Realtor Wisdom
Subscribe and receive email notifications of new blog posts.
RSS Feed
- 2026 | 22 Posts
- 2025 | 52 Posts
- 2024 | 47 Posts
- 2023 | 45 Posts
- 2022 | 50 Posts
- 2021 | 54 Posts
- 2020 | 49 Posts
- 2019 | 39 Posts
- 2018 | 30 Posts
- 2017 | 1 Posts
26
Minnesota State Capitol Building Takes a Starring Role in Saint Paul
Visit a theater to take in any play, and the star of the show usually becomes obvious within the first few minutes. It's the actor who grabs your attention from the moment the production begins and never lets go. Usually, it's a person... but not always. In the new play "Our House," the star of the play is also one of Minnesota's most unique historic buildings. The Minnesota State Capitol, which recently saw major renovations, is actually the star of the show.
15
To Stage Or Not To Stage. That Is The Question.
Many clients have asked me the age old question of, Â "Should we stage our home for selling?" Â The answer is a resounding, "YES!"
Â
Let me give you an example. Â I listed a home for sale. Â The Sellers planned on moving out of State. Their home was tastefully decorated & staged. Â It showed well. Â We received excellent Feed Back and three very strong offers within the first 45 days of the list date.
Unfortunately, for those Sellers, they did not come to terms with any of those Buyers for various reasons, much to my chagrin.
In any case, they ended up moving to their new location and left the house clean and completely empty. Â
Then the Feed Back that we started receiving from the showings after they moved out was drastically different. Â The Buyers now complained about the floor plan, the carpet, the paint & the size of the kitchen. These were all new complaints that we had not heard when the home was tastefully furnished...
By searching Listing Data you agree to this End User License Agreement
Copyright 2026 Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, Inc. All rights reserved.
Terms of Use
Agency License Information: Counselor Realty, Inc. is licensed in Minnesota and Wisconsin; Counselor Realty, Inc. of Alexandria is licensed in Minnesota; Counselor Realty Detroit Lakes, LLC is licensed in Minnesota; Counselor Realty of Rochester is licensed in Minnesota; Counselor Realty of Victoria, LLC is licensed in Minnesota; Counselor Realty of Brainerd is licensed in Minnesota.
Disclaimer: All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. All properties are subject to prior sale, change or withdrawal. Neither listing broker(s) or information provider(s) shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, misprints and shall be held totally harmless. Listing(s) information is provided for consumers personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Information on this site was last updated 05/08/2026. The listing information on this page last changed on 05/08/2026. The data relating to real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange program of Delta Media Group MLS (last updated Fri 05/08/2026 12:00:13 AM EST) or RMLS-MN MLS (last updated Thu 05/07/2026 11:53:41 PM EST). Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Counselor Realty may be marked with the Internet Data Exchange logo and detailed information about those properties will include the name of the listing broker(s) when required by the MLS. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy / DMCA Notice / ADA Accessibility
