Deciphering “Realtor-Speak” “Tax Rex auto-fill mls as 4BR. 2nd BR on main used as TV room. Tax Rex say 2022 FSF I say 1,697. Upstairs BR has sitting room of 8×6.9 with cozy Window Seat. No RR’s just G-ma’s Cosmetics! SOLID HOME! Late April Close Needed for Estate Sale. AS-IS!” –Excerpt, MLS listing Need some...Read More
I suppose that would be in contrast to the “expectedly” romantic cities — presumably, places like San Francisco, Manhattan, and Niagara Falls (is that a city??). P.S.: I didn’t take the photo (above) of the Stone Arch Bridge spanning the Mississippi — but I paid for it (sort of). It was taken by the (taxpayer-supported) Minnesota Department of...Read More
That’s One Helluva Price Reduction $83 million-plus price reductions — at least in the Twin Cities — do tend to catch your eye. The obvious explanation in this case (for a condo in the former Whitney Hotel along the Mississippi)? Data entry error. The correct — and MUCH lower asking price — popped up on MLS about...Read More
400′ of Premium Riverfront, Very Spacious In the spirit of Minneapolis’ Biggest Fixer-Upper, I offer . . . Minneapolis’ biggest walkout. That would be the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, facing the Mississippi River on the northwest side of downtown Minneapolis. At least, the north, walkout side of the building faces the river (photo at right);...Read More
George Carlinism #37 If the Guthrie Theatre qualifies as a Twin Cities landmark, does that make the Mississippi River a Twin Cities watermark? Just asking . . . (actually, it was my eight-year-old son who asked). P.S.: if you liked this post, check out this one.Read More
