Vince Hoehn of CENTURY 21 Pierce Realty LLC, Manitowish Waters, WI

I like to believe that reasonable people can have differences of opinion and still get along, but sometimes I despair.  The following content is courtesy of the NAR and worth sharing for its entertainment value alone. Regarding Home Owners Associations, they are the exception in the Northwoods, but most condominiums have covenants and ...

[photo:listing:1655346] Gorgeous water views!  MLS® #118141  $28,900 - New reduced price! Winchester, Vilas County  -  Beautiful lake views give this residential parcel real value. This slightly elevated off-water lot is ideally situated to provide soul-satisfyingly peaceful views of deep, clear water Adelade ...

I note that one of my posts on the home inspection contingency is closing in on 10,000 views (Google loves it for some reason), so I decided to “google” the term “home inspection contingency” and see what other folks had to say about the topic.  And what I read (and I didn’t agree with everything I read) gave me ...

The sales of two of my listings closed today, and these properties have something else in common -- both received multiple offers.  The home on North Farming Road has essentially been under contract during the entire one year term of the listing.  The first contract failed because the hopeful buyer could not sell his present ...

Or as it may be more properly known, the endowment effect? The endowment effect is a theory of cognitive bias (flaw in judgement) first proposed by economist Richard Thaler.  Thaler stated:  "This pattern -- the fact that people often demand much more to give up an object than they would be willing to pay to acquire it -- is called ...

My previous blog posts (May 29th and August 3rd) about the home inspection contingency and how it is constructed in the Wisconsin WB-11 Residential Offer to Purchase continue to receive beaucoup views, averaging about 7 per day for the last 6 months.  Apparently a large number of people are doing online searches ...

The National Association of REALTORS has just released the 2009 version of the association's annual Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers.  One hundred and sixteen pages long, the report contains many interesting statistics and details ranging from very broad to very precise relating to today's homebuyers and home sellers and their ...

In our market many of our buyers (and sellers) are not residents of Wisconsin.  These customers and clients, familiar with real estate practices in their home states, often are not aware that Wisconsin-licensed agents must by law follow rules that may differ from those with which out-of-state buyers and sellers are familiar.  Agency ...

This is an argument that has been going on a long time, and the answer you receive is going to depend upon who you ask.  I am not going to try to answer the question, but I am going to compare and contrast the two investment vehicles for their strengths and weaknesses. A successful investment in real estate or the stock market is the art and ...

In my case, yes. But all consumers may not understand that not all real estate sales agents and brokers are REALTORS (all capital letters; it's a registered trademark.) Here in Wisconsin, for one to practice real estate, he/she must be credentialed by the Department of Regulation and Licensing to do so. To obtain the credential, this normally ...