Where: 2720 Ewing Avenue South in Minneapolis’ Sunset Gables neighborhood. What: 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath 2-story with just over 1,800 finished square feet. When: on the market Monday, February 5. How much: $575,000. Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty – City Lakes. You’ll love this gorgeous, smartly updated 2-story just southwest of Minneapolis’ Cedar Lake. Enjoy great entertaining...Read More
What Do California Brokers Call an “Office Administrator?” In the course of visiting (and occasionally working at) other Berkshire offices around the country, it’s interesting to note differences in culture, office layouts, and sometimes even vocabulary. Exhibit A: in the Midwest, the (very) key person whose job it is to make sure Brokers’ day-to-day operations run smoothly — and...Read More
No 2nd Chance to Make a 1st Impression It’s always a judgment call whether to go ahead with a scheduled “Broker open” ” held for fellow Twin Cities Realtors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m each Tuesday ” when winter weather intrudes (the Twin Cities is digging out from a fresh 8″ since noon yesterday)....Read More
Snow Day!! ( . . . and Night??) Professional photographers can digitally compensate for many weather conditions, less-than-ideal light, etc. But, near-white out conditions are the exception. Which is why my scheduled photo shoot near Cedar Lake this afternoon is a scrub. Ditto, apparently, for many Twin Cities schools today, virtually all local after-school activities,...Read More
2725 France Avenue Open From 2-4 p.m. Where: 2725 France Avenue South in Minneapolis, just Southwest of Cedar Lake. When: 2 – 4 p.m. this Sunday. What: Surprisingly spacious, 4 BR/3 Bath Cape Cod with over 2,600 square feet in high demand Sunset Gables neighborhood. How much: $500,000. Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty — City...Read More
The usual pecking order for agent networking at weekly broker meetings — at least in the Twin Cities, typically held on Tuesday mornings, before Broker Tour — is “New Lists,” “Pre-list’s,” “Price reductions,” “Buyer Needs,” and finally, “Rental Needs.” At the height of the Spring market, there could easily be 20-30 properties that Edina Realty...Read More
