Big Rambler . . . Big Lot . . . Big Upside Where: 2508 Joppa Ave. South just west of Cedar Lake. What: 4 BR/3 Bath Rambler with over 3,500 finished square feet on a gorgeous, 80′ x 147′ lot. How much: $589,900. Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty – City Lakes. Create your...Read More
Best Ideas: Bryn Mawr, Longfellow, Saint Anthony Park, Brookside “East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.” –Rudyard Kipling “North is North and South is South, and never the twain shall meet.” –corollary, Ross Kaplan As a Twin Cities Buyer’s agent, when you’re working with a client whose job is...Read More
Adding Value by (Sub)Dividing Given the combination of an (over)heated Twin Cities housing market; high demand for new construction; and housing stock which can be functionally obsolete if not in disrepair, it should be no surprise that there are plenty of local homes that are worth less than the land underneath them. That’s especially so...Read More
Multiple Offer Aftermath: 21(!) Runner-Up Buyers How crazy is the Spring, 2017 housing market? Consider the activity at 2850 Florida in St. Louis Park, listed by Edina Realty – City Lakes’ Susan Melbye for $250k last Thursday (March 30): Days on market: 4. Showings: 60+ (including one of my Buyers). People thru Sunday open house...Read More
Homes That Don’t Measure Up (Literally) Hush, little baby, don’t say a word. Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring And if that diamond ring turns brass, Papa’s gonna buy you a looking glass And if that looking glass gets broke, Papa’s gonna...Read More
Renovated 1950’s Rambler by Cedar Lake Asking $825k(!) [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.] No one would be happier than me if 2518 Joppa — new on the market yesterday — fetches its $825k (really) asking...Read More
