Two accepted offers this week, its only Tuesday! Call me if you want to talk REAL ESTATE in Waukesha County and SE Wisconsin & how it will benefit u to buy,sell or both in 2012!     03/27/2012

Unidentified MOM sure is happy kids are moving out!     Want your kids out too? Lisa Bear of REMAX will help get them OUT, and into a new home of their own. Contact me for more details as to HOW. (You know you want too!) 03/24/2012

Eagle Springs Lake is a  nice sized lake at 311acres in the Town of Eagle.  There are some very nice upscale homes along with many older cabins.  Fisherman will find pike, rock bass, largemouth, panfish, bullhead, crappies, carp, and limited perch.   EAGLE SPRINGS REAL ESTATE - http://public.mlswis.com/cgi-bin/mainmenu.cgi?cmd=url+other/run_public_link.html&public_link_tech_id=u76jyp8dn32&id=1&cid=1     Waukesha County's LAKE COUNTRY - A place to gather & talk about living on the lake, wanting to live on the lake, and desire adventures at the lake.   If you are thinking about buying waterfront property in the Lake Country of Waukesha County in Wisconsin call LISA BEAR - REAL ESTATE IN WAUKESHA COUNTY!   Call me today and find out how I can help you buy or sell your home smoothly and ef... 04/17/2011

Are You Warming Your Home With Your Fireplace OR Cooling It Down? Love a Wood Fire? I love the ambiance of a crackling fire in the fireplace on a chilly Wisconsin winter evening.  Fireplaces are one of the most requested home features when someone is considering buying or building a home.  There is a problem though if you plan to keep your home warm with a traditional masonry fireplace without planning to make it more efficient.  The United State Department of Energy estimates that ninety percent of the heat being produced by a traditionally designed open front fireplace is going right up the chimney and not warming your home.  In fact, the fire may be drawing air from your home that you have paid to be warmed by your furnace and sending it up the chimney too. So are fireplaces a bad id... 02/21/2011

5 Reasons To Do It NOW! Selling Your House? The conventional wisdom when selling a home has always been to wait until the ‘Spring Buying Season’. Over the years, that has seemed to make sense and is now accepted as a good strategy for those who want to sell their house and receive the best possible price. This real estate market has shattered many previously held beliefs. The wisdom of waiting for a spring market is another belief that is about to fall. Here are five reasons why? 1.) Interest Rates Are On the Rise Interest rates have spiked up rather dramatically over the last ninety days and are now over 5%. Initially, an increase in rates has a positive effect on the market as it forces buyers off the fence. However, it also eats into a buyer’s purchasing power. As rates increase, the... 02/21/2011

Real Estate: Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes The real estate market has experienced difficulty over the last five years. From 2000-2006, house values climbed to unsustainable heights. Since then, we have seen much of this appreciation disappear. Now many  look at the housing market as dead and lying in the ashes of its previous glory. However, there is growing evidence that, just like the Phoenix, there is a new market currently rising from those ashes. Buyer activity is increasing The first sign of an improving market is buyers again beginning to shop for a home for themselves and their family. That is taking place right now.  Pete Flint, CEO of Trulia said in a recent press release: “We’re seeing a national resurgence of buyer and seller activity on Trulia.com. In January alone,... 02/21/2011

Surprising Insider Secrets for the 5 Stages of Buying Your First Home Buying a home is not a discrete event; it's a process - a sequence of events that happens over time, sometimes over as long as several months or even years!  While general guides to buying a home are a dime a dozen, I'm excited to share with you some insider secrets you may not have heard elsewhere - one for each stage involved in buying a home. Here's to helping you make the best decisions at every phase of your home buying process! Stage One: Deciding Whether It's The Right Time to Buy.  Insider Secret: The market is the least important factor you should consider when deciding whether and when to buy a home. Why: Everyone knows affordability is at an all-time high.  Home prices are low, and so are interest rates. Bu... 02/17/2011