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Real Estate SnippetsReal Estate SnippetsSnipping away at real estate until a snowflake is formed. Like a paper snowflake, each real estate transaction is different, comprised of many little snips until the house is sold. Articles
Too Many Choices
2007-10-31 05:18:00 One has to find humor in the St. Paul real estate market or go nuts in the process. Three different times on the same listing buyers appeared to be "going to write". Three different times! That's a lot of interest... More About: Choices
Fall Images
2007-10-29 04:30:00 A beautiful shot of the woods near Stillwater, Minnesota, taken by my son on October 20, 2007. Usually by this time the leaves have completely fallen except for the oaks, but the summer drought in the St. Paul area followed... More About: Images , Fall , Ages
Saved from Extinction
2007-10-28 05:55:00 The Diggin' Dinos have been saved from extinction. A couple small herds (pods, families, gaggles, packs, flocks, or whatever dinosaurs traveled in) have been sighted this week. One group was found in front of the Minnesota Science Museum. Macasaurus was... More About: Extinction
The Pregnant Pause
2007-10-28 02:50:00 It happens frequently. Something meaningful is said, and then a pause ensues. It's a pregnant pause. The comment leaves one waiting for something to be born. It's pregnant and full of anticipation. Pregnant pauses happen in many environments. A probation... More About: Pause
My View of the Market
2007-10-25 03:33:00 I don't do statistics. Well, I do do them when I'm pressed, and when I do, I find them very helpful, but statistics are not my first love. What I do do is experience! My experience in the St. Paul... More About: Market , Market trends , View , The Mark
The NAR Market Forecast
2007-10-24 03:04:00 Does anyone have a clue what's going on in real estate today? Yesterday I posted a summary of Doug Duncan's real estate forecast which he presented at the Mortgage Bankers Association 94th Annual Conference. Today, I'm going to summarize what... More About: Market , Market trends , Forecast
Doom and Gloom Will End Someday
2007-10-23 05:39:00 The 94th Annual Convention of the Mortgage Bankers Association passed without a notice from most people, but some important forecasts were made by the mucky-mucks who attended. In particular, Doug Duncan, chief economist for the MBA made some gloomy short... More About: Market trends , Doom , Some
River Boat Grill
2007-10-19 05:39:00 The River Boat Grill first entered my radar when we were cruising the Mississippi with our son. There were no facilities on board his boat so we had to find a landing with public utilities. Showboat Landing by Harriet Island... More About: Paul
Real Estate Perception
2007-10-18 06:30:00 It's all about perception. Just like the Hindu fable of the blind men and the elephant, what one sees in the real estate transaction is not always real or complete. Recently, this fact has become very apparent in my St.... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real , Perception
Green Issues
2007-10-15 08:10:00 Today bloggers are joining together in Blog Action Day, a day to emphasize the environment. The invitation proclaimed that all opinions were welcome, so here I am, "green", but not fanatically so. Green used to be just a color. It... More About: Issues , Issue
Happy Birthday to Me!
2007-10-14 08:06:00 Don't bother me today. I'm busy mourning the passing of my youth! More About: Happy , Birthday , Happy Birthday
Dinosaur Tail
2007-10-14 03:52:00 Yes, it is a dinosaur, but the "tail end" view. The dinosaur is Collectosaurus formerly housed at the Minnesota Historical Society, 345 West Kellogg. Collectosaurus was created by Adam Demers & Dan Sattler-Reimer. It's filled with buttons and slogans of... More About: Tail , Dino
Differing Views
2007-10-12 19:27:00 The same situation is not always viewed the same by parties on opposite sides of the transaction. This applies to witnesses describing a crime scene as well as how buyers and sellers view the same house! The real estate agent's... More About: Views , Erin , Diff
The St. Paul Winter Carnival Is Coming
2007-10-12 17:41:00 No, my blog has not suddenly become your local pin-up station! It's just that I'm a bit quirky and can totally understand why the Klondike Kate's of the St. Paul Winter Carnival would make a "pin-up" calendar, tastefully done they... More About: St Paul
Pumpkin Carving Man Law
2007-10-11 18:19:00 Copyrighted photo used with permission from Tom Nardone. It's the month for pumpkin carving and Tom Nardone has put the fun back into adult pumpkin carving. Man law dictates his tools and his fireworks! Ladies, if you want to get... More About: Pumpkin , Pump
Fall in St. Paul
2007-10-10 03:46:00 Some things don't require words. That's how I feel about fall in St. Paul . It's just meant for meditating. More About: St Paul , Fall
September Real Estate Statistics 2007
2007-10-09 06:09:00 The sales figures for September showed some pretty strong numbers for houses that accepted purchase agreements but had not yet closed. The last little push is on for those who want to buy a house before Christmas. The number of... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Statistics , Real
KAREasaurus
2007-10-08 06:43:00 The KARE 11 Diggin' Dino was in the Science Museum Plaza this summer. After the last couple heavy entries on fair housing, I thought Haley Fuhr's creation was fitting. Painted on the dinosaur's hide are the words that make us...
