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    We are going to be trying some open houses during the week. This is an idea that we got from a comment that an agent shared with us at our last all-company meeting.  The past few months our Sunday open houses have not been very successful.  People are not going through our opens.   I am not s...
06/22/2010
      It seems to me that the days of print advertising are almost over.  Print advertising is extremely expensive.  It is no surprise that the Internet has changed real estate and the newspaper business forever. How much do we spend on Journal advertising?  I would say that each ad that we put i...
06/16/2010
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This graph is something new on the RE/MAX site that our agents can use.  If I can say so…it does look pretty impressive.  Though the market has taken a toll on a lot of agents (including those who have left the industry), this graph shows that RE/MAX agents are on the leading edge and do more tra...
06/03/2010
We’ve heard a lot lately about the financial problems n Europe.  Though I am not an economic expert, I do know that because international investors see the Unites States being in much better shape than Europe, investors are putting their money into U.S. government securities.  This is driving mor...
05/24/2010
Stats for the first quarter of 2010 compared with the 1st quarter of 2009 show that the number of building permits taken out in the Milwaukee metro area increased by 28%.  This was taken from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel dated 5-10-10.   This increase may reflect some confidence coming back int...
05/10/2010
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The tax credit is now done…it did what it was supposed to do which was to help persuade people who were financially capable to purchase a home in times of unstable prices and a lot of inventory.   Whether this credit supplied a band aid or a permanent fix in the market probably won’t be seen unti...
05/07/2010
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The homebuyer tax credit expires on April 30th.  That means that you must have an accepted offer on a property by that date…you do not need to close until June 30, 2010. The first-buyer credit remains 10% of the cost of the home or $8000, whichever is less.  For existing homeowners the credit is ...
04/21/2010
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What the heck is WHEDA…The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority!  It was created in the 1970’s and used quite frequently until a couple of years ago when their money ran out. The proceeds from the sale of bonds now allow them to fund financing programs that help stimulate affordab...
04/12/2010
  Hello everyone!     I wanted to let you know that we are using a video hosting company called Wellcommat.com.  They are by far the best company that hosts real estate videos.  I am embeding a link so you can check them out.  We are the first to use video in Milwaukee!  Only 1% of realtors nati...
04/06/2010
Just a quick note to let all of you know that you have  ONLY   until April 30th to have a contract in hand to obtain the tax credit that is still available.    Just to reiterate, the first-buyer credit remains 10% of the cost of the home or $8000, whichever is less.   The credit for existing home...
03/31/2010
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