ben ganje: Homes for Sale in East Isles Neighborhood Minneapolis MN
- 03/20/15 04:20 AM
Homes for Sale in East Isles Neighborhood Minneapolis, MN Why Do People Live here? East Isles is one of the historic neighborhoods nestled around Lake of the Isles. The area boasts single family homes along with a number of apartments and condos scattered throughout the district. Conviniently located from downtown Minneapolis, East Isles is one of the oldest neighborhoods in all of the Minneapolis lakes area in addition to Lowry Hill and Kenwood. Originally home to lumber barrons and titans of industry in the late 1800s, the area has now morphed into a dynamic array of residents from young people renting in … (0 comments)
Have you ever had the feeling that the home you are showing will not sell this week—maybe even in your lifetime? When showing Minneapolis homes in this current market, I often acknowledge to myself that something is really wrong with the picture. Perhaps pricing, appearance, and marketing are missing from the big picture? It's as though the home was listed without a marketing plan. Someone just placed a sign in the ground, hoping and praying for an offer! The … (0 comments)
ben ganje: Why I sell real estate in Minneapolis
- 08/05/13 01:40 PM
When I was 17 a friend of mine invited me along to a birthday party. The location was in the Mill District in downtown Minneapolis. At the time the neighborhood was nothing more than a handful of buildings with plenty of parking lots to boot. I can still remember being absolutely enthralled with the development of the area and what was about to unfold. I was inspired by the lifestyle, being an urban pioneer at the forefront of the density coming to downtown Minneapolis. That night my mind was made up: when I finished college I would wind … (0 comments)
ben ganje: Josh Neumann Realtor | Lakes Sothebys International Realty
- 03/12/13 05:03 AM
Real estate in 2013 is going to move at a fast clip in downtown Minneapolis as well as the Minneapolis Lakes area. Few agents know the current market conditions better than a seasoned Realtor Josh Neumann at Lakes Sotheby's International Realty. Minneapolis condos and lofts are selling before they even hit the market leaving little opportunity for a Buyer to peruse the market. The bottom line? Buyers need to get educated on the market long before they pull the trigger on a purchase and having an agent that can articulate current market conditions is critical for a smooth buying experience. … (0 comments)
ben ganje: Reasons your Minneapolis Condo won't sell in 2013
- 12/15/12 12:32 AM
Reasons Your Minneapolis Condo won't sell in 2013 1. Price If your Minneapolis condo is overpriced it will be less attractive to buyers. Overpricing will only help your competition. Every seller obviously wants to get the most money for his or her condo. Ironically, the best way to do this is NOT to list your condo at an excessively high price! A high listing price will cause some prospective buyers to lose interest before even seeing your property. Also, it may lead other buyers to expect more than what you have to offer. As a result, overpriced properties tend to take an unusually … (0 comments)
ben ganje: Use an RC Helicopter & HD cam to get great video of Minneapolis Condos
- 11/05/12 12:06 PM
Not too long ago our local professional photographer made big headlines telling all of the Minneapolis real estate agents that he puchased a radio controlled helicopter and mounted a HD camera that allowed him to begin filming real estate. The results were fantastic!
For years I have been focused in the urban markets of Minneapolis-my idea was to create a birds eye view of the different neighborhoods in downtown Minneapolis to give Buyers and Sellers starting with the historic Mill District along the riverfront. My objective was to create a short video detailing each building giving some point … (2 comments)
Nothing was going to stop the train of development that seemed never ending in downtown Minneapolis in the mid 2000s. Across the skyline, cranes dotted the urban landscape. They were a symbol to everyone that something was happening on that given lot in the city. Enter the IVY Hotel & Condos which began marketing during what some would consider the crest of the wave in Minneapolis urban development during the last decade. Once the project was originally put on the market units were snapped up at record pace. Rumor on the … (2 comments)
We need to rethink how we are sending out direct mail to our niche markets.
