“Good Luck With That” Department I fielded a call the other week from a prospective Buyer who must have just skimmed “How to Make Millions in Real Estate” (or some such title) at Barnes & Noble. I doubt that such an approach ever worked, but it’s a guaranteed loser — and a time sink — in a...Read More
Overreaching Sellers (& Their Side Effects) The big story in the housing market so far this year has been (lack of) inventory. As previously discussed on this blog, that has resulted — at least in the lower price rungs dominated by first-time Buyers — in multiple offers, upward price pressure, and lots of frayed Buyers (and...Read More
Shrinking Twin Cities Housing Inventory It’s been awhile since I tooled around my old, Southwest Minneapolis stomping grounds. And, prior to the election, it seemed like every other front yard had one big sign or another in it. But, with those all gone, and the trees and yards pre-Winter bare, I was struck by how...Read More