Great home on the Eagle River Chain of 28 lakes. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, tongue and groove pine interior with maple floors. Pine cabinets with pine fronts on refrigerator and dishwasher, granite countertops. Built in oven and cooktop. Great lakeside gazebo with hot tub and sauna. 2 heated garage
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09/26/2008
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins... not through strength but by perseverance! H. Jackson Brown
09/12/2008
The following are from the Northwoods MLS. Volume on-water is down significantly while off-water is down but not far off from 2007. Values are down slightly off-water while values on-water seem to be down more. There really are not enough sales to make these statistically accurate. However, t
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09/02/2008
The Milwaukee Journal, in their quest to be the newest version of "nattering nabobs of negativity" published an article stating that Wisconsin home vaules "only" increased by 1%. In a nation where housing has lost value in most markets, Wisconsin homeowners actually experienced a value increase.
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08/19/2008
How low can they go? 60% of asking? 50% of asking? 40% of asking? The offers coming are lower than low. They are lower than dirt. They are positively subterranean! My new term for the lowest of the low ballers!!!
08/08/2008
Northwoods' News Jim Mulleady - Broker Coldwell Banker Mulleady REALTORS, August 2008 July results are disappointing. All indicators were pointing toward an improvement in July. I track actual closings from the Greater Northwoods MLS.
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08/01/2008
Real estate in the Northwoods is different than in many other markets. Perhaps the biggest difference is that 80%+ of the homes we sell are vacation or second homes. Emotion plays an important role in the sale of any home but it is even more important with second homes. After all, does anyone
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07/26/2008
Very busy week. We have been awaiting an uptick in showings and it is finally occurring. I'm uncertain as to what caused the surge but we are all quite pleased. We are still seeing many buyers coming in with offers below 80%. The sellers have been quite unreceptive to low offers. The sellers
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07/23/2008
Data from the National Association of REALTORS: 1. 8 in 10 second home buyers consider it a good time to invest in real estate compared with 59% of primary home buyers. 2. The typical vacation home buyer in 2007 was 46 years old, had a median household income of $99,100 and purchased a property
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07/11/2008
What I am seeing thus far this summer: Traffic is definitely down. Walk-ins and call-ins are down as is Internet traffic. Auro traffic is down as well. July 4 was quite busy here and the crowds were huge. However, the crowds died down by Sunday. Real Estate is moving a bit better. At the end
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07/09/2008
