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Porches have held family game nights, intimate dinners and quiet late night book reading. A porch can be a place to escape – to sip a glass of wine in the evenings or to savor a coffee in the early mornings or a porch can be a place to bring people together, to laugh or …
Continue reading “Northwestern Wisconsin Porches to Make Your Own.”
Star Tribune, May 25, 2013 When residents in the Twin Cities metro area searched for vacation homes this spring, here were their top destinations, listed by area, state, and median asking price: 1. Danbury, WI $164,500 2. Grand Marais, MN $239,000 3. North Woods Beach, WI $237,000 4. Crosslake, MN $399,950 5. …
We were very happy with the positive changes we experienced in the market as we worked our way through 2012. We knew good things were happening, but couldn’t quantify anything while we were in the middle of it. We saw buyers have more confidence in making offers on properties and we even saw multiple buyers …
It depends what you want to do with it. Spring Buyers are already in the hunt for recreational property and a topic that we will certainly be discussing with almost everyone is “lake size”. Some buyers come with a pre-determined minimum lake size on their wish list. This can be based on direct knowledge of …
So far, this year has been full of exciting transitions! We’ve been blessed with an increase in real estate sales for the area, bringing a lot of new, really nice people into our lives. It’s so easy to work long days when you like the people you’re helping! We also launched our new web site …
Continue reading “Summer Transitions Into Fall Reflections.”
Spring has all of us panting like dogs! This is generally a really busy time of year because Northerners come out of winter (even a mild one) running toward summer and all the promises it holds in their minds. Lawns and gardens need attention, boats and docks reunite with the water again, deck furniture is …
One of our agents (Tom!) has a daughter living in Japan with her husband right now. She’s been capturing scenes of life in Japan with her camera and it’s been fascinating to follow. She shared this photo of a CENTURY 21 Office with us. It’s very small, but offers a lot of visual stimulation – which …
For almost 3 years, we’ve been missing a group of buyers in our market and their absence has truly been felt; pre-retired couples. These are people who long to live Up North, but are unable to make the move because they are still gainfully employed in the city. In the meantime, they find a property …
…and we’ve done it again! We’re proud to be the area’s sales leader for 2011! Our team works hard to be the experts and the most effective agents in our area and it’s so gratifying when we outperform companies with even more agents. We were also thrilled to discover that for the first time since …
Dave recently returned from a market evaluation feeling discouraged about the lake home being too dated to appeal to buyers. He said it was a solid, well built structure and was clean and well cared for, but he just couldn’t see buyers getting excited about the way the place looked inside. I could see his …
