The Twin Cities’ Best Real Estate Blog? You’re Reading It! As streaks go, I’d much rather have Joe DiMaggio’s (for hits in consecutive baseball games — 56) or Cal Ripken’s (for consecutive games played — 2,632). But, next month will mark the 8th(!) anniversary of the “City Lakes Real Estate Blog.” During that time, I’ve published...Read More
One Block to Cedar Lake!Where: 2705 France Ave. South, in Minneapolis’ Sunset Gables neighborhoodWhat: 3 BR/2 Bath Cape Cod with almost 2,200 FSF, including a huge first-floor Family Room.How much: $439,900Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty City LakesWhen: on market yesterday (Nov. 15). If you’re anywhere Cedar Lake over lunch hour today, please feel...Read More
Message to Google (See Above*) Don’t be evil. –Google corporate motto I suppose it’s the blogging equivalent of losing an election to a deceased opponent, or “none of the above” on a ballot. What am I talking about? Routinely being buried on Google’s search engine rankings by dozens of other Twin Cities real estate blogs....Read More
So Which Is It? One side effect of a market flooded with both sales and rentals is that renters are gaining clout when it comes to negotiating, just as buyers have. –“As Sales Slump, Rental Stock Rises“; The New York Times (9/25/2010) To the chagrin of many renters . . . the balance of power...Read More
From Dowager to Belle of the BallWhere: 2820 Huntington Ave. South, in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhoodWhat: top-to-bottom renovation of what had formerly been a 1 1/2 story home with less than 2,000 FSFWhen: listed August 6; closed Sept. 20.How (much): asking price = $859,900; sold price = $840k (purchased last Winter for $390,000).Who:...Read More
“NYC Stoops and Horse Manure” Many suspect it, but I have definitive proof that people’s minds really are in the gutter. Literally. In almost 2,000 posts over 3 years covering everything from Twin Cities real estate to Federal Reserve monetary policy to geothermal energy, the City Lakes blog post getting the most attention on Google...Read More