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Green Means “Go?” Not by Lake Calhoun During Rush Hour

More People Living ” & Working ” by the Lakes? “You Betcha!” Once upon a time, on an especially nice weekday in Summer, the traffic heading east to Lake Calhoun would back up a couple blocks during rush hour. No more. Now, it’s practically year-round, in both directions ” at least any time the windchill...
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“Marketing Across the Table”: In or Out of Bounds?

When It’s Poaching — and When It’s Not Is it ever OK to go after another Realtor’s clients? I’d say “yes” — with a major caveat. Namely, it’s OK for Realtors market to another agent’s clients AFTER the deal closes. That’s especially so if the home or Buyer is already in the agent’s geographic farm or sphere of influence...
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Green Means “Go?” Not by Lake Calhoun During Rush Hour

More People Living — & Working — by the Lakes? “You Betcha!” Once upon a time, on an especially nice weekday in Spring or Summer, the traffic heading east to Lake Calhoun would back up a couple blocks during rush hour. No more. Now, it’s practically year-round, both directions — at least any time the windchill...
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Minneapolis Ranks #4 on Niche’s “2017 Best Cities for Millennials”

Behind “Arling-Andria” Ok, so Minneapolis actually ranked #5 on Niche’s list. But, that’s only because Arlington and Alexandria, two adjacent suburbs of Washington, D.C., landed in spots #1 and #4 (I would’ve combined them — “Arling-Andria,” anyone?). That still puts Minneapolis ahead of such trendy cities as Seattle (#6), Austin (#11), and Denver (#13). Here’s what...
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Millennial-Speak for “Thumbs Up”: from “Attaboy” (“Attagirl??”) to “Kudos” to “Props”

For the record, I like neither term:  “attaboy” has a back-slapping, good ‘ol boy quality, while “props” are what the theatre arts department keep in storage. Meanwhile, “kudos” sounds like something that old, white men at the Harvard Club say. Regardless, Millennials have apparently decided that “props” is a newer, cooler way of expressing approbation...
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“Guess Who Said It?” Multiple Choice

“Houston, Washington, We Have a Problem . . .” “If you are 20 or 30 you probably see capitalism in terms of two dramatic themes. The first was the crash of ’08, in which heedless, irresponsible operators in business and government kited the system and scrammed. The second is income inequality. Why are some people...
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