Doing Realtor Damage Control Thanks to a Star Tribune story Tuesday chronicling a supposedly overheated Twin Cities housing market, crestfallen Buyers who repeatedly(!) came up short in multiple offers this Summer, etc., etc., several thousand local agents had to take a chunk out of their busy schedules this week to do damage control with their anxious...Read More
DIY Drawbacks Do-it-Yourself always has perils, but particularly so when it comes to using a drone to take home photos. Here’s just a partial list of the drawbacks and other considerations that come to mind for Realtors tempted to try it themselves: 1. The $5k required to buy a commercial-quality drone. 2. The $5k that’s...Read More
Janet Yellen Playing Ben Bernanke’s Favorite Tune Maybe, someday Saved by zero I’ll be more together Stretched by fewer Thoughts that leave me Chasing after My dreams disown me Loaded with danger Maybe I’ll win Saved by Zero Holding onto Words that teach me I will conquer Space around me Maybe I’ll win Saved by...Read More
15306 Mason’s Pointe in Eden Prairie: Broker Open From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday What: Almost 7,000 square ft. Robert Mason-built home with 162′ of shoreline on Red Rock Lake. Beautifully landscaped grounds on 1.37 acre. Where: 15306 Mason’s Pointe. Directions: from Highway 212, go south on Mitchell Rd. to Boulder Pointe Rd, then...Read More
Edina New Home Prices Approach $3 Million(!) Want to know what the price ceiling for a new Edina home is today (at least, in white-hot East Edina)? Traditionally, land accounts for 25% to 33% of the total cost of a home, including the land. If the Buyer has a $900k budget for just the land —...Read More
(Non-Local) Realtor Gaffes and Flubs You might be a redneck if you think Sherlock Holmes is a housing project down in Biloxi. –Jeff Foxworthy, comedian In the spirit of Jeff Foxworthy’s “you might be a redneck if . . .” litany of jokes, I thought I’d offer my own Minneapolis-based Realtor version — mostly drawn from my...Read More
