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Closed Labor Day: Costco

Unfamiliar Sight:  Empty Store and Parking Lot During Daylight Hours You know a retail store is popular when a steady stream of cars pulls up in front, and is momentarily frustrated/perplexed by the sight of an empty Costco store and parking lot ” a store that might otherwise have thousands of people and hundreds of...
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Labor Day Weekend Traffic

Quality > Quantity The (Realtor) conventional wisdom about showing activity 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...
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“Cut to the Chase” Real Estate Marketing

Where:  near Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. When:  Labor Day Weekend, 2017. What:  under construction townhome. How much:  no idea. You’ve got to hand it to the listing agent for this Philadelphia townhome:  their sign “made ‘ya look.” While there’s obviously more to real estate sales than that . . . it’s a good start!
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Will Hillary Stop By the State Fair Today?

“When in Rome Minnesota Close to Labor Day . . . ”  Sure, Iowa has the nation’s first primary. But, neighboring Minnesota has 10 electoral votes vs. Iowa’s measly 6. Plus, Minnesota’s state fair draws almost twice the people that Iowa’s does (1.8 million vs. 1 million). So, maybe Hillary Clinton — already in town for...
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The Housing Market & “The Ides of August”

Quality > Quantity Buyers (at Least Until After Labor Day) The Holidays . . . the post-Holidays . . . any stretch in Winter when it’s well below zero. And mid-to-late August. What do all of those periods have in common? They’re all predictably slow for housing transactions in the Twin Cities. Late Summer Slow-Down...
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Post-Labor Day Traffic

Of On-Ramp Meters & Morning Meetings You know you’re finally past Labor Day — and Summer — when you suddenly start running (in my case) 5-10 minutes late for morning meetings. The explanation? All those empty freeways in August are now back to their more congested, post-Labor Day rhythms. Transitions (Seasonal — and Otherwise) That includes...
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