Agents — and Prospective Buyers — Welcome Where: 11725 48th Place North, just northeast of Schmidt Lake (take Schmidt Lake Road to Forestview, then go south to 48th Place). What: Amenity-loaded 4 Bedroom/4 Bath home with 3,300 FSF on a quiet cul-de-sac with seasonal lake views. When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today; days on market: one (more like 16 hours)....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
Useful Information Nonetheless If you weren’t aware, Twin Cities Realtors usually have their office meetings each Tuesday morning, just before the weekly Broker Tour. Part of that meeting is devoted to networking — typically, starting with new listings, then price reductions, then pre-list’s, and finally Buyer needs. Lopsided Buyer Needs If you’re networking a Buyer...Read More
1st Open 1-3 p.m. Today (Sun., Oct. 20) Where: 738 Drillane Circle in Hopkins. Directions: Highway 7 to Oakridge Road, then north to Drillane. What: Family-sized four Bedrooms, 4 Baths with over 3,400 finished square feet on a .30 acre lot; sprawling lower level terrific for kids. When: 1 – 3 p.m. today. Days on market: five (listed last Tues). How...Read More
Tuning Out (and In) It’s purely anecdotal (vs. scientific), but here’s one way to tell if a new listing is going to be a hit: when the listing agent (representing the Seller) plugs it at the weekly Broker’s meeting . . . all the other agents suddenly get quiet. Normally, agents listen selectively (myself excluded...Read More
Listing Agent (THIS one!) as Guinea Pig As a listing agent (representing Sellers), before I ask agents and their clients to take off their shoes, I always make a point of taking off mine and walking through the home. So, on a new listing a couple weeks ago, my socks snagged on a protruding “finish”...Read More
