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Parkwood Knolls

A Diagram is Worth 1,000 Words: “Stale < ???? > Fresh””

Your Adjective Here: “Sort-of-Stale?,” “Pre-Tired?,” “Slightly Dated?” A picture is famously worth 1,000 words. But, so is the right diagram. The one above (“Stale < ??? > Fresh”) perfectly captures my reaction to the two-story, 6,500 square foot home that I just previewed in Edina’s ritzy Parkwood Knolls neighborhood. Listed for $1.85 million, it features...
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Agent-to-Agent Pre-List Networking: Can You Spot the Most Important Detail?

“Edina:  2-story walkout, 4,320 finished square feet, 5/4/3, school district 270.  Fresh and immaculate Parkwood Knolls home on a great lot in a cul-de-sac.  $874,900” –Pre-list networking Can you spot the key — and buried — detail in the above? Hint:  it’s not a word, it’s a number — in fact, it’s a single digit...
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“The Rip Van Winkle” Housing Market (aka, Upper Bracket in the Twin Cities)

Same Prices as a Decade Ago (or Longer) Even with the recent carnage, the stock market has more than doubled from its post-2008 Crash lows. Upper bracket housing? Not so much. At least in many choice Twin Cities neighborhoods, luxury homes can be had for the same prices they fetched a decade ago (or even...
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On Blake Road, But Not ON Blake Road

How to Make a Busy Street Disappear A location on a busy street need not be a dealbreaker. If you’re dubious, consider 5600 Blake Road in Edina’s gorgeous Parkwood Knolls neighborhood, listed by Edina Realty’s Matt Lill. I count no fewer than five ways the owner and their builder are minimizing the proximity of a busy...
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“We Bought the Home Because We Loved the Oak Tree in the Backyard”

The Lion in Winter As a listing agent preparing the marketing for a home, step #1 (at least for me) is to ask my client why, once upon a time, THEY bought the home, and what they’ve (most) enjoyed about living there. So, what was the clincher for the owner of the Parkwood Knolls home that...
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