Surprisingly Spacious Four-Level(!) Split in Southwest Minneapolis Where: 5737 Oliver Avenue South. What: 2 BR/2 Baths with four finished levels, vaulted Living Room with Fireplace, and over 1,600 finished square feet on a huge, .22 acre lot. When: listed March 21; closed April 1 (Friday). How much: asking price — $250k; sold for $277,500. Who:...Read More
“Location, Location, Location Price” What do you call a “For Sale” home with old carpeting; an ancient (60 amp) electric service that violates city code, and has to be fixed by the Seller after closing, as a condition of the deal; and a decades-old Kitchen, not to mention dated Baths? “Sold!” In two days, in...Read More
The Twin Cities’ “Brooklyn” and “Manhattan?” The Case for Edina’s Country Club Neighborhood Brooklyn has become so hot — and expensive — that the joke in New York is that people who can’t afford to live there should check out cheaper digs in Manhattan. In particular, the Upper East Side now looks like a relative...Read More
What Does it Say About the Neighborhood? Once you get over the initial shock that a meth lab was discovered — and busted — in tranquil Southwest Minneapolis last week, I suppose rational people could draw one of the following two (very different) conclusions: One. Oh my God! Meth has now gotten so out of control...Read More
Listing Inventory: How Many Months’ Supply? It takes a little deciphering, but those four numbers represent how many months of housing supply are currently available in St. Louis Park, Southwest Minneapolis, Golden Valley, and Minnetonka, respectively. The significance? All four of those markets are well below the 4-6 months considered indicative of a “balanced” housing...Read More
Do You Know Where That [Beef/Chicken/Fish/Dairy/Water] Came From? Once upon a time, it was journalists who were referred to as being “well-sourced” (i.e., had good connections, up to and including the most famous one of all, Watergate’s “Deep Throat”). Now, food critics use that term to describe restaurants. As in: “The perfectly medium-rare burger at Red Cow...Read More
