Recognize This House Today? Me, Neither When the listing agent (OK, me) wrote the marketing verbiage above a year ago, I was contemplating a standard overhaul. You know, gutting the dated Owner’s Suite upstairs, opening up the almost 400 square foot space, and putting in a new, larger Master Bath. So much for my crystal ball....Read More
One of the ways you can tell that a product is dated or out-of-fashion ” or people think it is ” is that it acquires an adjective. So, for a while, “Coke” became “New Coke.” In the wake of Watergate in the 1970’s, Minnesota’s Republican party became the “Independent — Republican” party (at least until Ronald...Read More
A Fern Hill Primer — Plus, the Neighborhood’s Two Distinguishing Features There aren’t too many Twin Cities neighborhoods that include both 1950’s ramblers for $300k and — less than one mile away — custom, upper bracket Contemporaries with gorgeous views of Cedar Lake and the Downtown Minneapolis skyline commanding (well) north of $3 million. But,...Read More
Where: 3515 Cedar Lake Ave. in Southwest Minneapolis, overlooking Cedar Lake and the downtown skyline. What: 5 Bedroom, 4 Bath Italianate Style, 3-story home with 4,200 finished square feet on a gorgeous double lot. When: closed November 19. How much: listed for $900k. Who: Seller represented by Ross Kaplan of Edina Realty — City Lakes; Buyer represented by...Read More
“We Can Always Drop the Price, Right?” Yes, But . . . Wait a second! Don’t leftovers come after Thanksgiving? Not when it comes to the housing market. In my own neighborhood close to Minneapolis’ Cedar Lake, I’m aware of at least half a dozen very nice homes which came on the market as far back...Read More
Attention Remodelers, Investors: Cedar Lake Home $500k(!) Below Seller’s Cost Where: 3515 Cedar Lake Ave. in Southwest Minneapolis, overlooking Cedar Lake and the downtown skyline. What: 5 Bedroom, 4 Bath Italianate Style, 3-story home with 4,200 finished square feet on a gorgeous double lot. When: Open this Sunday (October 7) from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m....Read More
