You Say “Polar Vortex,” I Say “Arctic Front” It’s been a mild enough, blissfully snow-free Winter in the Twin Cities (at least so far) that overnight dustings — like last night’s — still seem novel if not a bit magical. The photo above shows one of the many picturesque bridges over the Minnehaha Creek, which...Read More
When Rigged Markets Become Unrigged “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” –Abraham Maslow “When asset bubbles predominate, everything looks like a pin.” –Corollary; Ross Kaplan In over 40 years(!) watching the stock market, I’ve conservatively witnessed at least 100 dips of 5% or more (20% corrections are rarer, and...Read More
Tough Crowd (& Not Very Hungry*) At least in the Twin Cities, Realtors traditionally debut their new listings on Broker Tour, held each Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. To get their fellow agents to come, the listing (host) agent will often offer food, prizes or other goodies like gas cards or restaurant vouchers....Read More
New Construction in St. Louis Park’s Lake Forest Neighborhood — and Lots of Renovation & Expansion Nearby “Instead of teardowns, the focus in St. Louis Park has been on home renovation and expansion. St. Louis Park is definitely an area where people are willing to invest. We see this in the area near our office...Read More
Review: “Humpback Whales” at the Science Museum’s Omni Theater It turns out that a “Nantucket sleighride” has nothing to with Christmas, snow, or even winter. It’s what 19th century whalers called what happened immediately after they harpooned a whale — as in, they “got taken on a Nantucket sleighride” (grim but true). The term also...Read More
