vilas county wi: Market snapshot as of January 31, 2016 - 03/09/16 11:13 AM
 
Here is a quick market snapshot of January 1-31, 2016 versus that same time period last year.  Almost all signs are looking up!
 
 
ENTIRE MLS
UP 21.08% units
UP 21.92% volume
UP .69% price
UP .58% DOM
THREE COUNTIES
UP 29.34% units
UP 32.18% volume
UP 2.19% price
DOWN 7.11% DOM
Lincoln January 
UP 37.5% in units
UP 86.75% in volume
UP 35.82% in average price
UP 5.81% in DOM
Oneida January
UP 27.02% in Units
UP 48.57% in Volume
UP 16.95% in average price
DOWN 21.88% in DOM
Vilas January
UP 28.2% in Units
UP 15.37% in Volume
DOWN 10% … (2 comments)

vilas county wi: Eagle River Wisconsin's Ice Castle - 01/27/11 03:31 PM
Each winter, volunteers headed by the area firefighters, put in more than 700 "man hours" to cut nearly 3000 12-inch-thick ice blocks from a local lake, haul them to downtown Eagle River, Wisconsin, and build a huge ice palace.
Eagle River's Ice Palace has become a popular attraction for motorists, snowmobilers, locals and visitors, as dozens of people stop each day to photograph the 20-foot high structure along Highway 45 North.
I visited it recently in the afternoon and while I attempted to photograph and do a video of it ( attached here below )  at least 3 cars pulled up … (1 comments)

vilas county wi: Assessed Value and Real Estate Sales Prices in Vilas County Wisconsin - 05/13/10 02:48 PM
What IS the relationship between Assessed Value and Real Estate Sales in the Vilas County Area? 
This is a common question I am getting more and more from Buyers as they continue to look for great values in todays market.  I decided to do a study on the townships surrounding Eagle River to see exactly how each township differs in their sales prices and their Assessed and Fair Market Values.
I chose the townships surrounding Eagle River, WI in Vilas County because they are so close yet the tax values differ greatly.  What I have been finding is that many of our buyers are hung up on … (0 comments)