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southwest minneapolis: 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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southwest minneapolis: 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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southwest minneapolis: 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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southwest minneapolis: Homes Selling Faster Than You Think in Minneapolis and Edina - 04/13/11 04:54 PM
Contrary to what you might think, some homes are selling very quickly this spring. Home buyers and sellers in Southwest Minneapolis and East Edina (Linden Hills, South Harriet Park, Country Club, Morningside, etc...) may be surprised when they see some homes selling this spring as if it were 2004 again.
In fact, two homes on my block (Linden Hills) went up for sale and were under contract in less that two weeks. While the average time on market continues to linger around 5 months, roughly 10% of homes (17 of 158) sell in under 2 weeks in Southwest Minneapolis and East … (2 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: 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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southwest minneapolis: Profiting in today’s Real Estate Market - 02/25/09 09:39 PM
Our most desirable neighborhoods are at a cross roads. And home buyers and sellers can take advantage of it.
Our "best" neighborhoods are feeling growing pains, caught between preservation & modernism, keeping things as they were & market forces. As our population grows, the number of people in the upper 20-25% of income grows (this group is actually growing faster than the population as a whole). The size of our "best" neighborhoods grows as a direct result.
Areas once considered "above average" are increasingly being assimilated into the "best" areas as more and more upper income families enter the market. It's … (0 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: How is the Condo Market in Southwest Minneapolis? - 12/09/07 09:04 AM
Real estate values in Southwest Minneapolis have traditionally been strong. Even during the slowest periods, values in Southwest have appreciated and demand has been high. Unfortunately, condo owners in Southwest may not fair so well this time.
There are very specific reasons the real estate markets has slowed. The number of properties for sales has increased dramatically, over building has occurred, and bad mortgage decisions are coming back to bite. But the question everyone is asking is not why things are slow, but rather, when it will improve?
Southwest condos are like the canary in the mine shaft, they will tell us if … (2 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: 2008 Lake Harriet Kite Festival! Jan. 12th - 11/21/07 11:52 AM
This has got to be one of the most unique and enjoyable events of the winter. Kites of all shapes, colors and sizes take to the sky above Lake Harriet. What develops is an explosion of color and excitement, hot chocolate, and cider are passed as neighbors and friends enjoy the show, and partake with their own kites. Just what the Dr. ordered to break us out of our hibernation.
Expect to find professional kite flying and demonstrations; children's ice fishing expo and medallion hunt; ice skating and a marshmallow roast. Alan Wilfahrt has an beautiful video slide show on his website. … (0 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: Lake Nokomis: Walleyes that Glow in the Dark! - 11/21/07 11:01 AM
Here is one for the Myth Busters! Apparently Lake Nokomis Walleye really do glow in the dark. I've heard this one before and assumed it was, what else, a "fish tail".
Apparently there may be some truth to it. Most Minnesotans already know that Walleye's have reflective, almost luminescent eye's - hence their name. But, there is more to it.
In 1942 the Coast Guard and the Marine Air Reserve secretly released millions of Glowlight Shrimp into Lake Nokomis as part of Operation Four Eyes. These small effofluorescent shrimp glow when agitated, and helped the military locate submersible water craft they'd lost … (0 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: Loring Park - 11/21/07 10:14 AM
Light Up LoringYes it's true winters here, and while it hasn't actually snowed yet, some of the season's best events are coming up... time to stop fretting about the impending deep freeze, and to START HAVING FUN!
Kick your blues at the "Light Up Loring Park" event this Thursday, Dec. 13. They will be lighting the big tree at 6:15 and FREE horse drawn carriage rides, refreshments, music and an outdoor bonfire follow.
If you've never been, this is a great way to catch the Holiday Spirit, and to whiteness one on the cities most famous parks at it's best. Loring Park … (0 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: Advice to Buyers - Don't be paralyzed by the "Buyer's Market"! - 07/05/07 10:16 PM
Many of today's buyers are mesmerized by the number of homes on the market. Its good advice to hear...don't be paralyzed by the market, if you find a winner, set the hook!
