That’s “Ugly Fruit,” not ugly fruit It’s turns out that “Ugly Fruit” is actually a proper name, not just descriptive. Discovery #2: it’s perfectly suited to staging. I count four reasons for that: One. It’s pleasingly colorful (vs. glaringly so or too muted). Two. Ugly Fruit is big. You only need a few to fill up...Read More
One of the featured ads in Edina Realty’s 2016 marketing campaign (above) recommends that Buyers “visit a house at different hours.” Good advice. I can think of a long list of unpleasant surprises — besides ballpark lights illuminating the home after dark — that can be detected that way. Such as: –Freeway noise that’s audible during...Read More
Enough about Iowa (and New Hampshire) already. Minnesota, with almost twice the number of delegates, holds its caucuses (along with 9 other states) on Tuesday, March 1. See you there!Read More
Overpriced Home as Buyer Bait? Maybe, Maybe Not [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.] I know many of my colleagues vigorously disagree with me — especially in a seller’s market with crazy-tight inventory like today’s —...Read More
“Amazon recorded $35.75 billion in sales in last year’s final three months, up from $29.3 billion in the year-earlier period. Analysts, however, were expecting $36 billion in sales and net income of $754 million, or $1.56 a share. For the year, Amazon reported sales of $107 million, topping the $100 million mark for the first...Read More
Losing $100k(?) to Save $21k Rule #1 in real estate is that everything’s negotiable. Rule #2: there are times when it’s best to forget Rule #1, and preemptively take care of an issue before it threatens to torpedo a deal. That would certainly have been true in the case of a certain upper bracket Wayzata home...Read More
