“Now You See It . . . Now You Don’t” Once a “For Sale” home is under contract, the usual convention is to switch its MLS status from “Active” to “A,i” for “Sold, subject to inspection.”* That lets all other prospective Buyers know that there’s somebody ahead of them. So, what happens if the Buyer’s...Read More
Playing Offense vs. Defense About a dozen Twin Cities municipalities have them: a city-required home inspection that must be completed before homeowners can transfer title to a Buyer at closing. Leaving aside the merits of such inspections, when does it make sense for Sellers — and their agents — to market that the home has passed...Read More
Clean vs. Cluttery Offers With multiple offers breaking out all over the Twin Cities housing market now, it’s a smart idea for prospective Buyers competing for a home to know what, besides price, is likely to set their offer apart . . . for both good and bad. Good: a short, clean offer with a...Read More
But, Isn’t There Already a “Closer?”** Baseball “save“: the successful maintenance of a lead by a relief pitcher, usually the closer, until the end of the game. –Wikipedia Wanna know why, even though some of baseball’s all-time great pitchers date back more than 50 years (think, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Tom Seaver, et al), all the...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
