“By popular request, the new NorthstarMLS default setting for ShowingTime overlapping appointments is to continue to allow them, but no longer reveal the appointment blocks/overlaps to the showing agent that other agents have scheduled.” –Notice to Twin Cities Realtors, NorthStar MLS (August 7, 2018). [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and...Read More
The Mindset of Buyers, Sellers, and Their Agents . . . in Three Words Want a 3-word summary of the current state of the housing market and people’s mindset? Here’s mine by category: Buyers: “Wary.” Not all but many Buyers now are nervous about what they perceive to be elevated housing prices — and what comes next....Read More
Home Seller Lament: “But, I Got it (Full Price) Before!” One of the toughest pills for home Sellers to swallow is revisiting their asking price in the wake of a failed deal, especially if the deal was for full price (or more), early in the listing. That’s especially so when the deal later fell apart solely...Read More
Lies, Damn Lies, and Realtor Statistics What’s the best way to tell if a “saved” MLS search is in fact a prospective home Buyer, who’s watching the property in the hopes that the price drops? Reduce the price. If the price reduction triggers a wave of showings (and ideally, offers!) . . . the “saved” MLS searches...Read More
Getting You More Money For Your Home & More Home For Your Money After almost 17 years selling homes, I think I finally have come up with a succinct definition of what a good Realtor does: they maximize what you get. The sales side of that equation is straightforward: a good Realtor maximizes the money you get,...Read More
4 BR/3 Bath Colonial Just Blocks From City Lakes What: 4 Bedroom/3 Bath two-story Colonial with 2,650 finished square feet on a gorgeous, level .20 acre lot. Where: 2851 Huntington Avenue South in Fern Hill; about four blocks southwest of Cedar Lake, and one mile west of Lake Calhoun. When: open tomorrow (August 5) from noon to...Read More