Think of all the junk snail mail you get on a daily basis. How much of it do you actually open up? Less than 5%? Maybe 3% on a good day.
Now think about the mail you get in a colorful envelope, contrasting mailing label, embossed return address and cool stamp. You typically think it’s a wedding invite or something important and open it before the rest of the boring mail.
Now think … (7 comments)
ben ganje: Rent is going up--what should I do?
- 04/26/12 07:11 AM
A recent article on the New York Times as well as the current market conditions in the Minneapolis Condo market have prompted me to write this post.
The rental market in downtown Minneapolis is continuing to tighten but we have reached an interesting point in the market. Rents year over year have gone up by almost 10% and vacancies are just under 1% at .73 (according to local research form Maxfield Research.) To make matters even more interesting inventory in downtown Minneapolis has decreased to just under 160 residential condominium units on the market. … (0 comments)
ben ganje: The Buying Process Will Take Longer In 2012
- 01/27/12 02:51 AM
For an agent who handles plenty of business from the web I am beginning to see a clear trend in the Minneapolis real estate market that started to surface in the middle of 2011 and continues into 2012: the buying process is taking longer as move in ready and distressed inventory is evaporating from the market. This blanketed statement does not apply to every niche real estate market across our country but in the areas that have begun to see significant decreasing inventory this statement holds true from a number of reasons. As many of the housing metrics … (2 comments)
ben ganje: The Case For More Real Estate Blogs In 2012
- 01/06/12 03:23 AM
I know every day all of us are bombarded with an endless amount of blogs on the web relating to all sorts of specific subjects. Bear with me as I take you back to detail my blogging history. Back in the mid 2000s real estate blogging was a relatively novel idea and SEO for real estate agents was still in its infancy. There were a few little known platforms out there called blogger and wordpress which one could create a reasonable blogs in short order and give someone not only presence on a particular subject on the web … (1 comments)
ben ganje: Minneapolis Brownstone at Lenox Lofts 525 9th St S, Unit 4, Minneapolis, MN 55404 MLS ID 4106884
- 12/06/11 09:36 AM
If you are a Chicago native you can look anywhere in the city and a stone’s throw away are brownstones which dot the streets in a row house format. Originally designed to hold large families in the 80s, 90s and 2000s developers purchased these structures and subdivided them into smaller spaces making them attractive for single and couples dwellers. Not so much the case in Minneapolis where only a few select neighborhoods brownstones remain. The Lenox Brownstones in Minneapolis had the same fate. In the early 2000s a local developer literally raised the entire building to construct one level … (0 comments)
ben ganje: Carlyle Condos
- 10/23/11 02:39 PM
The Carlyle Condos is a luxury high rise condominium building located on the banks of the Mississippi riverfront in downtown Minneapolis. The inspiration for the exterior of the tower comes from the post office which sits to the north and has a similar feel and is composed in the art deco theme. The Minneapolis condo market has a shortage of luxury condominiums making this building attractive to all ages and lifestyles. The building has 252 units with all sorts of sizes and layouts starting at around 1000 square feet for a 1 bedroom unit that sells in the 300s all the … (0 comments)
ben ganje: The Importance of Being Earnest or Setting Proper Buyer Expectations
- 10/19/11 04:52 PM
Last week Dorie Dillard in Austin wrote a great post that got me thinking about how a good chunk of Buyers out there look at the real estate market. Buyers these days are lost at sea out there bombarded by anyone and everyone that thinks they are a *real estate expert*. The only thing most can do is cling to a sense of entitlement and believe in the negativity of the macro level forces. If your business involves working with buyers of all sorts then I want to stress something that will define ultra successful agents of the future … (1 comments)
Author Bio: A veteran of the Minneapolis and surrounding real estate markets, Ben Ganje initially started working for a number of developers and builders in Minneapolis. Before long he expanded his market knowledge into the Minneapolis Lakes area, Edina, St Louis Park and Golden Valley. Ben Ganje + Partners focus on working with sellers, buyers, renters alike looking to make a move.
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