How Much is Office Space in The Leaning Tower of Pisa? Is a building that — at least from some angles — actually appears to be listing a good symbol for a major, modern corporation? The more so for a financial institution — arguably, the key financial institution for Western Europe — and the rudder of a...Read More
“Amazon recorded $35.75 billion in sales in last year’s final three months, up from $29.3 billion in the year-earlier period. Analysts, however, were expecting $36 billion in sales and net income of $754 million, or $1.56 a share. For the year, Amazon reported sales of $107 million, topping the $100 million mark for the first...Read More
“Busy, Busy” (Late Spring) vs. “Not So Much” (Early January) If you assume that most radon remediation is done pursuant to housing transactions — specifically, the Buyer’s home inspection — it’s easy to predict the peaks and troughs in radon contractors’ workload: Step #1: determine when the most and least housing deals get done. At...Read More
3103 E. Franklin Ave. in Minneapolis Attracts Multiple Offers I’d be hard-pressed to recall another home that looked as appealing online as 3103 East Franklin Avenue, just a block from the Mississippi River in Minneapolis’ Seward neighborhood. Buyers agreed: the home — listed for $289,900 — attracted multiple offers, and sold this past weekend after less than...Read More
Falling Trees . . . & Home Prices “If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s no one around to hear it . . . does it make a sound?” –anonymous Twin Cities homeowners know the drill: each Fall, they need to turn off their outside water spigots; remove window screens; winterize (blow out)...Read More
Contractor: “We NEVER Get Callbacks” Is a “callback” a good thing or bad thing? It depends on the context. So, if you’re interviewing for a job or auditioning for a role (same thing, really), it’s good. However, once you’ve finished a job . . . it’s definitely bad. Fortunately, the workers who just replaced my fence...Read More
