Yes, it's taking a little longer than we'd like for spring to arrive and stay here in southeastern Wisconsin, but despite the somewhat chillier temps, opportunities for bargain hunters abound. One grand opportunity is happening in Belgium this Saturday, May 7 at the community-wide rummage sale, 8
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05/01/2011
A colleague posted a "note" on Facebook the other day directed at buyers and their tendency to make offers that "even put low-ball offers to shame" in this buyer's market. She cautioned them by advising that they might want to mentally prepare themselves for a flat-out rejection. I could not agre
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04/07/2011
It happened last night. I got that call every real estate agent dreads. "My buyer wants out." Ugh. It was a solid deal. There was no reason to think things would take a turn over the next few days. But then the phone calls start coming in from the buyer's agent, and you can just feel that this so
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03/23/2011
I admit it. Having been in the business for about eight years, I tend to forget sometimes that some of my sellers who are selling for the first time simply don't know what they need to do to prepare for an open house. So if you're about to have your house open for the first time this weekend or i
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03/18/2011
This post has nothing to do with real estate. It has to do with a status update I read on Facebook yesterday afternoon that I cannot stop thinking about. It was written by a friend I have known my entire life. We grew up in a small town (I think just over 800 people when we were kids) so everyone
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03/12/2011
I went to bed last night not feeling so good about being a part of this industry. Earlier in the day I had encountered two agents who had made some comments that were less than kind. They tried using intimidation and sarcasm, and one even played the "I've been in the business 30 years" card to tr
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02/22/2011
Probably one of the most common areas of discussion between a seller and their agent is price. Is the seller pricing their house to sell it or is it priced based on what they want or need to net from the sale? Sometimes no matter what stats, blog post, or newspaper article I show a seller, they j
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02/20/2011
It's not uncommon to be asked by a potential seller if I will reduce my commission, especially in cases where this individual will also be using my services to purchase a new home. And oh, how I used to cringe when that question would arise. But having been in the business for a few years now and
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01/28/2011
I recently received an offer on one of my past listings from a "protected buyer." The sellers are no longer together but are still tied to one another because of this house. Both told me individually that it's time to move on -- that they needed to be done with this. I could hear in each of their
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01/21/2011
Wondering what other handy use you can make of your iPhone or Android? How about search for your dream home?! Shorewest, Realtors® just released an Android application and updated the iPhone application. The app allows you to: search for a location (Android GPS required) search for active and sol
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01/17/2011
