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edina: Home Selling Tip: Southwest Minneapolis & Edina Minnesota - 04/17/12 02:33 PM
How to Sell a Home in SW Minneapolis & Edina Minnesota
Home Selling Tip: List ALL Improvements
Getting the Most for Your Home
I spend most of my time in selling real estate in Southwest Minneapolis and Edina Minnesota. Homes around here are typically older homes (1900-1950 in Southwest Minneapolis and 1930-1970 in Edina). Most have also been remodeled and improved upon over the years. In the competitive market of 2012 home sellers need to do more than just post a sign in the front yard and list their home in the MLS. You can impress homebuyers and help your … (0 comments)
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edina: March 28th Market Vibe: Edina and Southwest Minneapolis Real Estate - 03/28/12 05:05 PM
I've been touring a ton of homes lately, previewing for clients, and doing the open house thing. It's been awesome to see the quality of homes hitting the market this spring. I think that is the biggest change in the market in Edina and Southwest Minneapolis I've seeing. Really well designed remodels, clean homes, and solid marketing info is more and more common. Kudos to the sellers and Realtors out there today. Two things contributing...fewer bank foreclosures and short sales, and fewer bad Realtors. It's kinda like evolution, the strong have survived and the herd is healthier for it!
Lot's of … (0 comments)
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edina: The State of Real Estate: Edina and Southwest Minneapolis: January 2012 - 02/07/12 01:56 PM
With January under our belt, I'm glad to announce, the Real Estate market in Edina and Southwest Minneapolis is really improving and shows signs of real recovery.
"Recovery" is a work I'm careful about using. For the past 5 or 6 years we've encountered waves of new crises, foreclosure crisis, bank crisis, credit crisis, economic crisis... crushing any recovery at the time. But strong fundamentals continue to fuel a strong Real Estate market in Edina and Southwest Minneapolis.
January has been beautiful in the Twin Cities, maybe it's the weather, or the good employment numbers, or the fact that people simply can't wait … (0 comments)
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edina: Last Week’s Home Sales Edina and Southwest Minneapolis 1/9/12 - 01/09/12 09:59 AM
Here they are ladies and gentlemen, the first home sales of 2012 in Edina and Southwest Minneapolis!
It was an impressive start to the year with 11 homes sold in Edina and Southwest Minneapolis, however, the highest sale price was only $675,000 for this Minnehaha Parkway 4 bed, 3 bath home in Lynnhurst.
One home sale in Edina that caught my attention was this Kellogg listing which sold for $340,000. This could be a new tear down opportunity. While this particulat part of the neighborhood isn't the most active for in-fill or replacement housing it is right on the edge … (0 comments)
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edina: I'm back! Spring in here and it's time to talk real estate market in Edina and Minneapolis - 01/06/12 04:09 PM
It's been a while since I wrote but I'm back in the mood as the spring real estate market begins taking hold in the Edina and Minneapolis housing market. As a native Twin Cities guy I am huge fan of winter and took some time off from writing to just enjoy the holidays and the season. The weather has been unseasonably warm, a blessing and a curse, but its time to start talking about the real estate market in Edina and Minneapolis!
During the 'off season' we still succeeded in selling and buying a good number of homes with our home … (0 comments)
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edina: Significant Sale in Southwest New Construction Real Estate Market - 09/11/11 03:57 PM
Here is a significant home sale that just closed. If you are following new construction in St. Louis Park, Southwest Minneapolis, or Edina, this home represents a great value and sets something of a benchmark. This new construction home just sold for $683,000 with with 5 bed, 4 bath and 3,352 total finished sq. ft. (2,288 above ground). It is located St. Louis Park, Browndale Neighborhood, and sits right across the street from Browndale Park. I've toured this home and thought it was a very nice home. It lacks much of the detail found in more expensive homes but, given the … (2 comments)
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edina: Where Are the Most Valuabe Homes? Southwest Minneapolis, East or West Edina? - 07/08/11 05:46 PM
Over the period from 2005 to now a change in where the most pricey homes are located has occurred. It use to be the Southwest Minneapolis, East Edina and West Edina all boasted high price sales on a regular bases. Now a days its a different story. East Edina is the only area consistently and regularly putting the high end sales on the board.
East Edina's hallmark neighborhood of South Harriet Park has continued it's rapid redevelopment with tear downs, new construction and renovations, and has homes routinely selling over $1,000,000.
