High-End Trend?Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to let the furnace contractor in* without waiting for them to show up during their seemingly days-long “window”? Or, once they got there, if they could proceed directly to the utility room, without traipsing through your front hall (and past your messy Kitchen)? The (very high-end) new...Read More
Recession Casualty . . . or Something Else? I made the rare foray into downtown Minneapolis for some retail shopping the other day, and what I found reminded me of an old skit from The Chris Rock Show. An African-American man is shown trying, unsuccessfully, to hail a cab. Naked. As each cab passes him...Read More
Deep DiscountWhere: Grant Park CondominiumsWhat: #2710 (penthouse)Key Stats: 2,017 sq. ft.; 3BR/3BAHow much: $749,900Originally Listed: 7/26/2005Original List Price: $1.195M Even in a slow market, 3 1/2 years is a long time to wait for a Buyer. And eleven(!) price cuts, totaling almost half a million, is a lot of ground to yield. What gives? While...Read More
