Edina Realty Takes on the Third Party Aggregators, Cont. If you’re joining the action “already in progress,” as it were, here’s what you missed: Edina Realty announced 10 days ago that it was pulling its listings from third-party aggregators such as Trulia. Then all Hell broke loose. See, “Edina Realty Steals a Page From Southwest Airlines, the...Read More
Brand Confusion Since Manager Josh Kaplan’s switch to another office (actually, two) last Spring — see, “Edina Realty Shake-Up!” — I’ve been the sole “Kaplan” in Edina Realty’s City Lakes Office. Which has meant a dramatic drop in errant email’s, voice mails, etc. But not to zero. I received a forwarding message the other day...Read More
Full Confession You may think that the current stock market swoon has to do with the economy slowing, the messy aftermath of the debt ceiling crisis, or disappointing job numbers. But I know for a fact that that’s not it. It was me. “Ross Kaplan, Contrarian Indicator” Two weeks ago, I took a maturing CD...Read More
Diagnosis: Excellent. Prescription: None Until we as a country figure out how to divvy up these losses on housing and let these markets clear and move on, they will be a serious drag on employment. –Thomas L. Friedman, “The Uncertainty Tax“; The New York Times (6/11/2011) NYT Columnist (and former St. Louis Park ECHO staffer)...Read More
“Middle East is East, Middle West is West” What’s Middle East politics got to do with Middle West real estate? Very little. Which is why, if you’re interested in my views on the former, click here (my letter to the editor is the second one down). Please submit any comments — agree, disagree, don’t care — to the Strib,...Read More
