“Shadow Listings” “Don’t be an undercover agent.” –Advice routinely given to new Realtors (i.e., let people know you sell homes) Here’s another explanation for the scarcity of local (Twin Cities) housing inventory, in what should be the busiest time of the year for new listings: stuff’s for sale — but it’s non-MLS. See also, “The...Read More
Pictures Don’t Lie (Usually) When a listing agent boasts about an especially spacious garage — or shows a photo of an impossibly large one — let’s just say I’m a bit . . . skeptical. See, “That Garage is HOW Big?!?” (photo below). So, when I saw a new Plymouth listing on MLS yesterday that touted a...Read More
When You’ve Got It (Curb Appeal), Flaunt It I don’t believe I’ve seen another example where a dormer (white) contrasts so dramatically with the rest of the home (dark green for the trim and 2nd floor shakes, light green for the first floor stucco). But the effect works! Curb appeal is inherently subjective, but this home...Read More
Answer: ‘Off the Market, But Very Much ‘For Sale'” In a post a few weeks ago, I talked about the counter-intuitive phenomenon (at least to me) of unrealistic Sellers in a Seller’s market (especially in a Seller’s market?). The condition is known to real estate pros as “on the market . . but not “For Sale.‘”...Read More
Hot (Cold?) Off the Presses If you can’t tell the difference between a fresh and stale-looking listing . . . you haven’t been selling real estate very long. In this case, the home pictured above — 5141 12th Ave. South, in South Minneapolis — hit the market . . . about an hour ago. The...Read More
EdinaRealty.com, Now New & Improved One of the biggest frustrations for prospective home Buyers is finding a house for sale online that really . . . isn’t. That’s because the home already sold or, more commonly, is under contract but hasn’t yet closed. At the other extreme, there are also homes under contract that prospective Buyers...Read More
