Realtor-Friendly Edina

Best (& Worst) Local Cities for Realtors

Just like people, some cities have their act together, some don't.

Ranking very high in the former category: the city of Edina.

Admittedly, it's not the most important thing for Realtors (or their clients), but it does come up.

Examples include: getting information about zoning and building permits; compliance with any applicable truth-in-sale of housing ordinances; and navigating city rules regarding things like set-backs and remodeling.

Cities That Twitter

So, from a Realtor's perspective, what separates a well-run city from one less so?

Here's my (subjective) list of criteria:

--Well-designed and current Web site
--No maddening "phone trees" or voice mails that never get returned
--Being routed, quickly, to an actual human being who has jurisdiction over the issue/question you're dealing with, who's authoritative and knowledgeable.

On all these counts, Edina scores superbly (I won't name a city that doesn't score so well, but it rhymes with "Schminneapolis").

P.S.: to my knowledge, the City of Edina is the only local municipality that now twitters!