The Masters is on, the course appears to be its fabulous self and we are getting loads of snow. Its just wrong.On a brighter note, the activity here in the Northwoods is picking up. I suspect that the tulips down below the Arctic Circle we know as Hwy 8 are coming up and buyers are dreaming of
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04/10/2008
First quarter results are in for Vilas and Oneida Counties. The number of sales is disappointing when compared with previous years. It is my opinion that the sales are the result of the harsher than normal winter weather here and in markets where our buyers come from (Milwaukee, Madison, and Ch
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04/01/2008
March results were still weak but improving. 11 on water homes were sold vs. 9 in February. 36 off-water homes were sold vs. 18 in February. Active Listings On Water Off WaterAvg. DOM
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04/01/2008
What a cruel April Fools joke! I woke up to 12" of "spring" this am. I am so bummed this morning.I normally love winter. I snowshoe, ski, and snowmobile. Our Northwoods is very lovely in the winter. However, I have had enough this winter. Unlike southern Wisconsin, our snow has not been extr
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04/01/2008
Northern Wisconsin has thousands of lakes. Some of the names are just silly. These are taken from the Greater Northwoods MLS: People names: Dick and Don Lake, John and Bud Lake, Peter and Paul Lake, Billy Boy Flowage Lumberjack Lake, Hobo Lake, Dad Lake, Bum Lake Verti
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03/26/2008
We really don't have spring in the Northwoods. While the azaleas are blooming elsewhere, we have snow. Cherry blossoms may be blooming in DC, we still have ice and snow in the ground. The lakes will be ice clogged while downstate, the lakes will be teeming with early season boaters. In fact,
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03/25/2008
In this turbulent market, why would anyone want to invest their IRA's into real estate? I'll give you two reasons: 1) buy low and 2) real estate has proven itself in the long term vs. Wall Street. We all have seen huge fluctuations in stocks and bonds.How do you do it? The IRS allows "Self-Di
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03/10/2008
Vilas and Oneida Counties experienced an unusually weak February. Especially down were waterfront homes with only 9 sales in the month. It is my opinion that the weather here and in the Milwaukee and Chicago markets kept the buyers home. Some good news is that web traffic is brisk and off-water
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03/06/2008
Life has its ups and downs. The Northwoods' real estate market has its ups and downs, too. The chart shows the very predictable market behavior. The top line represents the number of listings that month. The bottom line is the number of properties sold. The chart shows properties in Vilas an
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02/24/2008
Some bad news in the lending world. Those with credit scores below 680 will have to pay more for loans after March 1, 2008. While this may sound like awful news, it actually has been happening for several months already in the form of increased application fees and charges for home loans. On l
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02/24/2008
