Archive for the ‘North East Wisconsin’ category

July 30, 2009

Real estate’s mid-term report card (North East Wisconsin/Fond du Lac)

Real estate’s mid-term report card (North East Wisconsin/Fond du Lac)

By Scott Swick, First Weber Group. Article originally appeared in July 14, 2009 in the FdlReporter When my parents enrolled me in school, there was a widespread belief that if a kid started early, he or she would do better in school. But unlike the early education opportunities we have today, this just meant you […]

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July 29, 2009

Statewide real estate statistics available

Statewide real estate statistics available

Interested in what’s going on in the Wisconsin real estate market?  Check out the statewide WRA housing statistics for the first and second quarter of 2009.  Select the region you are interested in, then the county.  For more specifics, send a comment or a question and a First Weber agent can provide the data you are […]

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A critical crossroads for Fond du Lac

A critical crossroads for Fond du Lac

Scott Swick, owner and manager of First Weber’s Fond du Lac office, writes "Fond du Lac at a critical crossroads" for the Fond du Lac Reporter.  Insightful article, Scott. Thank you for bringing your expertise to the First Weber Wisconsin real estate blog.

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May 7, 2008

Housing Crisis is over

Housing Crisis is over

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal online “The Housing Crisis is over” Written by Cyril Moulle-Berteaux, the article states despite the gloomy headlines in traditional media, April 2008 was the likely the bottom of the U.S housing market.  Reaching the bottom doesn’t mean by next year we will be seeing double digit […]

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March 18, 2008

Buying a Home is Wisconsin: prices good, lending tougher

Buying a Home is Wisconsin: prices good, lending tougher

Prices are right for first time home buyers or move up buyers, but financing, which in recent years was quite easy to get, is getting tougher.  Save your pennies for that downpayment because you are going to need it. While maybe harder for buyers to enter into homeownership, the article below points out some changes […]

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