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January 2011 Wisconsin housing statistics as well as  2010 year end  statistics are now available here: Market Update Jan 2011 .  We are very lucky here in south central Wisconsin to have sustained a relatively stable market in comparison to other areas of the country.

There’s many different theories on how much home you should buy. Some experts say leverage yourself to the max, others say limit your mortgage to a 15 year loan with payments less than 25% of your take home pay. My opinion tends to be somewhere in the middle of these two theories but a little Read More

As a Realtor, I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the question, “When is the housing market going to bottom?”. Nobody ever knows exactly when we have hit bottom until they look back in history and see the statistics. Most of what you hear in the media is a broad generalization of our nation as Read More

For those of you that are business owners or landlords, this is a must read. There is new regulations for businesses and landlords to file 1099s. This regulation somehow snuck into the health care reform bill. The way I understand it is that effective Jan 1 2011 all landlords will be required to file a Read More

Hello and welcome to our new blog! We have often run out of room on Facebook when trying to get information out there. So, we decided it was time to start a blog. Our goal with this blog is to make a difference in people’s lives through education, information, and inspiration. We hope our upcoming Read More