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“Dear Buyer’s Agent: the Seller has Received an Offer. Highest & Best Due by 10 a.m. Sunday”

Highest & Best Due When?!? What’s the giveaway that the listing agent who sent the email above Saturday morning is likely a newbie — or, at least, not so experienced handling multiple offers? The 10 a.m. Sunday deadline. Given that the Edina home just debuted on the market Friday, that means Buyers (and their agents)...
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The Problem(s) With “Faking it Till You Make It”

“Fake it till you make it.” –aphorism Personally, I’ve never felt comfortable with “fake it till you make it” — on either side of a professional relationship. As a client (or patient!), who wants to hire someone who’s faking it? (however convincingly). Would you want your brain operated on by an inexperienced surgeon? How about fly...
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Seller’s & Buyer’s Markets . . . for Realtor Open Houses, Too

Yes, I know:  when people talk about whether it’s a “Seller’s Market” or a “Buyer’s Market,” they’re referring to whether Buyers or Sellers currently have the upper hand (news flash:  the Twin Cities housing market has strongly favored Sellers the last several years). But, there’s also a pendulum for hosting weekend open houses. Although I personally like...
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Realtor April Fool’s Jokes

“Can I Please Speak to Myra Mains?” [Editor’s Note:  if you’re a regular reader, you may recall this post from previous years.  Normally, I re-run it close to April 1.  However, given that Google and other search engines already seem to be finding it early, I’m moving up the timing this year.] Courtesy of now-retired...
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2013 Edina Realty Legends Lunch

Client Realtor Appreciation Day Q:  What do you call someone at yesterday’s “Legends” lunch who’s been with Edina Realty for 10 years? A:  “a newbie.” While it got a laugh, that line is no joke:  fully 40% of Edina Realty’s market-leading 2,000-plus Twin Cities Realtors have been with the company for more than a decade....
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Real Estate & the "Miley Cyrus Factor"

“30 Under 30?” How About “50 Over 50??” The overwhelming question that arises from the 82nd Annual Academy Awards goes like this: what level of respect should we accord to an industry that finds a place onstage for Miley Cyrus, but not for Lauren Bacall? Resplendent and omniscient, sat Ms. Bacall, long since blessed with...
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