I doubt that the continuing education deadline for CPA’s is April 15. So, why is it that the deadline for Minnesota Realtors to complete their annual continuing ed is June 30? Especially for agents at bigger brokers (Edina Realty more than qualifies), that effectively pushes up the deadline to the end of May, so that...Read More
Law of Diminishing Returns Show me a “For Sale” home that’s open Sunday after Sunday, rain or shine, and I’ll show you a house where: a) the home is likely overpriced and going nowhere in the market; b) a frustrated Realtor is trying to placate an impatient owner; or most likely c) both “a.” and...Read More
The Too-Good-to-Be-True Buyer Client (Hint: They Probably Are) It doesn’t happen a lot — especially in a Seller’s market with (very) limited choices — but once in a while Buyers’ agents run into the client who seemingly likes everything. What’s up with that? That “Uh-Oh” Feeling Possibility #1 is that the Buyer has a need-to-please...Read More
Seller’s Market Side Effects “Twin Cities Housing Market Caught In A Supply Crunch As Demand Intensifies.” —Headline, Twin Cities Business (April 14, 2016) One of the side effects of a Seller’s market with very tight inventory is a surge in so-called “reverse contingencies,” whereby a homeowner agrees to sell only if they can find another...Read More
The Color Taste of Water Water usually doesn’t have a taste, and people don’t object to that. Ditto for celery. So why is calling something — like a comment, a work of art, or an article of clothing — “tasteless” a dis? “Taste-Free” vs. “Tasteless” Clearly, what the speaker intends to say is, “in bad taste.”...Read More
