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“Done Deal!!” (Or, Is It??). How Home Buyers Know For Sure the Seller Accepted Their Offer

On the 2 Yard Line vs. The End Zone [Editor’s Note:  The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.  If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.] Test your knowledge of today’s housing market (and real estate law), and...
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How to Tell if a “For Sale” Home Has a Major Defect

Savvy Home Buyer Multiple Choice [Editor’s Note:  The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.  If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.] Test your knowledge of today’s housing market, and answer the following question: How can Buyers’ agents...
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“Free CMA’s! Git “Yer Free CMA’s!”

Home Price = Moving (and Influenceable) Target “Those who know, don’t talk; and those who talk, don’t know.” —stock market saying. What’s true in the stock market is also true in real estate. Namely, the value of what Realtors call a “Comparative Market Analysis” (“CMA”) that can be had for free is . . . about...
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Listing Agent Code for “Don’t Worry, We Have a Deal” (Even Though the Seller Hasn’t Signed Yet)

Good Faith Gesture:  “Sold, Subject to Inspection” As veteran Realtors (if not their clients) know all too well, it ain’t officially a deal until all parties have signed, and the Purchase Agreement and any Addenda have been delivered to the other party (actually, their agent). Lots of Buyers learn that painful truth each year when,...
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“Done Deal!!” (Or, Is It??). How Home Buyers Know For Sure the Seller Accepted Their Offer

On the 2 Yard Line vs. The End Zone [Editor’s Note:  The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.  If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.] Test your knowledge of today’s housing market (and real estate law), and...
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5800 Dale in Edina, Updated

16 Days on Market?  Or 6? I lasted posted about 5800 Dale Ave. in Edina at the beginning of the month, just after it debuted on the market, and before the first Sunday open house on Nov. 6. What happened next? Thanks to my client’s exhaustive prep, the right price, and aggressive marketing (including a...
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