Top Twin Cities Realtors Identified Mpls. St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business just notified local agents who’ve been nominated for their 2017 “Super Real Estate Agent” award. I’m delighted to report that I’m on the list — for the 10th year in row! According to the magazines, “more than 12,000 recent homebuyers, along with Mpls....Read More
The Case For — and Against In a microcosm, the considerations for doing an open house on Easter Sunday are the same as for deciding whether to list a home during a traditionally slow time of the year (like around the holidays). Here’s how the arguments shape up: Pros: –Not much competition from other open...Read More
Coming Soon? Legal Cannabis in Canada At least to me, the standard definition of “tabling” something is this one: “to remove (something, such as a parliamentary motion) from consideration indefinitely.” So, what’s the opposite of that? At least in Canada (I visited Toronto earlier this Spring), it’s this: “to present formally for discussion or consideration...Read More
2017 Travel Tips How do you get to the tallest point in Florida? Take an elevator (seriously). According to today’s Wall Street Journal: At 345 feet above sea level, Florida’s tallest natural point, Britton Hill, stands less than half the height of Miami’s tallest building, and is the lowest of America’s high points. –“Climb Every...Read More
Deciphering Teen-Speak OK, so this post just might have something to do with having three teenagers under my roof. But, as they say, “write what you know.” In that vein, no one is more familiar than me with all the nuances and shadings of that timeless phrase, “Shut up.” Here’s my lexicon: One. “I don’t...Read More
Q: How Seriously Did the Buyer’s Agent Take the Feedback Form? Answer: ‘No Response’ I call the following feedback form, received by the listing agent from the buyer’s agent after a showing, the “my-client-didn’t-like-it stop-bugging-me” feedback: Interior — General Condition? Fair Exterior — General Condition? Fair Curb appeal (lot/landscaping)? Fair Staging (cosmetics, updating)? No Response Appropriately Priced? No Reponse...Read More
