Sunday Open House (7/31) From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Where: 4119 Beard Ave. South, just blocks to Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriet, and 50th & France. When: open house 1-3 p.m. this Sunday (July 31). What: character-filled 3 BR/2 Bath, 1.5 story Craftsman on an unusually spacious city lot (58′ x 135′). How much: $525,000. Who: listing agent...Read More
Twin Cities’ Most — and Least — Known If you have kids and live in the Twin Cities, you’ve doubtless heard of Minneapolis’ Linden Hills neighborhood. With Lake Harriet on the east and Lake Calhoun on the north, terrific retail and coffee shops, and a range of housing (prices, style), it ranks amongst the Twin...Read More
8-10 Neighborhoods = 1 “Community“ How many neighborhoods are there in Minneapolis? According to the City (and likely most area Realtors), just under 100. See map, below right. However, that’s too unwieldy for consumers. So, to make MLS more user-friendly, the local MLS just added a new field called “Minneapolis Community search box,” with the 11...Read More
The Twin Cities’ “Brooklyn” and “Manhattan?” The Case for Edina’s Country Club Neighborhood Brooklyn has become so hot — and expensive — that the joke in New York is that people who can’t afford to live there should check out cheaper digs in Manhattan. In particular, the Upper East Side now looks like a relative...Read More
“The Preference for Pottery Barn” (Decor) Contrary to popular perception, not every Twin Cities home new to the market is immediately getting snapped up in multiple offers right now. What kind of home is? Here are the four attributes that such homes seem to most often share: One. Price point, i.e., they occupy the lower...Read More
Budding Trend in New Construction? Lots of new homes these days have first-floor offices off the front entry. (Much) less common: a separate door opening from the office to the front porch, like the one at 3810 Upton Ave. South in Minneapolis’ Linden Hills neighborhood (pictured above). The effect is to give the home a much better flow, and...Read More
