Andrew Baumbach's (cruzan) Blog

  I am an avid sports fan and when driving around mostly listen to sports radio. I know this is not the only station or medium that is used for advertising, but everyday i hear and ad spot of how luctrative it is for people to buy these foreclosure properties. The ad usually features 2 women tal...

Yesterday was a very important meeting at the NAR Real Estate Summit inWashington. The following is an excerpt from that meeting:"Secretary Donovan (secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing andUrban Development) said that important changes, which the NationalAssociation of Realtors® has been c...

I was writing a blog earlier about meeting with a prospective seller that believed his chances were better of saving money with a Flat Fee, MLS only agent vs. going with a full service agent. This got me thinking of the true stats that these companies actually delivered and I wanted to share them...

Well after running around a late afternoon I thought it would be best to hit the phones for a bit before calling it a day. So i was calling on some expired listings when i came across a client that had recently built and was planning a move to their retirement home far far away. The Gentleman mad...

It might be hard to say that the market is rebounding for sure from the real estate recession but it sure has taking a bounce. either way this really is not the year for buyers to be waiting on the sidelines. Now that the stimulus has been finalized and the 1st time home buyer tax credit has been...

Driving around town lately I have been seeing a by owner company advertising on billboards with the headline "Now more than Ever". I could not help but to think to myself that they are exactly right, but not in their favor. In a tough, buyers market does it really make sense do have less service?...

I was working the phones as I do everyday and calling on nice folks that had their listings expire with other agents. And one of the folks I talked to was a guy that had his home listed with a friend at a price where he felt he would be able to pay all the commissions and fees to break even or a ...

This is something I do every 2 weeks to keep myself up to date on the numbers in the areas I work in. I thought I would post the results for you out there as well.  These are for single family homes only in the areas I most often work in. I know there are other areas of Milwaukee that I am leavin...

This is something I do every 2 weeks to keep myself up to date on the numbers in the areas I work in. I thought I would post the results for you out there as well.  These are for single family homes only in the areas I most often work in. I know there are other areas of Milwaukee that I am leavi...

  Hi gang, It's been a long time since i spent some time here, or posted a blog. So I have been feeling the need to jump back in the rain. I feel very lucky to know that there is a great site like this for everyone in the real estate business and those looking for answers is available. I can alw...