Current information about market conditions
I recently caught up with Dave McNulty to ask him about one of his closings. I’d heard the sellers had an exceptional background and wanted to know more about them. Dave told me one of the sellers spent two years in a concentration camp in Europe and actually witnessed his own father being shot. After …
Every morning we wake to and every day we live around the sound of chainsaws and wood chippers. It’s not the peaceful summer sound that we expected to surround ourselves with this year, but we say to ourselves that it’s the sound of progress. It’s like my dad used to say about the smell …
I’m so tired of talking about the weather! Enough already! It looks like Summer is making a fashionably late entrance and it’s safe to come out and play now – and just in time for the 4th of July! My father inlaw has made jokes for years that he doesn’t put away his long underwear …
Great news for the Northland of Wisconsin! For the second straight month in a row, sales in our area outperformed the rest of the State of Wisconsin. In fact, February sales for Northern Wisconsin in 2011 were 37.5% over our February sales for 2010. Hoorah! The WRA is crediting vacation home sales for the good performance and notes …
The local Realtors Association just released trend numbers for our area, showing three years of listing and sales activity. I was anxious to analyze what they sent, because the last three years have been very interesting – to say the least. Two of the trends that stood out to me are relevant to potential sellers and buyers and answer two …
We’ve had a string of really nice listings come on board in the last few weeks. Every Tuesday morning we gather for our Property Tour to see our new listings and the anticipation of finding out what we will be seeing is really fun. After Property Tour, the work of matching properties with our buyers begins. It’s easy to …
When you work in the real estate business, it’s not uncommon for people to ask you about the business. “How’s it going?” “How are prices?” “Been busy?” We hear it now more than ever. Naturally, people want to know because housing is a major barometer for the health and well being of our economy. The answers to questions …
Sellers with a history. Every now and again we get to be involved in a property that is rich in history for generations of a family. It’s an honor to be a part of passing the property to a new family to enjoy and to hear the sellers convey their connection to the place to the buyers. Friday …
Northwestern Wisconsin is currently in a severe drought zone and one quick look at the environment will tell you all you need to know. Lake levels are low, so low that some lakes have exposed lake bed at the “shoreline”. Worse yet is the fact that some lakeshore owners are unable to dock their boats at …
The last month has been full of activity for us! The onset of summer brings more people to the area and that means a lot more contact with property owners and potential buyers for us. We love it! It’s a feast and famine business, like many others and we could always use more horses when …
