“Edina: 2-story walkout, 4,320 finished square feet, 5/4/3, school district 270. Fresh and immaculate Parkwood Knolls home on a great lot in a cul-de-sac. $874,900” –Pre-list networking Can you spot the key — and buried — detail in the above? Hint: it’s not a word, it’s a number — in fact, it’s a single digit...Read More
Stylish Minnetonka Colonial With $100k(!) Updates for $434,900 Where: 10901 Sumac Lane just northeast of Hopkins Crossroad (Co. 73) and Cedar Lake Rd. What: 4 Bedroom, 4 Bath Colonial with over 2,800 finished square feet on a .31 acre corner lot. When: listed April 14 (days on market = 3). How much: $434,900 Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty – City...Read More
Property Premiums — and Discounts It’s certainly a logical strategy: buy a discounted home just outside a stellar school district, then open enroll your child(ren). The hitch? Actually, there are three: One. Most districts determine open enrollment on a year-to-year, school-by-school basis. So, an elementary school in a particular school district might have openings, the...Read More
The Hopkins – Edina School District Tug of War Edina was the first school district in the Twin Cities that I’m aware of to put the brakes on open enrollment, the policy of allowing students outside a district to matriculate. Now, it appears that multiple other local school districts are following suit. Background State school districts...Read More
