Wisconsin Real Estate Blog - Just for fun

Wisconsin in May - things do do in our great state

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:56:27 +0000

There is a ton to do in the great state of Wisconsin, everything from fun-runs to fundraisers to theater to festivals. Here's what is going on in May all across the state. Have fun and see something new!

Wistravel.com is a great resource for all things Wisconsin, kind of like this blog and our web site is for Wisconsin real estate, shameless plug :) Thanks for reading! Let us know if we can help!

Secret rooms...

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:36:39 +0000

This article at Freshome reminds me of old Scooby Doo movies with hidden passages and revolving bookcases. Very cool. I did not know that there were companies that do this kind of stuff for real but there are.

I can see something like this being valuable in high end homes - providing a very secret place to hide the bags of money and other valuables. Have you ever seen something like this is a home in Wisconsin?

Thanks to Athol Kay's Connecticutt Real Estate Agent blog for pointing it out.

Eagle, Wisconsin starts each day with a smile.

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:32:09 +0000

Photo Credit: Rick Wood, Journal Sentinel

Eagle is the only town that I know of that has a smiley face on their water tower... shows a little sense of humor and an insight into what it is like to live there.

The Town of Eagle is one of the smallest towns in metro Milwaukee, yet growing as all our outlying areas are. Eagle was featured recently in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and they interviewed several people as they toured the town for their opinions. Read the whole article here in the Journal Sentinel.

There are currently 40 single family homes for sale in Eagle. The lowest price is a 2BR, 1 BA home for $116,500 and the most expensive a $2,900,000 lake home with 4BR and 4BA. Quite the range! To take a look at Eagle, Wisconsin real estate, search our website by clicking the PROPERTY SEARCH button at the top of this blog page.

Experience a Wisconsin Northwoods vacation like nothing else

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:09:01 +0000

This is not your typical rustic cabin in the Wisconsin Northwoods! But looks like an interesting place to stay and the lake looks as gorgeous as can be, which may be the only thing "typical" about this vacation spot found in Vilas County, Wisconsin.

April events in Wisconsin

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:34:59 +0000

There is a ton to do in the great state of Wisconsin, everything from fun-runs to fundraisers to theater to festivals. Here's what is going on in April all across the state. Have fun and see something new!

Wistravel.com is a great resource for all things Wisconsin, kind of like this blog and our web site is for Wisconsin real estate, shameless plug :) Thanks for reading!

Cool and strange architecture

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:57:18 +0000

If you find architecture interesting, here is some interesting architecture! Worth a look at some very unusual houses around the world.

Can't imagine how long some of these would take to sell.

Home design trends - some cool, some "huh?"

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:48:19 +0000

Interesting home design trends

If you could design your ideal real estate website...

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:50:08 +0000

What kind of features would it include? Property video? Text messaging ability? Click to chat with a live person? There are so many new products popping up everyday for use in Real Estate 2.0 it is hard to know which way to turn. We love to hear from our readers so please tell us what you'd like to see.

How can we make the real estate search experience better for you?

Home Staging can go too far...very funny.

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:57:54 +0000

This is a real home for sale, with fake people...Thanks to a Redfin forum writer and BlueCollar Agent blog for making my Monday morning with these pictures of staging gone too far!

Rock Solid Construction, literally

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:20:04 +0000

Check out this unique hotel that brings new meaning to the words Rock Solid Construction! Very cool. Thank you Sellsius for the great pictures.

Wisconsin Art lovers will love this website

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:58:47 +0000

We were made aware of a new Wisconsin artwork site yesterday that may be of interest to those who enjoy the visual arts and like to support Wisconsin artists. Visit ArtMailMilwaukee.com to see some great local art and consider joining their site to get a weekly email which will include a fresh peice or art - be it sculpture, painting, mixed media etc.

Thought we'd pass this along for those who may be interested. Maybe you'll finally find that perfect piece for your home!

Milwaukee, Wisconsin ranks with the big boys for fun!

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:42:55 +0000

Did you know Milwaukee, Wisconsin ranks as number 14 in a Bizjournals.com survey about America's Fun Cities? That's an honor. You know, you get used to what is in your own backyard. Think of Summerfest for example. The largest music festival around. Yet, so many of us take it for granted and complain about the prices and the crowds. So we don't go. Others drive for hours to attend. While Summerfest was not specifically mentioned, you know it must have played a role.

Milwaukee ranked overal as number 14.

In the category of Shopping, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ranked 40 (Boston was number 1, Pittsburg number 2.)

In the category of Food and Drink, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ranked 10! We do have great restaurants and drink - and well, we have more than our share of pubs and bars. (New York City was number 1, San Francisco is number 2)

In the category of Culture, Milwaukee, Wisconsin again ranked high at number 14. I am not aware of any other city that has all the ethnic festivals we do. (New York number 1, San Francisco number 2)

As for popular entertainment, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ranked 43. (Los Angeles was number 1, New York City, number 2)

Gambling... Of course, Las Vagas was number 1. New Orleans was number 2. Milwaukee, Wisconsin came in at 32 which is a little surprising. Buffalo (29), Portland (17), Baltimore (15), Pittsburg (21 and Miami (19) all ranked higher for gambling.

Next category is Low Impact sports such as golf, bowling alleys etc. Milwaukee ranked 14 beating out Los Angeles (31), San Francisco (28), Las Vegas (48) and Denver (45).. Boston was number 1.

In High Impact sports which includes skiing and fitness centers, Milwaukee again ranked high at 10 beating Denver (25) and Portland (12). Boston was number 1.

Not bad, Milwaukee Wisconsin!

record setting US Home sale

nospam@example.com (First Weber Group Realtors) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:53:16 +0000

$175 million dollar house sold? I always wonder where people who have such expensive, be-all, end-all homes move to next. But then, they probably don't MOVE at all. People with this kind of money probably have a number of homes they divide their time between. What a luxury, no pun intended.