“Dog Days of Winter” Arrive in Twin Cities Even in a winter with too little snow (yes, there is such a thing), successive February snowstorms — plus continuing arctic temp’s — have many locals crying “no mas.” Which is problematic, given that the next big storm apparently is expected this weekend, scarcely 24 hours after...Read More
When? How Much? If an otherwise well-staged, well-marketed home isn’t selling after a reasonable interval on the market**, a price reduction is invariably indicated. How big? It all depends on how overpriced the home appears to be. Toss Out the CMA Once a home is actually on the market, interest from prospective Buyers ” or...Read More
Conspicuously Missing: The “I-Want-To-Meet-My-Interior Decorator” Showing Once upon a time, Buyers’ agents who wanted to get their clients into a “For Sale” home simply logged onto MLS; selected the home they wanted to show and the requested time and date; and clicked “submit.” No more. Now, MLS has a pull-down menu (above) listing no fewer than nine types...Read More
Lower Case “g” vs. Upper Case “G” At first, I thought my friend said they bought their teenage son #2 a “grandma’s car”: high miles, older vintage, but still in good working condition. You know, like Grandma. However, when I heard what they paid, $1, as well as some of the personal items (walker, shopping bags, etc.)...Read More
What’s More Than a Full Bath? St. Paul Realtor and fellow blogger Teresa Boardman makes a (good) case for recognizing a Bathroom that’s more than “Full” (not sure that’s such a good image). At least, that’s what Realtors now call a Bathroom with a sink, toilet, bathtub and shower. Because each of those items counts as .25, the...Read More
Finding Out Who the Naked Swimmers Are “You don’t know who’s swimming naked until the tides goes out.” —Warren Buffett. When stocks abruptly turn south, there are two kinds of Sellers: those who want to sell, and those who need to sell. What would make a stock market speculator investor have to sell? I can...Read More
