Adapted from our friends at Keeping Current Matters. 1. Prices are increasing at an accelerated rate. The price of a home is the major consideration when deciding whether or not it makes financial sense to purchase a house. Experts are not only projecting that house values will increase in 2013. They are also more optimistic in the level [...]
Home Buying
February 2013 Home Sales Reports Shows Double-Digit Growth for 20th Consecutive Month
Reports for the last year have continued to show that the housing market is back, and the 2013 February Home Sales Report released today by the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association is no different. February marked the 20th straight month of double-digit growth in sales of existing homes. Sales were up 11.7% compared to February 2012 and [...]
Join Shorewest This Weekend for Our Open House Extravaganza
The housing recovery spike in the last quarter of 2012 has carried over into 2013, and there’s no better time to invest for the future than by becoming a homeowner. With the strong growth in home sales and still-affordable fixed-rate mortgages, the housing market recovery has made owning a home easier than ever. To help [...]
Are Young Adults Buying Homes Again?
A post from our friends at Keeping Current Matters. Sales of residential properties are back to the highs experienced at the expiration of the Home Buyers Tax Credit in April 2010. One of the reasons for this surge in purchasing is that young adults may again be entering the market. Over the last few years, [...]
Southeastern Wisconsin Real Estate Market Data (by County)
BROWN COUNTY DODGE COUNTY JEFFERSON COUNTY KENOSHA COUNTY MILWAUKEE COUNTY OZAUKEE COUNTY RACINE COUNTY ROCK COUNTY SHEBOYGAN COUNTY WALWORTH COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY WAUKESHA COUNTY
Housing Sales Continued Strong in 4th Quarter
A letter from Joseph A. Horning, President of Shorewest, REALTORS® 2012 was truly a rebound year for the real estate market in Wisconsin. I am proud to present that Shorewest Realtors helped over 10,700 families buy and sell their homes. Throughout the year, the nation saw strong growth in home sales, indicating that buyers are [...]
My Best Advice to Home Buyers
From John Inzeo, Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation Many potential home buyers ask us what the most important first step in acquiring financing for their home purchase. The answer is easy — get an authentic pre-approval! All too often we hear lenders exclaim that they can pre-approve buyers without accessing their credit report. Simply put, this is [...]
2013 – An Even Better Time to Move to your Dream House
Think you missed the boat on owning the house of your dreams after the housing bubble burst in 2006? It turns out that 2013 is an even better time for you to move up to a new home. Since the housing market crash, home values are about 20% less today. Take a look at the [...]
Shorewest Career Seminar — March 2, 2013
We’re sorry you missed the career seminar on March 2. If you’re interested in learning more about a career in real estate, contact our career counselors at 414.476.1231 or careers@shorewest.com. We also offer free career webinars and office-led seminars at a variety of dates and times. To attend a webinar from the convenience of your [...]
2012: Another Year with Shorewest on Top
Shorewest, REALTORS® spent another year on top of the southeastern Wisconsin markets, producing the most sold homes and the highest amount of listings. In both cases, we did more business than the next three competitors combined! Shorewest sold 10,107 houses in 2012, up 27% over 2011. Shorewest listed 8,151 homes, over 5,000 more homes than [...]