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First Rule of Sunday Open Houses (at Least in Minnesota in the Fall)

Sunday Open House < Vikings’ Game, or, Sunday Open House > Vikings’ Game He (or she) who ignores the first rule of Sunday open houses ” “thou shalt not compete head-to-head with a Vikings game” ” is likely to regret it. Or at least, have a sparsely attended open house, with only one of the...
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Representing the Seller at a Preview (Huh??)

Why Homeowners Let the Competition Look (or Should) Wait a second! Don’t Buyers’ agents represent Buyers at a preview? (in contrast to a showing, a preview is when just the Realtor views the home). And exactly how does an agent represent the Seller of the home they’re previewing ” don’t they already have an agent? (called “the listing...
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“Highest & Best” Redux for Amazon HQ2 Contestants?

Gargantuan State + Local Tax Incentives = Pyrrhic Victory for “Winning” Bidder “Amazon Narrows Down List for HQ2 to 20 Cities” —Headline, Bloomberg.com (1/18/2018). Anyone hearing the news that Amazon had “narrowed” the list of contenders down to 20 cities might properly comment, “Good Lord! How many cities were on the original list??” (answer: 238). While...
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It’s 8 p.m. on a Monday Night. The Listing Agent on a House You Just Showed Is Calling. Do You Pick Up?

All in a Day (and Night’s) Work Ok, so there are plenty of times I wouldn’t have taken the call. Or, would have unplugged my phone, and not known about it until the next morning. But, since I’d left the other agent a voicemail regarding my client’s question around dinner time, I felt it was...
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First Rule of Sunday Open Houses (at Least in Minnesota in the Fall)

Sunday Open House <> Vikings’ Game He (or she) who ignores the first rule of Sunday open houses — “thou shalt not compete head-to-head with a Vikings game” — is likely to regret it. Or at least, have a sparsely attended open house, with only one of the decision makers present (the non-football watching one)....
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Representing the Seller at a Preview (Huh??)

Why Homeowners Let the Competition Look (or Should) Wait a second:  Don’t Buyers’ agents represent Buyers at a preview? (in contrast to a showing, a preview is when just the Realtor views the home). And exactly how does an agent represent the Seller of the home they’re previewing — don’t they already have an agent? (called “the listing...
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