Showing Owners You’re Hustling For Them I know many agents who swear by doing Sunday open houses. They claim to pick up new clients that way, and — at least occasionally — actually find a Buyer for the house they’re holding open. While there are ample reasons to do Broker open houses (see, “Open House...Read More
Open House 1 to 3 p.m. Today Where: 4200 Basswood Road, just west of Cedar Lake in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood. What: 6 BR/4 Bath walkout rambler with over 6,000(!) square feet on .39 acre lot with in-ground pool (sixth BR is non-conforming). How much: $699,900 When: on the market since May 6 (market time =...Read More
Father’s Day Off For an avowed contrarian such as myself, “following the crowd” has a decidedly negative connotation. However, the reason I’m not doing any open houses today is that . . . no else is, either (or practically no one; according to my front desk, open houses today are off 75% from a typical June Sunday)....Read More
Highland Park Park Open House 2-4 p.m. Today Can’t brave a picnic with high winds and a blustery 38 degrees in the Twin Cities at the moment? Can’t take being in the house on another (putatively) Spring Sunday afternoon? Come to my Highland Park open house instead! The address is 1604 Rome Ave, just about...Read More
“Don’t Be a Secret Agent,” the Corollary What’s one way to avoid racking up market time — the enemy of every home seller trying to get top dollar for their home (in other words, all sellers)? Don’t formally put your house on the market. Instead, more would-be Sellers appear to be quietly networking their homes...Read More
Handing Out Rain Snow Checks No, 12-plus inches of snow and near-whiteout conditions in the Twin Cities don’t bode well for open houses this afternoon. That’s not great news for would-be home sellers and agents holding their houses open. However, the storm — and a temporarily halted housing market — is definitely good news for...Read More
