Pre-List Networking Caveats & Catches In a super-tight, super fast Twin Cities housing market — at least at lower price rungs — aggressive, proactive Buyers’ agents are increasingly turning to pre-list networking to find ideas for their frustrated clients. The catch? Actually, there are three: One. Price. Especially in a rising market, at least a few...Read More
“Sag Day?” “Trough Day?” There’s really no good counterpart in real estate to the 9-to-5 world’s “Hump Day” — otherwise known as “Wednesday.” In keeping with the “Opposite George”** nature of real estate, Wednesday to Realtors typically represents the low ebb of the work week. That’s because it follows Tuesdays, when all the new listings are showcased...Read More
Is That Bowed Foundation Wall Historical or Active? “This side appears to be brown.” –What a CPA will answer if you point to a horse in a pasture and ask what color it is. “The house’s foundation does not appear to be at imminent risk of failing . . . today.” –Structural engineer’s analysis of a...Read More
Proof That High Pressure Sales Tactics Don’t Work At least in my experience, the odds of any one showing leading to a consummated transaction are perhaps 1 in 10. The exception to that? If the Buyer’s agent is headed to the airport, or otherwise under acute time pressure. When that’s the case, I’d estimate that...Read More
A Kitchen Fit For a King Queen Royalty I’ve certainly seen upper bracket Kitchens with oversized, double wall ovens. Ditto for (very) large exhaust hoods. But, I don’t previously recall seeing quadruple wall ovens and a 12 foot exhaust hood. So, what Twin Cities home sports such deluxe amenities? None — at least that I’m aware of. Instead,...Read More
Coming Soon? Legal Cannabis in Canada At least to me, the standard definition of “tabling” something is this one: “to remove (something, such as a parliamentary motion) from consideration indefinitely.” So, what’s the opposite of that? At least in Canada (I visited Toronto earlier this Spring), it’s this: “to present formally for discussion or consideration...Read More
