Want to Sell This One? Help Defray Property Taxes I originally posted about 1415 June Ave. — in Golden Valley’s South Tyrol Hills neighborhood — last Summer (“$700k Below Tax Value“). At the time, the asking price was $799,900 — against a tax assessed value of $1.504 million. Thanks to that latter number, the home...Read More
Color-Coordinated Post-it Notes Yeah, I know it’s geeky to walk around with pens and Post-it notes in my shirt breast pocket. But realistically, that’s the only way to keep track of details while talking to clients on the fly (and keeping notes for the stray blog post) all day. To minimize the “geek factor,” I...Read More
Porous Guaranty; or, “But, Can You Take it to the Bank?” I feel the same way about “guaranteed” Pre-Approval Letters that I do about “guaranteed” pizza delivery or promises of “on-time” service calls by my cable company: a) Officially dubious; and b) Reminded of the reason companies (often) need to offer such promises in the...Read More
Now, Just Add Hardwood Floors! If this “Before” and “After” sequence doesn’t make you a staging convert — nothing will. Even this photo doesn’t do the room justice, because there are oak hardwood floors under the carpet. My favorite details? The reflection in the (virtual) mirror above the Fireplace, and the (far end of the)...Read More
Out-of-Date MLS Photos Poof! One winter storm and 48 hours later, approximately 28,000 MLS listings in the Twin Cities (99.7% of the total Active properties) suddenly have dated, out-of-season photos. And something like another 200 sorely neglected properties on MLS — my estimate of how many still sport photos from last winter — suddenly look...Read More
“An Attempted Hypodermic Straight to the Economy’s Heart” A fascinating, even feverish dialogue is taking place right now — joined by some of the financial world’s most influential thinkers — concerning what will happen next week, and what economic consequences will flow from that outcome. The elections next Tuesday? Try, the Fed’s much-signalled intention to...Read More