Amortization Schedules
2007-10-08 05:01:00 An amortization schedule is a list of all the payments one will make on their mortgage. Mort gage interest is charged on the unpaid balance of the loan and is recalculated every month. The monthly payment remains the same but the... More About: Ortiz
Common Grounds II
2007-10-08 02:31:00 Writing about diversity and against discrimination can be a can of worms. The quote, "You can please some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the... More About: Common , Rounds
Common Grounds
2007-10-05 19:34:00 For years I've owned a greeting card that has a beautiful photo of babies of many races sitting together playing. The photo was on the inside of the card and the outside was devoid of any picture or words. The... More About: Common , Rounds
Two Thousand Pounds of Plaster
2007-10-03 06:21:00 More than two thousand pounds of plaster came out of this room. The lucky house is probably sighing in relief from the removal of so much weight! This was the smallest bedroom. Imagine how much weight came out of the... More About: Home Improvement , Thousand , Aster
Saint Paul Oktoberfest in the North End - Free
2007-10-02 00:20:00 Saint Paul 's North End is having an Oktoberfest celebration Saturday, October 13, 2007. Celebrations start at noon at the north end of Rice Street (Rose and Geranium) and continue until 11:00 PM. Admission is free! Because the first Oktoberfest was... More About: Free , Saint
What's a Girl to Do? Part 2
2007-10-01 06:42:00 My colleague was asking two questions when she threw her hands in the air. "What's a girl to do?" encompassed more than one aspect of her last transaction. The listing agent was a heavy hitter, a top producer, a multi-million... More About: Girl , Part , To Do
Skateasaurus
2007-09-30 06:59:00 Could it be these eyes that inspired Billie Holiday's song, "Jeepers, creepers, where'd you get those peepers? Jeepers, creepers, where'd you get those eyes?"? Probably not, since Billie was long gone before the Skateasaurus dino appeared on the north side...
What's a Girl To Do? Part I
2007-09-30 03:52:00 "What's a girl to do?" asks my colleague. That's how all ethical questions start, but this question was fraught with frustration. My respected colleague who dots every "i" and crosses every "t" (and who had recently been dubbed as one... More About: Girl , Part , To Do
The Dominos of Real Estate
2007-09-28 05:10:00 My childhood play with dominoes was to line the pieces upright on their short end so that a tiny push to the end domino produced a cascade of falling dominoes until all were flat. The more dominoes one could line... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Dominos , Real , Domino
Real Estate Agents
2007-09-27 06:22:00 Are St. Paul real estate agents checking out? Chris Galler, Senior Vice President of the Minnesota Association of REALTORS® is advocating that very thing both historically and once again this month. Normally whining is not my forte´, but the urge... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Agents , Real , Estate Agents
The Great Thing about Bloggers
2007-09-25 06:23:00 The great thing about bloggers is that they can call a spade a spade. Most bloggers are not paid to blog so honesty and catty opinions can be printed. When American Home Mortgage Investment went under, some expressed their negative... More About: Blogging , Great , Bloggers , Thing , The G
The Pink Dinosaur
More articles from this author:2007-09-23 06:25:00 She's like a coquette hiding in the greenery waiting for her true love. That's a fine fantasy, except Pizza Luce´asaurus' beau probably will appear with a giant pizza and a pitcher of beer from her sponsor Pizza Luce´. The famous... More About: Pink , Dino 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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