Can You Say, “Great Customer Service?” What do you do when your client is away for the day, and you have not one but two scheduled showings? And, thanks to icy conditions, the home’s front walk is especially treacherous? If you’re Edina Realty – City Lakes agent Susan Anderson, you show up at your client’s with...Read More
Real Estate Vocabulary #101 At least when it comes to residential real estate, when is a positive a negative, and a negative a positive? Answer: when it comes to doing a Comparative Market Analysis (“CMA”), the tool Realtors — as well as appraisers — use to estimate a property’s fair market value. CMA Math So,...Read More
Telling Buyers Why the Owner is Selling You see it all the time on MLS: a listing agent who trumpets that a home is “only available due to Seller relocation.” Such verbiage is: A. Smart marketing, because it lets prospective Buyers know why the property is available. B. Neither a marketing plus nor minus. C. A violation of...Read More
No, a “man chair” isn’t what you sit on in a man cave. It’s the chair designated for the male of the species while their better halves — or in this case, my daughter — do a little (OK, a lot of) boutique shopping. The shop in question was Pauli’s Place Boutique* in very trendy...Read More
“Earnest Money” vs. “Ernest Money” If your first name is Ernest and you were buying a house, I suppose the check you wrote to go with the Purchase Agreement could be called “Ernest money.” However, for everyone else, the proper term is “earnest money.” 🙂 Definition For those not familiar with earnest money, think of...Read More
Agent to Buyer: “Stop By That New Listing on Broker Tour Tomorrow” When an agent looks at a home without their client in tow, it’s known as a “Preview.” See, “Proper (and Improper) Uses of Realtor Previews.” That’s in contrast to a “showing,” which is when the agent and client view a home together. So, what...Read More
