I remember quite well the day that our company, Madeline Island Realty, became the first real estate brokerage on Madeline Island to join a Multiple Listing Service (MLS). It was at the beginning of 2001 that I begain having discussions with the folks at Northwest Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service in Eau Claire, Wisconsin about becoming a member. At that time, nobody on Madeline Island or in nearby Bayfield, Wisconsin had an MLS membership or uploaded their property listings to a Multiple Listing Service.
At that time, in our sleepy little corner of … (2 comments)
Madeline Island Realty was the first Madeline Island real estate company to introduce participation in a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) back in 2001. At the time we joined the Northwest Wisconsin MLS, there was skepticism, even a fair amount of ridicule on the part of our competitors. Today, virtually everyone on Madeline Island with a real estate license who is still in business is an MLS participant. The same holds true for Bayfield (Wisconsin) agents. Most consumers don't know what uploading their property for sale to MLS does to benefit them. And it appears a … (0 comments)
A few years ago, I listed a property for sale on Madeline Island at just under $800,000 and the day after the listing showed up on MLS, a competing broker on Madeline Island stopped by my office to inform me that I'd never sell it. "Never" was exactly the word he used to describe my chances of getting that home sold and he chuckled rather loudly about the list price as he walked out the door of my office. He had tried to sell that home for a year prior to our listing with the seller. That same property was sold by … (3 comments)
An article on Realtor.com by Marcie Geffner offers some insights into why FSBOs don't sell as readily as agent assisted listings. The article outlines the obstacles, which the author attributes to seller overpricing, the absence of a presence on MLS and other factors. While some readers might sequence the author's stated reasons differently, the importance of those obstacles is hard to ignore. Still, sellers are often lured by the hope of a cost-free, commission-free sale. Here are a few additional reasons why: Agents have made the selling process look easy. … (2 comments)
Last week I set aside a minute to look up a particular local listing last week on the Web. And to my surprise, the first photo that popped up when I searched the listing agent’s name using Google search was one where the house and lawn were both covered with snow. Most area Multiple Listing Services will routinely fine or discipline an agent for leaving a “snow photo” on MLS for more than thirty days after the last snowfall in Spring. For one thing, snow photos don’t show a property to best advantage. Moreover, … (3 comments)
mls: Listings Mapped by Location on Madeline Island - LaPointe, Wisconsin 54850 - Ashland County
- 09/17/10 03:17 PM
MADELINE ISLAND REAL ESTATE Thanks to the folks at RealBird, we now have our real estate listings mapped by location. We've also put the entire Madeline Island, Bayfield and Lake Superior South Shore area at your fingertips, courtesy of RealBird. It's like having the entire area MLS embedded in our Madeline Island Real Estate Blog! Browse listings for homes and vacant land throughout the entire Chequamegon Bay area, including Bayfield, LaPointe, Washburn, Cornucopia and Ashland. At the moment, you won't find another area real estate firm that offers a blog with this kind of search flexibility. We think it makes for a great combination, … (5 comments)
Fifteen Years Since Our Office First Joined a Multiple Listing Service
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