Divide & Conquer — Kitchen Edition You know the home is a knockout when a roomful of seasoned, upper bracket Realtors all “ooh” and “aahh” — as they did this morning at 5336 Oaklawn, the host of this week’s Exceptional Properties meeting. The home is in the middle of one of the hottest neighborhoods for...Read More
1st Open 1-3 p.m. Today (Sun., Oct. 20) Where: 738 Drillane Circle in Hopkins. Directions: Highway 7 to Oakridge Road, then north to Drillane. What: Family-sized four Bedrooms, 4 Baths with over 3,400 finished square feet on a .30 acre lot; sprawling lower level terrific for kids. When: 1 – 3 p.m. today. Days on market: five (listed last Tues). How...Read More
Q: What Do You Call That? A: “A Good Investment” When it does it make sense to plunk down $1,000 on cleaning windows? When you own a large, upper bracket home — in the Twin Cities, generally above $1 million — and it’s been sitting for months on the market without showings, let alone an...Read More
Two Types of “Non-MLS” Listings Not every “For Sale” home is on MLS. That’s the case even if the home is being represented by a professional Realtor. Why would a homeowner who truly wants to sell not want to reach the broadest possible range of prospective Buyers (on MLS), and instead quietly market their home?...Read More
Edina Realty (Great Grand)Parent Co. Honored [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.] When people think of capital, they most likely think of financial capital — that is, money. But there’s also “political capital” — a combination...Read More
I’m not much of football fan these days, but I do know that green and gold are the colors of the Green Bay Packers, nemesis and arch rival of the hometown Minnesota Vikings. Apparently, the folks doing the marketing for the Twin Cities Home Remodelers tour either weren’t concerned about the association (is it just me?), or...Read More
