Coronavirus! Pandemic! Stock market crash! Healthcare system overload! Nightmare in Italy! Whole cities (NYC) and states (CA) in lockdown! Flatten the curve – NOW!! How chaotic has the last week been been? Sufficiently crazy that an earthquake near Salt Lake City — 5.7, this Wednesday — seemingly couldn’t penetrate the din. If aliens ever...Read More
Corporate Lines of Credit: ATM’s for Business [Note to Readers: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] To understand the stress on the financial system now, start with millions of people...Read More
“The Home Showing Honor System” COVID-19: Due to nationwide concerns about COVID-19 and as a courtesy to home sellers, please do not schedule showings if the buyer’s agent or buyer exhibits cold/flu-like symptoms or meets any of the criteria for self-quarantine mandated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By proceeding with scheduling a showing,...Read More
“Outside the Reasonable Control of the Delayed Party” [Note to Readers: 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.] At least one Twin Cities broker — Edina Realty — is now including...Read More
MLS: “Immediate Possession Possible” [Note to Readers: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), or any other entity referenced. Edina Realty is a subsidiary of Berkshire.] “Minnesota Schools Will Close for Eight Days to Slow Coronavirus” –Headline, Star Tribune (3/15/2020). What do you...Read More
Proposed Alternatives: “Spam Notice,” “Email Filter,” “Sequestered Email,” etc. Just a helpful suggestion to Microsoft, purveyor of the ubiquitous “Office 360” software suite, while everyone’s sensitivity is, shall we say, “heightened” at the moment: At least for the next several months, you may want to consider using a synonym for “Quarantine notification,” the message I...Read More
