Green Development — Literally Once there were parking lotsNow it’s a peaceful oasisyou got it, you got itThis was a Pizza HutNow it’s all covered with daisiesyou got it, you got itI miss the honky tonks, Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevensyou got it, you got it –The Talking Heads; lyrics, “(Nothing But) Flowers” I don’t know...Read More
“The Flash Crash” Imagine a beef processor that was linked to an e.coli-tainted shipment that ultimately killed 100 people. A week after the outbreak, the authorities were still trying to determine how e.coli got into the beef processor’s facility. In the meantime, the facility was operating “normally,” and continuing to process and sell beef to...Read More
What’s Wrong With This Picture? You don’t know who’s swimming naked until the tide runs out. –Warren Buffett So, what’s wrong with this Minnetonka home (pictured above)? That is, besides that fact that the front (and most important) photo on MLS looks like the home is stuck in a winter time warp, and it’s now...Read More
Back on the Market Twice (in 10 days); Third Time’s the Charm? The image I have in my head for this St. Louis Park foreclosure is a traffic light, alternately blinking green, then red, then green, etc. That’s because in less than 2 weeks on the market, it’s already gone “Pending” twice, and each time...Read More
“My Client’s Home is a Dump” You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you You’re so vain, I’ll bet you think this song is about you Don’t you? Don’t You? Don’t You? –Carly Simon, “You’re So Vain” lyrics* [Editor’s Note: see also, “Realtor True Confessions: Top 4 Things Your Agent DOESN’T Know”.]...Read More
Meet the “Realtor – Social Worker” * The Sunday New York Times has a lengthy profile of Lockhart Steele (yes, that’s his real name), the founder of real estate blog “Curbed.” If you didn’t know — and I was only vaguely aware — Curbed (and other blogs like it) apparently are now integral to how...Read More
