MLS: “3rd Bedroom on Upper Level is Large & Has Lots of Storage” There’s certainly nothing wrong with an Upper Level Bedroom (pictured above) that’s large and has lots of storage. But, what’s notable — at least to me — is what’s omitted. Errors of (C)omission Namely, any mention of a Bathroom, or whether the...Read More
Enabling(?) Non-Committal Buyers (aka “Fence-Sitters”) One of the things that invariably happens in the course of representing a Seller is the Listing agent gets a request from a Buyer’s agent to “be kept in the loop.” Translation: ‘let me know if someone else is about to buy the home, so my client at least knows...Read More
Multiple Interested Parties If you’re not in real estate — or buying or selling a home this Spring — this Thursday (June 30) is probably just the day before the day before the 4th of July holiday weekend (Y-a-y-y-y!!). However, if you are in real estate (agent, broker, or especially title company) . . . ...Read More
3-Fold Spike in Questions On Legal Forms So Far in 2016 First, a caveat: when your broker is Edina Realty, you don’t NEED to call the Minnesota Association of Realtors’ Legal Hotline (frankly, I didn’t even know it existed until last week). That’s because Edina Realty has three, terrific(!) in-house counsel** available to field agents’...Read More
New Way to Deal With Tailgaters If the driver in front of you does something they shouldn’t — or doesn’t do something they should (like move when the light turns green) — you honk. Eventually (it IS Minnesota). 🙂 But, what if the offending driver is behind you? Then, it often seems like Driver...Read More
Known Unknowns vs. Unknown Unknowns “Britain Stuns World With Vote to Leave E.U.; Cameron Plans to Resign, and Markets Fall.” –headline, NYT (6/24/2016). Is the British exit (“Brexit”) from the European Union — roiling global stock markets today — a Black Swan? I’d say “no.” Sell First, Ask Questions Later A Black Swan is an...Read More
