“Three Strikes & You’re Out!” Even under the best of circumstances, today’s deluge over much of the Twin Cities would have kept down attendance on Broker Tour (held each Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.). However, combine that with the first day back after a long holiday weekend (strike #2); and the fact that...Read More
Prime Lake Forest Location, Gorgeous Setting Where: 2315 Parklands Road in St. Louis Park’s Lake Forest neighborhood. What: Cape Cod-style home with great bones and nice finishes. When: 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 10). How much: $500,000. Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty – City Lakes. If you’re looking for the perfect...Read More
2214 Idaho Ave. South Where: 2214 Idaho Ave. South just northeast of Cedar Lake Road and Louisiana. What: Three Bedroom Rambler with over 1,400 square feet on the first floor. New Kitchen, new full Bath with ceramic tile, and gorgeous hardwood floors (just refinished) — all on a .25 acre lot with fenced backyard. When: 1...Read More
The cute two-story Linden Hills (Minneapolis) home I saw on tour this Tuesday certainly had its charms: good curb appeal, updated Kitchen, nice backyard. But, there were plenty of negatives as well, starting with low overhead upstairs — I doubt much over 7′, the legal minimum for finished square feet; the three upper level Bedrooms were...Read More
Calendar Confusion Edina Realty – City Lakes has eight homes on today’s Broker Tour (that’s a lot). And it’s not just my office: the list of homes on tour, market-wide, is more characteristic of March or April, not early August, when things are typically slower. That’s good news for Twin Cities Buyers, less so for Sellers, who...Read More
Making it Easy for Buyers (& Listing Agents, Too) Listing agents who are ostensibly competing against one another occasionally hold a multi-broker Open house for the same reason car dealers cluster in the same part(s) of town: it increases traffic for everyone. That’s especially true for nearby homes that are similar in features and price point, increasing...Read More
