Measuring Success It goes without saying that behind every successful Realtor, there is a less (in?)visible network of colleagues, support staff, and corporate/legal exec’s. In my case, that consists of fellow Edina Realty – City Lakes agent Kathy Dick, who frequently spells me (and even pinch hits for me at the occasional closing!); City Lakes’...Read More
Pre-List Activity on Edina Realty’s “Network One” If closed sales — at the very end of the process — are a famously lagging indicator, what qualifies as a leading housing indicator? Pre-list activity on Edina Realty’s proprietary “Network One.” Essentially a Realtor-to-Realtor bulletin board for Edina agents, Network One allows Buyers’ agents and Listing agents...Read More
Hot (Cold?) Off the Presses If you can’t tell the difference between a fresh and stale-looking listing . . . you haven’t been selling real estate very long. In this case, the home pictured above — 5141 12th Ave. South, in South Minneapolis — hit the market . . . about an hour ago. The...Read More
Good Job, Young Man! Edina Realty’s City Lakes, 50th & France, and Maple Grove offices all have new office managers as of this morning. Per Edina Realty President Barb Jandric, the headliner at this morning’s meeting, City Lakes’ Matt Loskota heads to 50th & France; Jennifer Cutter is the new City Lakes Manager; and Andrew...Read More
Bragging Rights Brokers routinely advise their agents contemplating a blog to post original, new material at least once a week, to keep things fresh and readers coming back. If you followed that advice, and started a blog now, when would you have as much content as this blog has, today? By my calculations, sometime in...Read More
1921 Franklin Ave. West in Minneapolis’ Kenwood Neighborhood When does it make sense to build a balcony off the Master Bath? When it has a (seasonal) view of Lake of the Isles, just one block to the east (photo at left). The rest of the 4 BR/4 Bath Arts & Crafts home — overlooking Kenwood...Read More
