Don’t Trip on the $500(?) iPad on the Floor! (or is it??) I did see it in the foyer of a swanky, $1 million home in Minnetonka. But, that’s not an iPad (or tablet computer) on the floor, instructing Sunday Open House visitors to please remove their shoes. The hosting agent assured me that it...Read More
Why “Just Previewing” Serves Sellers’ Interests A Realtor showing is when a Realtor takes their client ” a prospective Buyer (or one would certainly hope!) ” through a “For Sale” home. No competing Sunday open house traffic, no busybody listing agent (representing the owner) present, and ” perhaps most importantly ” no owner around. The convention is to set...Read More
Qualifying Buyers #101 In the course of holding hundreds (thousands?) of Sunday open houses over the years, I can usually tell relatively quickly whether a given prospect is serious or not. See if you can guess which of the comments below indicate serious Buyer interest: A. “I LOVE this house. Why is it so cheap?!?” B. “What...Read More
Surprisingly Spacious 6 Bedroom(!) Home with > 4,000 Square Feet Where: 4709 40th Lane, St. Louis Park. What: Modified two-story with 6 Bedrooms and 4 Full Baths; total finished square feet = 4,068. When: scheduled to close next Tuesday, December 4. How much: listed for $689,900. Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty — City Lakes; Buyer...Read More
Standing Out in a Crowd Vacuum On an especially busy Tuesday in March or April, it’s not unusual for the Edina Realty – City Lakes office to have 11 homes on Broker Tour** all by itself. So, you know it’s a slow week when that’s the TOTAL number of Twin Cities homes on tour, excluding St....Read More
Open This Sunday (Nov. 11): 4709 West 40th Lane in High-Demand St. Louis Park Neighborhood Where: 4709 40th Lane, St. Louis Park. What: Modified two-story with 6 Bedrooms and 4 Full Baths; total finished square feet = 4,068. When: open house this Sunday (Nov. 11) from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. How much: $689,900. Who: listed by...Read More
