Spring Foreclosures Make Their (Re)Debut Sorry for the Dr. Seuss-inspired headline (guess who’s got little kids they read to?). My point was, enough time has now elapsed since this Spring’s flurry of deeply discounted foreclosure sales that several are now re-appearing on the market as for-sale rehab’s. And selling — quickly. A good example is...Read More
By Popular Demand? The first item in today’s online newsletter from the Minnesota Association of Realtors is a YouTube video titled, “Filing an Ethics Complaint.” Quick Summary: it’s easier than you think. Two educated guesses: 1) there are a lot of seething Realtors (and non-Realtors) out there at the moment; 2) the vast majority are...Read More
Buyer’s Market “Stories” At the market peak around 2006, the real estate “stories” were all told by Sellers: what they had just sold for, and how much it exceeded their (dramatically lower) cost. So, in a historic Buyer’s market, it stands to reason that the stories are now being told by Buyers — presumably, about...Read More