Naturally Occurring Shapes — and Numbers Supposedly, there’s no such thing as a naturally-occurring perfect square or rectangle (vs., say, a sphere). Similarly, I’d venture that there’s no such thing as a house that’s worth exactly $500,000 or $1 million. The Lure of Round Numbers So, why does it seem that an inordinate number of...Read More
No One Hurt, (Almost) Nothing Damaged The owner of the home at Sunset Blvd. and Inglewood in Fern Hill (less than one-half block from Edina Realty – City Lakes) lucked out on three counts this morning: 1) the storm and high winds that toppled their tree dropped it away from the house; 2) the tree landed on...Read More
Is It Really “Different This Time?” “Value investors have bored momentum investors for decades by trotting out the axiom that the four most dangerous words are, “This time is different.” For 2017 I would like, however, to add to this warning: ‘Conversely, it can be very dangerous indeed to assume that things are never different.'”...Read More
Before and After Pix Painting stucco used to be a “no-no”: the exterior paint didn’t adhere well, which meant that, forever after, the home needed frequent re-painting. Which sort of defeated the purpose of stucco in the first place: its famously low maintenance. Now, thanks to more stucco-friendly products, the interval between re-painting is much...Read More
I’ve certainly heard of a man cave. But, I couldn’t tell exactly what I was looking at in the photo above, except that it: a) appeared to be outside — specifically, above the deck; and b) seemed very large. Fortunately, photo #2 (below) resolved things: it’s the underside of a second deck built off an...Read More
Pre-List Networking Caveats & Catches In a super-tight, super fast Twin Cities housing market — at least at lower price rungs — aggressive, proactive Buyers’ agents are increasingly turning to pre-list networking to find ideas for their frustrated clients. The catch? Actually, there are three: One. Price. Especially in a rising market, at least a few...Read More
