Housing Market Bellwether One dumpster on a block is meaningless. Two, and I start to pay attention. However, three or more dumpsters on a block — especially big ones — can only mean one thing: the housing stock in the neighborhood is getting a big upgrade, either from exiting homeowners or — more likely —...Read More
Sniffing Out Motivated Home Sellers; 4 Clues — & a Red Herring Black Friday isn’t just when retailers offer their best deals of the year. It’s also the time of year when home Buyers can score deep discounts (at least in the Twin Cities; I don’t know about milder markets like Phoenix or Miami). How...Read More
MN Seller’s Property Disclosure You’d think that the signature page for a real estate document would be the last page. And — at least in the case of the (required) Minnesota Seller’s Disclosure — you’d have been wrong. Until two months ago, the Seller signed on the second to last page (page 8) of the...Read More
