Blast From the Past — Like, 2005 More signs that at least some segments of today’s housing market are overheating: I am hearing about — and running into personally — “For Sale” homes . . . that really aren’t. That is, they sell almost immediately after coming on the market, but the listing agent neglects...Read More
Non-Listed Listed Homes One of the side effects of a seller’s market is more homeowners who believe that they can sell their home without a Realtor (called “For Sale by Owner,” or “FSBO”). Here’s another: homes putatively listed by a Realtor, but nowhere to be found on MLS (Multiple Listing Service, the repository for all...Read More
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
Reassessing After Six Weeks of Market Time “April showers bring May flowers.” –Saying If it’s true that the Spring Market in the Twin Cities officially, umm . . . kicks off after the Super Bowl in February, what happens six weeks later, in mid-March? (In other words . . . now.) Owners of homes that...Read More
How Long After the Holidays to Re-List? With the holidays now past, many would-be home sellers whose properties have been off the market since Thanksgiving (or thereabouts) are asking their Realtors whether it’s time to go back on. The case for doing it this week: it’s easier to stand out from the crowd during an otherwise slow...Read More
It Has HOW MANY Bedrooms?? There aren’t that many homes with over 8,000 finished square feet, period. So, when you run across a home that size, you expect it to have 6, 7, or even more Bedrooms. How can the St. Anthony Park single-family home pictured above have that much space, and only have 2(!)...Read More
