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Wet Basements: Who’s Responsible?

High Winds, +2″ Rain in Twin Cities Last Night A LOT of recent Twin Cities home buyers will be asking whether their Seller is liable for their suddenly wet basement in the wake of last night’s deluge (as much as 3″ of water in some the west ‘burbs). Many basements that never had water, now do;...
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Handling Issues That Come Up on Inspection: Two Options

The Easy Way . . . and the Hard Way The Buyer’s inspection revealed a material defect in the home that the Seller doesn’t dispute. Both parties want to stay in the deal. What are their options? Option #1:  the Seller fixes the problem, prior to closing. Here are the related steps: Buyer and Seller...
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Seller Liability for Ice Dams

Who Pays? [Editor’s Note:  Seller liability for ice dams and other home issues is case-specific, and affected by local and state law.  For legal advice, please contact an attorney.] What a difference a year makes! Last winter, beleaguered Twin Cities homeowners contended with record snow and cold — and (tens of?) thousands of havoc-wreaking ice dams.  See,...
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The Best (and Worst) Times to Hire a Radon Remediation Contractor

“Busy, Busy” (Late Spring) vs. “Not So Much” (Early January) If you assume that most radon remediation is done pursuant to housing transactions — specifically, the Buyer’s home inspection — it’s easy to predict the peaks and troughs in radon contractors’ workload: Step #1:  determine when the most and least housing deals get done. At...
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Pre-Holiday Pluses & Minuses for Home Buyers

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...
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“Needed: Inspector Available Before Tomorrow (Friday) Night”

Normally, agent networking is dominated by listing agents marketing upcoming listings; plugging a home on Broker Tour; and, occasionally, heralding a price reduction (“price improvement,” as agents like to say). Next most common is Buyers’ agents networking for any upcoming pre-lists that might be a fit for their clients. But, when you see a broadcast...
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