Retail vs. Wholesale Open Houses One of the best, early omens for a new listing is when agents leaving the Broker Open casually toss off compliments like “nice listing,” “good job!,” or simply “congratulations.” What’s another? When several newer, less experienced agents contact you, asking if they can hold a weekend open house at your...Read More
Where: 2720 Ewing Avenue South in Minneapolis’ high-demand Sunset Gables neighborhood. What: Character-filled 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath 2-story with just over 1,800 finished square feet. When: open house this Saturday (June 2) from noon to 2 p.m. How much: $525,000. Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty — City Lakes. You’ll love this gorgeous, smartly updated 2-story just southwest...Read More
But First . . . a Brief History Lesson I don’t know about other states ” I’m only licensed to sell real estate in Minnesota ” but here, residential property taxes are due twice a year: May 15 and October 15. Those non-randomly chosen dates stretch back to when Minnesota’s economy ” like practically every...Read More
Post-Thanksgiving Thaw So, exactly HOW warm was it earlier today in the Twin Cities? Warm enough that the haircutter my son and I visited felt compelled to remind exiting customers “not to forget your coats.” For the record (pun intended), the thermometer hit a record-tying 59º degrees before clouds and rain moved in this afternoon ....Read More
Is it Halloween Yet? I’m a big fan of dramatically lit homes. And with the seasonal change, we’re heading into ever-shorter Fall days. And yet, the technique doesn’t work all the time ” and can even backfire: especially for smaller homes, interior lighting at night can produce an (unhelpful) “Jack-o-Lantern effect.” The (kind of) scientific...Read More
What do you do if you’re visiting in-laws in Florida, and sharing a guest bedroom with a light-sleeping daughter?** Headphones! (preferably, the sound-cancellation kind). They worked like a charm . . . **And you — I mean me — allegedly snore. Loudly.Read More
