“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
Late Lunch in the Resource Room If you were tied up with a closing and missed Broker Tour yesterday (as I did), there’s another way to tell how busy it was: by how much food is left in the Resource Room mid-afternoon (note: that’s where listing agents hosting homes on tour typically leave any leftovers)....Read More
2214 Idaho Ave. South Where: 2214 Idaho Ave. South just northeast of Cedar Lake Road and Louisiana. What: Three Bedroom Rambler with over 1,400 square feet on the first floor. New Kitchen, new full Bath with ceramic tile, and gorgeous hardwood floors (just refinished) — all on a .25 acre lot with fenced backyard. When: 1...Read More
Calendar Confusion Edina Realty – City Lakes has eight homes on today’s Broker Tour (that’s a lot). And it’s not just my office: the list of homes on tour, market-wide, is more characteristic of March or April, not early August, when things are typically slower. That’s good news for Twin Cities Buyers, less so for Sellers, who...Read More
Lazy Realtor Marketing, or “Thanks for Nothing” Question: what do you call an unhosted home on the Broker Tour (in the Twin Cities, held every Tuesday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.)? Answer: a listed home for sale — no different than any of the other 15,000 or so properties currently for sale in the...Read More
Who Says There’s No Free Lunch (and Prizes, Too)? To stimulate turnout at Broker Opens, Realtors will often offer a prize of some sort. So, I’ve seen Twins tickets, gift certificates, restaurant coupons etc. given to whomever lucky Realtor had their business card plucked from the bowl. The (occasional) caveat: some Realtors only give away the prize...Read More
