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Wednesday, September 30. 2009Tuesday, September 29. 2009Your favorite fall activity in Wisconsin is? Flickr photo by Mickey Fall has arrived in Wisconsin. Do you have a favorite fall activity? Mine would have to be fall walks. I also love the sound of fall football games at the nearby high school. There are numerous activities to enjoy and a great website to see for events is Wistravel.com here. Please contribute your favorite things about fall in Wisconsin. It would be interesting to see the different favorite things across Wisconsin - from our urban areas to rural areas and "up north." Thanks for reading and participating! Thursday, September 24. 2009Dane County Real estate stats for August, 2009
Across the whole South Central WI MLS system in August, 978 single family homes were sold with an average price of $185,831. A break out of some price ranges follows: 2 million dollar+ homes sold. 18 homes from $500,000-$749,999 sold. 166 homes listed between $200,000-$249,999 sold. 76 homes between $100,000 and $119,999 sold. 31 houses between $70,000-$79,999 sold. If there are specific statistics in a certain county, town or subdivison you are interested in, please comment below. Let us know how we can help you and thanks for reading. Thursday, September 24. 2009Tuesday, September 22. 2009Friday, September 18. 2009Historic Home Fall Tour in RacineAcross Wisconsin you can find quaint towns and a sense of history. Going on next weekend is a Historic Home Tour in Racine, Wisconsin. Here the Racine Journal Times wrote a nice article describing the event. John Crimmings, Manager of First Weber's Racine office, also contributes his thoughts toward the event here:  Photo by Charles S Vallone "Preservation Racine's Tour of Historic Places is as much a part of Autumn in Racine as is the changing trees and falling leaves. This really is a tradition that has met with tremendous success over the years. Each year hundreds of people take part in the tour and enjoy a beautiful Fall afternoon. This year they are concentrating on College Avenue, the last cobblestone street in the city. Racine's Southside is part of the largest Historic District in the State of Wisconsin. It features many spectacular homes that have been restored and refurbished and are excellent examples of the quality of years gone by. On further note, specific to First Weber. Our office has always been supportive of Preservation Racine and we have served as a ticket outlet for this great event for as long as I can remember. One person within our Company, however, deserves to be recognized for her continued efforts in local preservation. Pat Murphy, a salesperson for over 35 years, continues to spearhead support for Preservation Racine and has really become the public persona of that organization and this wonderful event. There really is no way to properly thank Pat for her efforts but Racine residents, and others alike, need to know how proud we are to have Pat as part of our team." If you like history and are in the Racine area, stop in the First Weber office (1100 N. Main) to pick up your tickets for the tour which runs Sept 27 noon - 5:30 p.m.
Friday, September 18. 2009Wausau home sale statisticsSales of Single Family homes in Wausau, WI have been stable over the past few months. While less were sold than in recent years, stability in the Wisconsin real estate market is a good thing. In fact, August of 2009 Wausau area home sales almost matched sales of August 2008 - very close! The average "Days on Market" for 2009 in the Wausau area varied from a high of 156 days to a low of 129 days. So far this year, 772 residential homes were sold in the Wausau area. 128 sold in August, the highest so far this year. Thanks to Ron Zahrt for providing the Wausau area real estate sales data shown below. Bar_Chart_of_sales__August_09.pdf
Friday, September 18. 2009A distinguished winner in Wisconsin... Ron Zahrt
This is not a press release - it is about a person. A person who happens to be with First Weber Group and who was recently recognized for Distinguished Service to the Wisconsin REALTORS Association at the 2009 WRA Annual Convention. His name is Ron Zahrt. (The one front and center wearing orange in the picture) Ron has been in real estate for 29 years +. He is President and owner/partner with First Weber Group Northern Wisconsin LLC, and sells/manages in the Wausau area. He's got a litany of credentials, which I will list press release style, after injecting my opinion Ron is that the kind of guy you would like to have as your neighbor. OK, here's the list of some of what Ron Zahrt has done to get this award: serving as Past President of the Central Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service, multiple terms on the Board of Directors of the Central Wisconsin Board of REALTORS and positions on numerous WRA committees. He is a member of the Wausau Early Bird Rotary Club and Employers in Support of the Guard and Reserves; he has been a United Way Volunteer of the Year in Marathon County, Wisconsin; and Ron is also a cancer survivor who represents Congressional District 7 in the American Cancer Society's Action Council. There are a few points, I guess. One, congratulations to Ron. Two, real estate is sold by people, to people and is really all about connecting to people through actions, which Ron does. And three, First Weber Group is happy to have him on our team, making us a better company. Three Cheers for Ron! Wednesday, September 16. 2009Tuesday, September 15. 2009First Weber lands large condo project and it's a beauty!
Avian at Tuckaway Condominiums in Franklin, Wisconsin are now being marketed by First Weber Group and Carol Becker Samsa. This is a large condominium project with 70 units in 35 side by side buildings located on 21 acres. 3 different styles of condos are available. Here's a Front Runner tour of one style. And another one here. Check out the interactive google maps on those tours! There's floor plans and more here. Built by Mark Carstensen Construction. These condos look very nice to me. Love the use of stone. They hardly look like condos at all but really nice single family homes. What do you think? Monday, September 14. 2009Wednesday, September 9. 2009Feature on Wauwatosa, WisconsinWauwatosa, Wisconsin is a great little village with a lot of history situated on the west side of Milwaukee county. For those you not of the metro Milwaukee area, that is pronounced "Wa-wa-toe-suh". See, that wasn't so hard! The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has begun profiling some of the communities in an effort to revamp their real estate section. And we'll link to them from the First Weber blog from time to time.
And here's a sampling of First Weber listings in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin in different price ranges: 3 bedroom, 1 bath ranch in Wauwatosa 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath tudor in Wauwatosa 3 bedroom, 2 bath bungalow in Wauwatosa 4 bedroom, 3 bath historic home in Wauwatosa (note: the links won't work if the property is no longer active on the market but they were active at time of posting.) We hope that was a short & sweet introduction to Wauwatosa, WI. Thanks for visting the First Weber blog. Wednesday, September 9. 2009Tuesday, September 8. 2009Friday, September 4. 2009Wisconsin lake property - Choosing the right lake for you.
How do you know which lake is for you? Your local First Weber Group Realtor should be able to give you valuable insight into lakes in the area you're looking at. Like peace and quiet? Like to sail? To fish? Like a very active lake with lots of boating activity? We can help point you to the lake that matches such interests. Contact us if you're looking to buy lake property in Wisconsin - First Weber has a lot of knowledge to share. If you want to search by map, please do so here. There's a special Northwoods Wisconsin search here as well. Pictured is Lake Mildred and here is a previous post about that lake. Photo courtesy of Sandy Ebben. Friday, September 4. 2009Tuesday, September 1. 2009Try m.firstweber.com and have 85,000 property listings in the palm of your hand.
First Weber's mobile website is now live. Give it a test drive and let us know how you like it or if you have any suggestions to make it even better! There's 85,000 properties to chose from. And you can find them all on your smart phone at m.firstweber.com We look forward to your feedback. |
Real estate sales data from South Central Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service for August 2009 in Dane County
It feels good to share good news about First Weber people who make a mark for themselves by doing more than expected. Sometimes that is real estate related, sometimes not. Some people try to make a difference and stop for one reason or another, and some people keep going because it is part of who they are.
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Lakes vary widely in obvious ways - shallow, deep, murky, clear, spring fed etc, but many also have what you could call "personalities." 