Market Timers vs. “Full Steam Ahead” I’ve got my own theory why listing agents — and their clients — are so flummoxed by July 4 this year: it’s the first time it’s fallen on a Wednesday in six years, and only the third Wednesday July 4 in over two decades. Half the Realtors selling real estate weren’t...Read More
(Sub)Divide & Conquer So, how do you make an already dramatic lake view (in this case, overlooking Plymouth’s Medicine Lake) even more dramatic? By splitting it in two. Specifically, by adding a floor — ceiling if you’re on the lower level — that merges the newly created upper level with the Kitchen/living area on the...Read More
Pluses & Minuses (2 Apiece) At least in my experience, for every long-time homeowner who’s (overly) invested in their home, psychologically-speaking, and can only see it through rose-colored glasses, there are another 3 (or 10!) hoping their home is a teardown, especially if it’s located in a hot area. Ditto for the listing agent waiting in...Read More
And Why Is It on Sale in June?? If you’re not Jewish, Hanukkah is an eight-day holiday that falls in December, that’s celebrated by lighting a candle each night. The only food(s) I associate with it are potato pancakes (“latkes”) and apple sauce, not honey. So, I was momentarily thrown to see the item above prominently...Read More
Where: 2720 Ewing Avenue South in Minneapolis’ high-demand Sunset Gables neighborhood. What: Character-filled 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath 2-story with just over 1,800 finished square feet. When: open house this Saturday (June 2) from noon to 2 p.m. How much: $525,000. Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty — City Lakes. You’ll love this gorgeous, smartly updated 2-story just southwest...Read More
Pro’s, Con’s ” & Pitfalls “At the beginning (of the relationship), the developer had the experience and the insurance company had the money. At the end . . . the insurance company had the experience, and the developer had the money.” I heard that line a couple lifetimes ago, when I was a CPA auditing the...Read More
