The internet’s influence on every facet of daily life is so pronounced that it’s hard to even imagine what would happen if it were to suddenly disappear—making it all the more incredible to realize that just a few decades ago, it had barely made a mark on the American landscape. One of its key elements in the retail world is Amazon.com,

The company debuted in 1994, and already by 2012 the term “Amazon Effect” had been coined. It referred to the undeniable disruptive effect on the retail industry—both in the marketplace and in its supply chain. It’s worth thinking about in connection with St. Cloud real estate because of the effect the company has had on the way buyers and sellers think about their choice of where they decide to live.

House hunters generally start out with their main focus set on the traditional St. Cloud real estate factors: —the size, style, and price they will be in the market for. But place is a basic element, too—not just the region, but right down to the neighborhood. “Location, location, location” is a watchword in residential as well as commercial real estate.

It is there that an Amazon Effect is most apparent. Deliveries dropped from the heavens by drone may not be a reality yet, but the phenomenon of cartons bearing Amazon logos being delivered daily throughout St. Cloud neighborhoods is now commonplace. Today, the feature that made Amazon Prime membership so popular—free delivery—might be a candidate for the deciding factor in choosing one St. Cloud property over another. Free delivery has demoted proximity to desirable shopping outlets from its 20^th-century prominence into something like an afterthought.  

Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, named his company after the greatest river in the world because he intended it to be a comparable behemoth in the goods-delivery industry. Mr. Bezos has never been accused of undue modesty—and the fact that his enterprise is having a measurable impact on even the real estate decisions St. Cloud house hunters make is evidence that is well deserved.

For St. Cloud house-hunters, Amazon Prime delivery isn’t the only cost-free feature available today. When you choose me to help locate and land your St. Cloud home, my commission is paid by the seller!    

Providing a superior level of informed, professional real estate services to buyers and sellers throughout Central Minnesota. We have agents specializing in residential, commercial, multifamily, new construction, existing, investment properties, foreclosures/REO, and short sales with offices located in:

Multiple Office Locations To Serve YOU!

Saint Cloud 320-259-4554

Princeton 320-983-3555

Sartell 320-259-4554

Little Falls 320-259-4554

Minneapolis 763-565-2000

Hutchinson 320-455-9127

Litchfield 320-298-1140

Premier Real Estate specializes in MANY areas around Central MN including Saint Cloud, Waite Park, Rice, Royalton, Sartell, Royalton, Little Falls, Cold Spring, Saint Joseph, Elk River, Monticello, Ramsey, Saint Michael, Andover, Ham Lake, Anoka, Champlin, Buffalo, Glencoe, Brownton, Silver Lake, Kandiyohi, Dassel, Minneapolis, Maple Grove, Saint Louis Park, Saint Paul, Robbinsdale, Crystal, New Hope, Brooklyn Center, Brainerd, Nisswa, Aitkin, Albany, Coon Rapids, Sauk Rapids and more!