Included: $2 Million Guest House On the coasts, $5 million is nothing for a home. Here in the Twin Cities, however, that’s still quite a bit. Especially for a home NOT on a lake. One Two-of-a-Kind To be sure, the home in question — just west of Minneapolis’ Cedar Lake — boasts stunning lake and skyline...Read More
Surprisingly Spacious Where: 2921 Huntington Ave South, in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood (and just blocks to Cedar Lake and Lake Calhoun). What: Two-story stucco duplex (up and down) with 2 BR/1 Bath on each floor. How much: $429,900. When: Price reduced three days ago. Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty – City Lakes. Don’t miss...Read More
Educated Guesses Normally, when a house doesn’t sell within 60-90 days, a 3% to 5% price reduction is in order. See, “Perils of Overpricing Even (Especially) in a Rising Market”; “Perils of Overpricing“; and “Nurse! I Need a Price Reduction, Stat!” So, what does it mean when a home listed for $500k (in St. Louis...Read More
OK, so those flowers that just popped up in front of Fern Hill restaurant Yum! are silk, not the real kind. But, they’ve certainly got the right idea . . . P.S.: Even though the Twin Cities is enjoying its first warm weekend since ???, it’s still early for tulips and other harbingers of Spring.Read More
Curb Appeal Two-for-One It’s hard to improve a home’s curb appeal. But not impossible. In general, there are three strategies: One. Addition. Strategic landscaping — specifically, adding shrubs and evergreens — can be a very effective way to frame a home and make it look bigger and more impressive. Variation #2: adding shutters, more neutral...Read More
‘Vúja de’: the strange feeling that somehow, this has never happened before. –George Carlin I suppose the flip side of stumbling across a new listing you instantly recognize is, seeing one that you know looks familiar, but can’t quite place. Or, driving past such a house. In the case of this Fern Hill home (above),...Read More
