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“Pending” vs. “Assessed” vs. “Payable” vs. “Levied” (Huh?!?)

Best Advice to Home Sellers: “Tell What You Know” (Whatever That Is) [Note to Readers: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced. If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.] Homeowners can be forgiven for not knowing the...
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“Pending” vs. “Assessed” vs. “Payable” vs. “Levied” . . . Huh?!?

Best Advice to Home Sellers:  “Tell What You Know” (Whatever That Is) Homeowners can be forgiven for not knowing the difference between a special assessment that’s “pending,” vs. one’s that “levied” ” as opposed to one that is assessed and currently payable. Realtors have trouble keeping those terms straight as well. The best advice to...
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Uh-Oh! Is There About to Be a Construction Zone in Front of Your Client’s “For Sale” Home?

Worst — and Best — Case Scenarios The worst possible explanation — and the one I immediately feared — was that the very long trailer full of PVC piping that suddenly appeared in front of my Southwest Minneapolis listing the other week meant that the city was about to undertake a protracted repair. So much...
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“Pending” vs. “Assessed” vs. “Payable” vs. “Levied” . . . Huh?!?

Best Advice to Home Sellers:  “Tell What You Know” Homeowners can be forgiven for not knowing the difference between a special assessment that’s “pending,” vs. one’s that “levied” ” as opposed to one that is assessed and currently payable. Realtors have trouble keeping those terms straight as well. The best advice to give prospective home...
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“Pending” vs. “Assessed” vs. “Payable” vs. “Levied” . . . Huh?!?

Best Advice to Home Sellers:  “Tell What You Know” Homeowners can be forgiven for not knowing the difference between a special assessment that’s “pending,” vs. one’s that “levied” — as opposed to one that is assessed and currently payable. Realtors have trouble keeping those terms straight as well. The best advice to give prospective home...
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Hail from Sunny Skies, Assessments from Thin Air (?)

What Did the Seller Know? Newlyweds Scott Strand and KK Thomson were delighted to close last fall on a modest rambler in Edina, where they both grew up and wanted to live after they got married. At the end of the year, though, the young couple got what Strand calls “a New Year’s surprise” —...
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