If you wanted to sum up this past, blizzard-dominated weekend in the Twin Cities in one word, it would be “cancelled.” As in, “cancelled flights,” “cancelled (home) showings,” “cancelled weekend open houses,” and “cancelled sporting events” (at least, the outdoor ones). The descriptive expletive? “%!#@&!” P.S.: Oddly, the only place I visited yesterday that had...Read More
No 2nd Chance to Make a 1st Impression It’s always a judgment call whether to go ahead with a scheduled “Broker open” ” held for fellow Twin Cities Realtors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m each Tuesday ” when winter weather intrudes (the Twin Cities is digging out from a fresh 8″ since noon yesterday)....Read More
Snow Day!! ( . . . and Night??) Professional photographers can digitally compensate for many weather conditions, less-than-ideal light, etc. But, near-white out conditions are the exception. Which is why my scheduled photo shoot near Cedar Lake this afternoon is a scrub. Ditto, apparently, for many Twin Cities schools today, virtually all local after-school activities,...Read More
With fresh snow in the Twin Cities scarcely two days ago — and up to half a foot(!) further south — casual observers might think that the 2016 Spring housing market has yet to formally kick off. In fact, it’s closer to the mid-point. Spring Market Intermission Many years, depending on when it falls, Easter Sunday...Read More
You Say “Polar Vortex,” I Say “Arctic Front” It’s been a mild enough, blissfully snow-free Winter in the Twin Cities (at least so far) that overnight dustings — like last night’s — still seem novel if not a bit magical. The photo above shows one of the many picturesque bridges over the Minnehaha Creek, which...Read More
“Thing One and Thing Two” There are actually two eye-catching things in the Family Room of this “For Sale” Minneapolis home (photo above). The first, very conspicuous item is the neon red couch (I actually like it – and like how the red accent pillows in the upper left continue the theme). Red, White(!) & Blue...Read More
