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Curb Appeal Enthusiasm™: Weekend Open House Picks

by Alex Stenback 10.17.2008

Another bumper crop of good opens to troll this weekend – these in particular caught our eye. In today’s New York Times, Warren Buffet said: "A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful." The same philosophy might apply to real estate right now.——– 4843 [...]

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Curb Appeal Enthusiasm™: Weekend Open House Picks

by Alex Stenback 09.26.2008

Sure, the financial system teeters, Congress needs to bring in Howie Mandel, and the biggest bank collapse in US History just went down, but it is still relatively easy to get a home loan, and there are open houses to see. ——– 3535 Cedar Lake Ave. | Mpls$649.9k | Sun 12-4 | Burnet/Kim PeaseVery nice [...]

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Curb Appeal Enthusiasm™: Weekend Open House Picks

by Alex Stenback 09.19.2008

It’s been a very long while since we’ve run a slate of weekend open houses, but here’s a few notables for the upcoming weekend. For those unfamiliar with this feature, Curb Appeal Enthusiasm is where we scour the upcoming weekend open houses and pick a few based on our own (very subjective) criteria and tastes. [...]

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Curb Appeal Enthusiasm Blog Appeal Enthusiasm

by Alex Stenback 09.29.2006

End of the week (and month) proved to be a little too hectic for a proper curb appeal post.  But, as luck would have it, two of our favorite bloggers happen to be selling their homes right now, so head over and check out the soon to be former domiciles of: 4105 45th Street, Edina, [...]

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Curb Appeal Enthusiasm

by Alex Stenback 09.22.2006

It’s no surprise to anyone that there are a ton of listings out there – which also means a ton of open houses.  We had a tougher time than usual sorting through them.  But before you start scrolling, drop by this gem of a listing, which isn’t an open house, but for some reason our [...]

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Curb Appeal Enthusiasm™: Weekend Open House Picks

by Alex Stenback 08.18.2006

Wow, two weeks running!  For whatever reason, this is a big weekend for opens – a huge number out there.  Enjoy, and don’t forget to listen to our Radio Show (the Home and Wealth Show) each Sunday, from 10AM-12Noon on KTLK 100.3 FM.  Podcast coming soon. 846 Summit Avenue, St. Paul|GMAP$925,000 | Sun 2-3:30 | [...]

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Curb Appeal Enthusiasm™: Weekend Open House Picks

by Alex Stenback 08.11.2006

Relevant Linkage: July Home Sales in the Gutter [PiPress.com] For those unfamiliar, Curb Appeal Enthusiasm™ is our feature where we pick out a half dozen or so unique, notable, or otherwise interesting open houses each week. Except when we don’t publish the feature for months, but why split hairs? On with the show… 5100 Columbus [...]

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Curb Appeal Enthusiasm: Weekend Open House Picks

by Alex Stenback 05.05.2006

Looking back, it’s been over a month since we’ve posted a slate of open houses.  Time to get back to the routine. It’s not like there’s a lack of inventory – one realtor we work worth laments: "We have five listings. Five. What we need are BUYERS…" 2420 West 24th Street, Minneapolis|GMAP$899,000 | Sun 1-3 [...]

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Curb Appeal Enthusiasm™: Weekend Open House Picks

by Alex Stenback 03.31.2006

Spring is springing, and that means much better weather for hitting the streets for an open house hunt. A LOT of opens this weekend. 2441 Sheridan Avenue S., Minneapolis|GMAP$699,900 | Sun 1-3 | Edina~Leigh ThomasJust great looking all around – love the tile work, shakes, stained glass. Wedged between Isles and Cedar lakes. 200 Norman [...]

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