Market Timers vs. “Full Steam Ahead” I’ve got my own theory why listing agents — and their clients — are so flummoxed by July 4 this year: it’s the first time it’s fallen on a Wednesday in six years, and only the third Wednesday July 4 in over two decades. Half the Realtors selling real estate weren’t...Read More
Dual Agency Dilemma #17 Never having represented both the Buyer and Seller in the same transaction (I consider it a classic conflict of interest), one of the questions I have for agents who do act as dual agents is, “how do you navigate things like the Buyer’s walk-thru inspection? Provided for in the standard Minnesota Purchase...Read More
From 12 Photos to 16 to 24 to ???? Thankfully, the new listing sporting those 59(!) photos (see lower left corner of photo, above) is an upper bracket home — a Wayzata condo that just came on the market for $3.5 million, in fact — that can actually take advantage of the new, unlimited number of photos...Read More
Pro’s, Con’s ” & Pitfalls “At the beginning (of the relationship), the developer had the experience and the insurance company had the money. At the end . . . the insurance company had the experience, and the developer had the money.” I heard that line a couple lifetimes ago, when I was a CPA auditing the...Read More
Top Twin Cities Realtors Identified Mpls. St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business just notified local agents who’ve been nominated for their 2018 “Super Real Estate Agent” award. I’m delighted to report that I’m on the list ” for the 11th year in row! According to the two magazines, “more than 12,000 recent homebuyers, along with...Read More
