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Including Floor Plans — or Not — on MLS Listings

Deal Makers & Deal Breakers I don’t know about other housing markets, but at least in the Twin Cities, it’s not customary to include floor plans in MLS listings. In fact, I’d estimate that fewer than 1% of all listings have them. The two exceptions I’m aware of:  1) new construction, especially upper bracket and...
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Home Sellers — and Buyers — Tripped Up By Flood Insurance

Not Knowing What You Don’t Know Sellers who aren’t in a flood plain and disclose that to prospective Buyers have no problem. Meanwhile, Sellers who are in a flood plain and disclose that are also typically fine:  Buyers might not like the added insurance expense, but they see it as a trade-off for a coveted lake or river...
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Hey! I Know That House! (& All Its Issues)

Fern Hill Colonial Featured in NY Times Real Estate Section It’s always a shock to read a national publication and see a home you recognize — in this case, one that I’ve shown multiple clients and is literally less than a block from where I live (by Minneapolis’ Cedar Lake). As you’d expect, the home photographs...
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