Overpriced Homes — The Sequel?? One-one-thousand . . . two-one-thousand . . . three-one thousand. If you’re a Realtor attuned to this Spring’s torrid housing market, you can practically hear it coming. What, you ask? No, not rising interest rates. Contrary to everyone’s expectations (again), they’ve been drifting back down, not spiking higher. No, the...Read More
Two Theories As someone who’s worked in several fields, including law and public accounting, before becoming a Realtor, I can honestly say that real estate sales has a relatively small number of professionals with inflated egos. But, that doesn’t mean there are zero. In such a people-centric business, why give prospective clients a reason to...Read More
Can’t Show = Can’t Sell “If your parents don’t have children, you won’t either.” –old joke. “Show and sell!” –Common listing agent exhortation in the “Agent Remarks” section of MLS. It’s axiomatic that if, as a Buyer’s agent, you can’t get your client into a property . . . you ain’t going to sell it,...Read More
Man Bites Dog ” Real Estate Edition One of the odder anecdotes from a continuing ed class the other week was the hapless home seller who got sued not because their house was haunted ” but because it wasn’t. Apparently, the Seller had disclosed in their Minnesota Seller’s Disclosure that the home had experienced “paranormal activity.”...Read More
I’m (very) pleased to report that I’m on Mpls St Paul Magazine’s list of 2016 “Super Real Estate Agents.” For the ninth straight year! The list — in the current (November) issue — identifies the top 2% to 3% of area Realtors based on detailed surveys of magazine readers, as well as recent Twin Cities home...Read More
Telling Sellers What They Want to Hear . . . While Trolling for Other Business [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.] If you aren’t a Realtor (and don’t have a magnifying glass), the photo above is...Read More
