Guess What’s Happening But for the calendar, you might guess that a tornado took off this home’s roof (parts of the South may get tornadoes in January — but not Minnesota). Yet, all that lumber in the front yard clearly indicates that something is going on here. Clues #2 & #3: the neighboring homes with...Read More
Voting With Their Feet Sleds Now that the extreme cold has passed and the weekend has arrived, it’s natural for thousands of cooped-up Twin Cities kids to want to play outside, in the snow. Where’s the best local sledding hill? My candidate is Minikahda Vista Park in South Minneapolis. Most Popular vs. Best Located at...Read More
Hot (Cold?) Off the Presses If you can’t tell the difference between a fresh and stale-looking listing . . . you haven’t been selling real estate very long. In this case, the home pictured above — 5141 12th Ave. South, in South Minneapolis — hit the market . . . about an hour ago. The...Read More
Question #2: Calculate How Much per Square Foot Quick! Test your knowledge of today’s Twin Cities housing market, and guess how much this cute, 2 Bedroom/1 Bath South Minneapolis rambler with 864 FSF (above ground) is listed for: A. $89k B. $149k C. $249k D. $385k Before I give the answer, here are a couple clues: –The...Read More
Corporate vs. Individual Homeowner Owner: National Residential Nominee Services Inc, 7500 Dallas Pkwy Ste 100, Plano , TX Taxpayer: National Residential Nominee Services Inc, 7500 Dallas Pkwy Ste 100, Plano , TX –Property tax statement, Hennepin County One of the first questions I try to answer when checking out a listing is, “who owns it?”...Read More
51% Off! I’ve certainly seen price reductions of $77,900 (or more). But, I don’t recall ever seeing one for that amount (yesterday) off of a home listed for $152,900. If you’re doing the math, that’s a reduction of almost 51%(!), to a new asking price of $75,000 The home, located in South Minneapolis’ Regina neighborhood, has...Read More