I recently had a couple buy a beautiful home in Lynnhurst Neighborhood of Minneapolis. These folks had run through a couple weeks of heavy house hunting. After seeing 20-30 homes, they knew what they liked, what the market was like, and what they get in their price range. They had become the "educated buyer".
We found the home they eventually bought, when it was re-listed (in our price range). It … (2 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: Kenny Neighborhood Profie, Minneapolis, MN - 07/03/07 11:29 AM
An established but quite, residential neighborhood, Home to Anthony Middle School and Kenny Elementary, the neighborhood is adored by is residents, but not as well know as many other Southwest Minneapolis neighborhoods. Its boundaries are West 54th St. to the north, Lyndale Ave. South and Highway 121 to the east, West 62nd St. (Highway 62) to the south, and the alley between Knox and Logan Ave. South to the west.
The major construction work occurring on Hwys 35W and 62 is a constant struggle in Kenny, and will be for a while.
The neighborhood, its park and its elementary school were named for Sister … (0 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: Tangletown Neighborhood Profile, Minneapolis, MN - 07/03/07 11:07 AM
Tangletown is a neighborhood in the Southwest community of Minneapolis. Minnehaha Creek traverses the southern part of the neighborhood. The neighborhood boundaries are 46th St. to the north, Interstate 35W to the east, Diamond Lake Road to the south, and Lyndale Ave. South to the west. Tangletown is most well known for its bounty of beautiful, high end, old homes. Some of the area most ornate and unique historic homes line the curving, hilly, roads of Tangletown.
The neighborhood was officially known as Fuller, after its elementary school named for Margaret Fuller, until 1996 when it was changed to Tangletown, which reflects … (0 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: Fulton Neighborhod Profile, Minnepeapolis, MN - 07/03/07 10:45 AM
In the southwest corner of Minneapolis, Fulton is most well known for Lake Harriet, Minnehaha Creek, Southwest High School and the 50th and France shopping district. Fulton's boundaries are W. 47th St. to the north, Penn Ave. S. to the east, W. 54th St. to the south, and France Ave. S. to the west. Nearby neighborhoods include Linden Hills, Lynnhurst, Armatage and Edina lies to the south and west. Lake Harriet sits in Fulton's northeast corner and Minnehaha Creek runs through it. The neighborhood takes its name from Robert Fulton, the engineer and artist who invented the steamboat in the 19th … (1 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: SW Mpls Remodeled Home Tour: a neighborhood fundraiser - 07/02/07 12:38 PM
FYI - Full Disclosure: I personally organize and sponsor this event. It's my little way of giving something back to the community.
The Remodeled Home Tour is a self-guided, one day tour of recently remodeled homes throughout Southwest Minneapolis. It's a fundraiser for Southwest Minneapolis neighborhoods. Visit the tour website for information and to get your ticket!
Both large and small projects are featured. Guests will see how even small changes can make a big difference. There are even a couple of brand new homes, which are shining examples of how new construction can fit seamlessly into historic, urban, neighborhoods. Emphasis is … (1 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: Kingfield Neighborhood, Minneapolis, Minnesota - 07/01/07 04:06 PM
Kingfield is named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Located between Interstate 35W on the east and Lyndale Ave. on the west, the northern border is 36th St., and 46th St. on the south. Kingfield neighborhood became part of Minneapolis in 1887 when the city border was extended from 38th St. to 54th St..
Kingfield is mainly a residential area. Roughly 75% of its single-family houses were built prior to 1920. The Kingfield neighborhood has a number of amenities including churches, schools, a park also named after Martin Luther King Jr., and three- to four-dozen small businesses. Some of the more … (0 comments)
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southwest minneapolis: Finding Hot Micro-Markets - 06/21/07 02:17 PM
Finding holes in the line of scrimmage is what made Walter Payton the best running back in history.
Finding holes in the Buyers Market is how I hope to survive the next 5 years.
There are some very hot areas in the Minneapolis market, despite the dismal news reports, and the overall market statistics. If you know what to look for you too can find the day light and run to it. Here is how I'm finding the hot markets.
Looking carefully at the supply and demand numbers for specific prices ranges, and areas, you'll begin to see holes in the market emerge. … (1 comments)
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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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