Test your knowledge of the Twin Cities housing market, and guess the list price of this 3 BR/2 Bath 1955 rambler with 1,830 finished square feet (it debuted on the market this afternoon): A. $119,900 B. $179,900 C. $249,900 D. $699,900 Before I provide the answer, here’s a helpful clue: the home sits high above...Read More
“We Can Always Drop the Price, Right?” Yes, But . . . Don’t leftovers come after Thanksgiving, not before? Not when it comes to the housing market. In my own neighborhood close to Minneapolis’ Cedar Lake, I’m aware of at least half a dozen very nice homes which came on the market as far back as...Read More
Road Repairs: Are They Really Done? “There are two seasons in Minnesota: winter, and road construction.” –old joke How do a couple hundred beleaguered Minneapolis homeowners near Cedar Lake — OK, me and my neighbors — know that the invading army of street repair, sewer, and gas contractors who’ve laid siege to the area since last...Read More
Curves, Swirls & Sleek Lines What do you get when you combine “authentic Mission and Art Deco details mixed with modern features?” A (very) cool-looking house — in this case, a 4,300 square foot, 3 BR/4 Bath home in Minneapolis’ Kenwood neighborhood, just northeast of Lake of the Isles. Style Mash-Up In particular, I love...Read More
Appearances vs. Reality Though it doesn’t look it, this 1 1/2 story Longfellow (Minneapolis) home truly packs 5 Bedrooms and 4 Baths into its three finished levels. The explanation for the “appearances vs. reality” mis-match? The home is a walk-out — that is, on a lot that slopes down from the front — and functionally...Read More
Strip Mining(?!?) on Sunset Blvd. You could be forgiven for drawing that conclusion, if the only thing you had to go on was the photo above. In fact, the 20′ foot deep (?) trench where Sunset Blvd used to be is part of an ongoing sewer upgrade project. Note the three workers in the trench...Read More
