According to a recent report by Pew Research, 81% of adults believe buying a home is the best long term investment you can make, despite the real estate trouble of the last few years. Would you agree? This number is down slightly from previous years, yet is still a very positive sign since 47% of those surveyed […]
I watch the news, just like all of you…from the doomsday predictions to the market trends that I get in my inbox everyday. I watch the local market, read the paper, follow internet news and speak to lenders weekly. I talk to my local politicians, families on the cusp of losing their homes and people […]
If you are the "average" buyer, you’ve been looking online at homes for about 2 years. You’ve wandered into occasional open houses but you’ve never felt an urgency to buy anything and you’ve been pretty nervous about what you’ve been hearing about real estate. It sounds scary, doesn’t it? So many people that you know losing […]
The Wisconsin economy is continuing to improve according to WRA President, Bill Malkasian. The state unemployment rate stood at 7.4% in January, down from 9.2% last January and is well below the national rate. In a recent Forbes article, Milwaukee was voted one of the top places to find employment. A strong job market should […]
Do you believe in Homeownership? Plenty of people do and see it as part of the American Dream. There are many opportunities for home buyers these days where we have a high inventory of homes for sale in Wisconsin and low mortgage rates. This could be a wonderful time to buy for those with good credit […]