Local Expert, National Connections I don’t sell homes in Washington D.C., Manhattan, Chicago, or Tucson, Arizona. But, I’ve helped clients buy and sell properties in all those places. How? By tapping into Edina Realty’s national relocation network, to find agents who specialize in those areas. “Jack (Jill?) of All Trades = Master of None” Closer...Read More
Contingent Offer Multiple Choice [Editor’s Note: Nothing in this post or on this blog should be construed as offering legal counsel. If you require legal advice, please consult an attorney.] Test your knowledge of the Summer, 2015 housing market and field this question: Contingent offers — when a Buyer buys contingent on being able to...Read More
Getting an Older Home — and Homeowner — Ready for Market What’s the opposite of “never asking a barber if you need a haircut?” When the barber says you can wait a couple more weeks . . . you probably can. Or the real estate equivalent: When a commission-based (and closing-driven) Realtor advises a client...Read More
Realtor Freudian Slips “All-new appliances, new carpeting, fresh pain.” –Public remarks, MLS I say it with sympathy, not Schadenfreude — both for the homeowner as well as their (listing) agent. Because it’s a bummer to have a house sit on the market, unsold — plus often, a financial hardship. When that’s the case, though, and...Read More
Late Summer Housing Market: Out With the Old (Realtor), In With the New(?) With more long-in-the tooth listings set to expire as the end of Summer approaches, many frustrated (and not a few overpriced) would-be Sellers are contemplating a change in strategy — and Realtors. However, successor Realtors looking to pick up such business need...Read More
Newspaper Headline: “Motivated Buyers Sparked Twin Cities Home Sales to a Record Pace in June” Once again, Twin Cities Realtors are going to have to explain to their clients brandishing the latest housing news headlines why all is not as it may seem. Specifically, even in a Seller’s market — which continues to characterize the...Read More
