Archive for the ‘Racine/Southern Wisconsin’ category

January 18, 2010

Excellent Racine, Wisconsin real estate resource and what’s happening in the Racine real estate market

Excellent Racine, Wisconsin real estate resource and what’s happening in the Racine real estate market

Meet a guy who knows a lot about Racine real estate….  In his own words, "I have been in the real estate business for a really long time!"  He is John Crimmings, Vice President and co-owner of First Weber Group Southern Wisconsin. John shares his knowledge in a great post on his blog specific to […]

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January 3, 2010

Five Realities of Purchasing A Foreclosure Property

Five Realities of Purchasing A Foreclosure Property

There are opportunities to buy foreclosed properties in most markets right now.  But the question is, should you?   Let’s define a foreclosure.  When a property owner defaults on their mortgage, the property is headed for foreclosure.  The process varies by State but in most cases, a period of time is allowed for the owner […]

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October 9, 2009

5 myths sellers believe

5 myths sellers believe

If you are a home seller in Wisconsin, this article may be of interest to you. Let us know what you think. Scott Swick of First Weber writes about myths and opinions below: In today’s uncertain real estate market, fear runs rampant.  Many sellers are listening to the national media and coming to the conclusion that […]

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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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