When “Less” Can Be More Every time of year has pluses and minuses for home Buyers and Sellers. The lead-up to a long holiday weekend — in this case, July 4 — is no different. Pluses, from the Buyers’ perspective: –Less competition for homes; less chance of a home that a Buyer wants to see...Read More
“Three Strikes & You’re Out!” Even under the best of circumstances, today’s deluge over much of the Twin Cities would have kept down attendance on Broker Tour (held each Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.). However, combine that with the first day back after a long holiday weekend (strike #2); and the fact that...Read More
When to Hold Onto an Offer, Or, It Takes Two (**Four?) to Tango The first question a Buyer’s agent contemplating writing an offer this weekend should ask is, “is there anyone around to receive it* (and then respond)? Assuming the answer is “no,” either because the listing agent and/or homeowner are unavailable, what do you...Read More
Quality over Quantity The (Realtor) conventional wisdom on holiday weekends, like the one coming up? That it’s a microcosm of the slower, Thanksgiving-to-New Year’s period. Namely, while there is a noticeable drop in traffic, the Buyers out there tend to be more serious and motivated. Call it “quality over quantity.” Practically, with all the real...Read More
