Why No One’s Rooting For FREE* Ice Cream Once upon a time, people in the Twin Cities knew that when the thermometer dived, ice cream at local favorite Sebastian Joe’s went on sale. So, when the thermometer dipped to -17º below last night, the corresponding discount would be a cool (sorry) 25%, per the chart above....Read More
MN Realtor License Renewal Deadline: June 30 I’m sure I’m not the only busy Twin Cities Realtor who, coming down to the (license renewal) wire, still needs a few continuing education credits. Fortunately, at least in this case, procrastination does pay: just for today, the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors (“MAAR”) is offering a 40% discount...Read More
Why No One’s Rooting For FREE* Ice Cream People in the Twin Cities know that when the thermometer dives, ice cream at local favorite Sebastian Joe’s goes on sale. The discount last night, when the temp was “only” -14º below: a cool (sorry) 25%. *Using Sebastian Joe’s scale, the price when the temp is more than...Read More
When “Less” Can Be More Every time of year has pluses and minuses for home Buyers and Sellers. The lead-up to a long holiday weekend — in this case, July 4 — is no different. Pluses, from the Buyers’ perspective: –Less competition for homes; less chance of a home that a Buyer wants to see...Read More
Playing Down the Price “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” –Samuel Johnson The real estate equivalent of Johnson’s line is, “when you’ve got nothing else (left?) to sell, sell price.” That’s not to say value is irrelevant. With ever-more discriminating consumers, online information, and high tech tools and savvy generally, value has never been more important....Read More
