Twin Cities Real Estate Blog

I just responded to a survey of real estate agents that I get on a regular basis. While I don’t want to name names, the survey comes from a group inside the real estate industry.  The survey covers a lot of things like sales activity, inventory, types of sales, experiences during the sales, and forward-looking [...]

The Minnesota Association of REALTORS (MNAR) has put together a video overviewing the ethics complaint process.  Take a peek.  If you’d like to file a complaint against an agent, please click here for the form and more information.

I try to behave myself, I try to keep my emotions tempered so that my opinions can be read and understood without coming off so harsh that people click away before they finish reading.  Well today I just don’t care.  This is a list (though not comprehensive) of the reasons that I’m sick and tired [...]

I couldn’t decide what title to use… the one I did or this one: “City Screws Property Owners When no one is Looking” – which do you like better?
I recently received a bill from a twin cities suburb for a foreclosure property I maintain.  Last year after it was abandoned and before I took over [...]

Every 4 years the National Association of Realtors requires that members take a 2.5 hour class on the Realtor Code of Ethics to refresh their memories on what it means to be a Realtor and the level of professionalism they are expected to maintain and to expect from others.  The deadline for the current quadrennial ethics [...]

Saying thank you for a job well done is a good thing to do, especially in times when things are not as easy as they used to be.
Recently I introduced a buyer to the Crescent Ponds development in Blaine, Minnesota.  Murphy McKee, Centex’s representative, was great to talk with from Day 1. At first we [...]

Twice this week I’ve received offers from agents that made me question the training these agents have received and wonder what else is being done by them and others in my business.
The first agent faxed a purchase agreement where the buyers’ signatures were illegible.  The rest of the contract was clear, but you couldn’t be [...]