The Case of the Mysteriously Missing Inspection Clause “Seller Shall/Shall not have the right to continue to offer the Property for sale until this Inspection Contingency is removed.” –old Minnesota Residential Purchase Agreement, lines 192. – 193. [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire...Read More
Storied Paper Catches Newsweek-itis No, I’m not predicting that the venerable Wall Street Journal disappears, Cheshire cat-like. Just that the print edition — now down to a relative wisp — ceases print publication altogether. Best guess, based on its accelerating vanishing act (reminiscent of Newsweek’s painful decline): no later than the end of this year. P.S.:...Read More
The “It Went Away on Its Own” Cure Patient: ‘It hurts when I move my arm like this’ (motions with arm). Doctor: ‘Don’t do that.’ –Woody Allen, dialogue from Annie Hall(?) As a practice, I don’t recommend ignoring either bodily aches and pains or incipient house issues; both have a way of getting worse with...Read More
