Archive for April, 2011


Should You Get a Second Opinion?

There is certainly plenty of chatter out there about the mortgage industry and, of course, how it relates to the customer’s decision to purchase a home.  We’re certainly not proponents of the “Chicken Little” approach but more-so strongly feel this is a big decision and should be taken seriously.  Dean Hartman of Continental Home Loans [...]

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Existing-Home Sales Rise in March

OK…. So I’ll admit that my little graphic over there is a little on the optimistic side!   Hey, from where I sit this morning, the sun is out AND it’s snowing!  Give me a break!  So this is an article from REALTOR.org.  The group that keeps the vast majority of us bound together (as [...]

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Why the Wealthy Are Buying

From our friends over at the Keeping Current Matters Crew! They put together a list of a few “experts” that are OUTSIDE of the Real Estate world and got their input on the industry.  It is always so nice to hear someone ELSE say the same things the Badger Real estate Agents have been saying [...]

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GOLDen Opportunity of this Decade?!

So, I simply had to post this article on the heels of the “outside advice” article.  Sure it is nice to hear other saying good (true) things about real estate, but sometimes we do need to take a stand.  I think this article on the correlation to the gold industry is pertinent. Once again from [...]

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Is a home a good investment?

–By Edward O’Halloran If you look at it in a strictly from a ‘dollars and cents’ view there are many factors that come into play: A home requires care and maintenance, such as painting, landscaping (read lawn mowing and garden weeding), snow shoveling unless you escape to Florida for the winter.  You will need building [...]

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Is the Pendulum Swinging Back Too Hard?

I don’t know about you, but I like to hear a fair and balanced report of the goings-on in my world.  I have no intention of creating a debate here about the “slant” of Fox News vs. CNN vs. John Stewart!  (though, let’s be honest, John Stewart is the most fun to watch!)  :)  I [...]

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