“10 . . 9 . . 8 . . 7 . . 6,” or, Killing Two Birds With One (Marketing) Stone It’s a high-quality problem to have, as they say: every time my client would go to their long-time family home to pack up, empty things out, etc., neighbors and even passersby headed to/from nearby Cedar...Read More
Work in Progress in Fern Hill How long does it take to put up a 2nd story on what had been a rambler? Not long, judging by the progress on this home just west of Cedar Lake, in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood. The photo above was taken today; the one below is from eight(!) days ago (and...Read More
Reading Into a Leaning “For Sale” Sign If you’re not in the real estate business, it’s just a leaning “For Sale” sign — in this case, a few blocks west of Cedar Lake, in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood (also known as the “first alphabet”). Ahhh, but if you’re an agent, such a sign...Read More
Three Caveats — & One Big Outlier Prices in St. Louis Park’s “first alphabet” Fern Hill neighborhood have been appreciating smartly over the years. Which only makes sense: the high-demand neighborhood is just west of Cedar Lake; close to downtown Minneapolis and Uptown (but not too close); and has been enjoying a wave of major...Read More
Addition By Subtraction Just like staging a home’s interior is mostly about subtraction, not addition, improving a home’s curb appeal is usually about paring back. Most common task: cutting back overgrown landscaping that obscures the home’s curb appeal. In this case, removing this Fern Hill duplex’s window awnings (above) was a 2-for-1: 1) it punched up the...Read More
St. Louis Park’s Most Expensive Home (Still) If only because the Twin Cities doesn’t have many gazillion dollar homes, you seldom see six figure price reductions (more than $100k) on homes listed for sale on MLS. Which is why a $500k price drop yesterday on 2545 Huntington Ave. South — from $5 million to $4.5 million...Read More
