SELLERS AND RENTERS - WHAT'S YOUR HOME'S ACCESSIBILITY SCORE? I often get a phone call or an email from one of my Madeline Island clients, asking me what they can do to make their rental property more appealing. And once in awhile, a prospective seller will ask what they can do to make their
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08/02/2011
UNDERSTANDING ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES IN HOUSING The Wisconsin Realtors Association has put together a handy guide to determining the presence of Accessibility Features (often referred to as "Universal Design" features) in homes. Here's a sample of questions that an agent might ask the seller
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08/02/2011
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS REPORT - AVERAGE REALTOR NATIONWIDE COMPLETES SEVEN TRANSACTIONS PER YEAR Consumers, listen up. According to a 2010 NAR study, the average residential sales agent completed just seven transactions per year, an average of around one closed sale every two months.
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08/02/2011
WHAT'S WRONG WITH LOOKING AT PROPERTIES FOR SALE WITH THE LISTING AGENT? Nothing, as long as the listing agent first asks you if you are already working with another agent. Nothing, if the listing agent doesn't tell you "you really don't need to have a home inspection" or "you don't really
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08/02/2011
MODULAR HOME BUILDERS ARE A STEP AHEAD IN OFFERING ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES It looks like builders of manufactured homes and modular homes are doing a better job of moving into the future when it comes to addressing accessibility issues. The Home Store, one of the largest builders of custom m
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08/02/2011
HERE'S THE NUMBER ONE REASON TO GOOGLE YOUR ADDRESS IF YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR MADELINE ISLAND HOME Today, Trulia published a post in its "Real Estate Reality Check" blog, entitled "6 Reasons You Should Google Your Address". The suggested reasons were all sound ones. For example, the article
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08/02/2011
