Both Metro-Milwaukee’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA) recently released their monthly sales reports for 2013. Metro MLS shows that new listings in the Milwaukee region increased 10.3% in May, a welcome relief after the shortage of listings slowed the buying process for the first months of 2013. Inventory levels, however, [...]
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Shorewest Reports: Recent Real Estate Statistics Show Strong Growth in May
Shorewests’s Lake Country and Watertown Offices Break Monthly Sales Records
The housing market has truly rebounded in the past few years, with more families looking to buy and sell their homes than we’ve seen in many years. At Shorewest, REALTORS®, we’re seeing record growth and sales this year and are excited to celebrate the successes of our offices. Shorewest’s Lake Country and Watertown Offices both broke overall [...]
ShorewestTV On Demand: Customized and Convenient Home Searches Available Online 24/7
ShorewestTV is moving to a computer screen near you! We’re excited to bring you the new ShorewestTV On Demand at www.shorewest.tv. Continue to read below for our full explanation or watch our short introductory video here. What is ShorewestTV On Demand? It’s an online video streaming service available 24/7 to anyone with an internet connection. [...]
Check Out the Gorgeous New Luxury Properties on Shorewest’s Pinterest Page!
All of our Shorewest Luxury Portfolio properties are marketed to highlight their exquisite features. To showcase the beauty of these homes, Shorewest features a Pinterest board titled Our Luxury Listings, where you can view all of our luxury homes in one place. Check out a sneak peak below at five of the homes we’ve recently [...]
Shorewest, REALTORS® Lake Geneva Office Breaks Sales Record in April
The housing market has truly rebounded in the past few years, with more families looking to buy and sell their homes since the housing bubble burst. At Shorewest, REALTORS®, we’re seeing record growth and sales this year and are excited to celebrate the successes of our offices. Shorewest’s Lake Geneva Office located at 623 Main [...]
Home Prices Post Biggest National Gain Since 2006
The S&P Case-Shiller index showed the biggest year-over-year gains in prices since 2006. The index measures the 20 largest markets in the nation each January and has posted the change in home prices each year above. Since the housing bubble burst in January of 2006, home prices have continued to decrease, with the lowest rates [...]
Market Analysts Revise 2013 Projections — The Housing Market is Stronger than Anticipated
Analysts recorded their future price projections at the end of 2012, and with increases ranging from 2% to 5.3%. Each analyst has since upgraded their price projections based on the first quarter, with the lowest gains at 4.2%. With an average growth of 2.89%, the analysts agree — the market is accelerating faster than they [...]
The State of the Market — May 2013
A letter from Joseph A. Horning, President of Shorewest, REALTORS® Throughout the first quarter, the nation saw growth in home sales and median prices. In Wisconsin, first quarter home sales were up 11% and median prices rose 5% compared with the first quarter of 2012. We are seeing fewer distressed properties, which is one of [...]
Join Shorewest for Nationwide Open House Weekend, April 20 and 21
Demand for real estate is much stronger, and the spring housing market of 2013 is projected to be one of the best in years. This weekend, real estate agents from coast- to-coast will host thousands of open houses as part of the REALTOR® Nationwide Open House Weekend. On April 20 and 21, Shorewest sales associates [...]
Four Staging Solutions for Selling Your Home
Have you ever walked into an open house and wondered, “What were they thinking?” If you’re putting your home on the market, read our four tips for staging your home effectively this spring. Put any collections into storage. Even if you have high-end cases built for your collectibles and could find buyers with the same [...]