis’ biggest walkout. That would be the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, facing the Mississippi River on the northwest side of downtown Minneapolis. At least, the north, walkout side of the building faces the river (photo at right);...Read More
Where do houses — like the one pictured above with 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths and 2,650 square feet (and no basement*) — go for $1.7 million? On Stanford-owned land just south of the campus in Palo Alto. Thanks to booming shares in such companies as LinkedIn and Facebook, demand for housing in and near Silicon Valley is...Read More
I can’t say that I’ve seen many night shots as dramatic as the one above. Can’t place it? It’s the Westin Galleria in Edina, across from Southdale in Edina.Read More
Before . . . and After What’s the difference between the two photos (above)? Actually, surprisingly little. In place of ugly horizontal siding above the front door (upper photo), the new-and-improved curb appeal (lower photo) features diagonal half-timbers. Not only are those more consistent with the home’s Tudor style, but they create a dramatic focal point...Read More