West Edina and Southwest Minneapolis however have not been so … (0 comments)
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edina: Positive Trend Continues: April New Listing Activity Down 20% in Edina & 30% in Minneapolis - 05/28/11 11:24 PM
While other metrics such as median home sale prices, time on market, and inventory levels continue to cause concern, the number of new homes hitting the market each month is falling and that's great news for everyone. New listings have been down for a long time, no one wants to sell in a down market if they don't have to. If this pattern continues, eventually inventory levels will normalize.
Here in the Twin Cities we have been dogged by oversupply in the housing market for the past 5 years or more. You can blame which ever crisis you like, the foreclosure … (0 comments)
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edina: ROI on Architectural Design | Home Values and Doing Thing Right - 05/22/09 02:47 PM
Building and remodeling projects usually involve some discussion of value, or the return on investment. One of the often overlooked, and most valuable investments of any project is design. At every step, Architectural, Landscape and Interior Design have great return. Builders employing good design are finding success, even in today’s challenging real estate market.
Everyone wants to save money; do-it-yourself home owners, house flippers, speculative builders, even private remodeling projects, we all look for opportunities to cut costs. Especially in tighter times, we all want to do more with less.
But when success depends on profits, as is the case … (1 comments)
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edina: The REAL shift: New Construction in Nice Urban Neighborhoods | Teardowns and Whole House Remodeling - 05/19/09 12:06 PM
A shift has taken place in our real estate market. Not the shift you might be thinking. Today’s urban neighborhoods are being redeveloped as older homes succumb to new construction and whole house remodels. This trend radically changes the buying and selling dynamic, as land and structure values must now be valued independently. This change effect all buyers and sellers regardless of price rangeand the key to makeing a smart real estate decession is understanding the trends, patters, and pricing in these areas.
It’s no surprise this trend has taken root. For years now, good schools, safety, low taxes, commute times, … (0 comments)
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edina: The New New Construction Crazy and How YOU Can Take Advantage Of It - 04/07/09 01:53 PM
New construction in urban neighborhoods is a hot, hot, trend and I predict will continue to be for many years. Social and economic forces are driving buyers into the city, into the best first ring suburbs and city neighborhoods. New construction, or “like new” remodels are finding a very warm reception this spring, as long as they are priced according to neighborhood price ceilings and offering the appropriate features and amenities for the area.
Don’t confuse these homes with the existing inventory of new construction sitting on the market, nor with new homes in 2nd and 3rd ring suburbs. I tour … (0 comments)
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edina: MidCentury Modern | Home for Sale (non-MLS) | Only Open House This Weekend! - 03/02/09 02:44 PM
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edina: Sound Advice for Today's Buyers - 03/01/09 08:49 AM
In spite of the media's talking points, multiple offers, over list price, and homes sold in just days are not uncommon today. Really it’s true. What!? It can't be true...Yes it is. Not at every price point, but, by and large, for the vast majority of areas and price ranges, the same facts hold true...there are TONS of LOW QUALITY or OVER PRICED homes sitting out there, but a dramatic SHORTAGE of QUALITY HOMES.The result: As really nice homes come on the market buyers who have been stewing, and waiting, and looking, for months all pounce on the good home. Multiple … (0 comments)
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edina: Spectacular Eden Prairie Townhome on Gent Tree Golf Course For Sale - 03/01/09 07:57 AM
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edina: Duluth Hillside New Victorian Home For Sale Minnesota - 03/01/09 07:54 AM
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edina: Grand Estate Home For Sale | Lake Pokegama, Grand Rapids, Minnesota | 10 Acres, Lake Shore - 03/01/09 07:48 AM
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edina: Spcetacular New Home For Sale | Glen Lake Area Minnetonka, MN | 14724 Glendale Road - 02/27/09 01:03 PM
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edina: Northern Minnesota Home and Land For Sale | Next to the Beaver Bay Airport - 02/27/09 12:53 PM
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edina: Edina Office Space For Sale | Prime Location | 21,000 sq ft - 02/27/09 12:44 PM
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edina: Northern Minnesota 280 Lakes Shore Acres For Sale | Warren Lake near Duluth and Two Harbors - 02/27/09 12:36 PM
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Ben Kolkman has been recognized by the local association of realtors and by local media as an expert in the Twin Cities real estate market. Ben leads discussion groups on marketing techniques for the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors, Young Professionals Networking group. He was awarded the 2009 Super Agent award by Mpls St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business. KSTP and WCCO have both featured Ben in their newscasts, and he is a regular contributor on the DIY Network "Sweat Equity" cable TV program.
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