Blast email: “Buyer Need — Deer Run, Victoria” I couldn’t figure out why an Edina Realty office manager was broadcasting — via email to 2,100+ Edina agents this week — what initially looked like “Buyer Need — Beer Run.” Then I re-read the email; it actually said, “Buyer Need — Deer Run, Victoria.” My bad (good?) ....Read More
I confess: until I encountered the term last week, I honestly thought that “pergola” was related to “arugula,” and went in salads. It’s not. Rather, it’s an archway-like structure — usually in a garden or backyard — that serves as a foundation for vines, ivy, or other climbing plants. See also, “‘Flatwork,’ Defined“; and, “Stuck...Read More
Difference With a Distinction My hunch is that most people (including Realtors) don’t know the difference between “bay” and “bow” windows — and therefore use the terms interchangeably. For the record, “bow” windows are curved (like the bow in “bow and arrow”). By contrast, “bay” windows have a series of (obtuse) angles (that is, between...Read More
“Four Three Corners” At least to my knowledge, there’s no one spot in the Twin Cities where four municipalities all touch (sort of like “Four Corners” in the U.S. Southwest, where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona all meet — and somebody limber enough can straddle all of them. See photo, above). But, I’m aware of at least three...Read More
Fill in Date [Here] As if to underscore the point, commercial real estate guys like to say, “As Is . . . Where Is.” I have my own suggested tweak: “Sold ‘As Is’ . . . As Of.” As in, “As of the date that the Buyer and Seller signed the contract.” Adding “As Of”...Read More
Papa John’s vs. Papa Murphy’s My apologies to ardent fans of either (and secondarily, to their marketing departments), but the distinction between Papa John’s and Papa Murphy’s was lost on me. At least until yesterday, when the employee standing behind the counter at Papa John’s matter-of-factly informed me — mercifully, with no eye roll —...Read More
