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 ...

The headline a few days ago was that 13% of US homes are vacant, up from 12.1% in 2007 (from the US Census Bureau.  Wisconsin is at 13.1%, up from 10.2% in 2000.)  Excel spreadsheet with data on all 50 states  What made it a headline is the concern that an increase in vacancy rates translates into increased downward pressure on home ...

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 past practice has been to not spend much time writing about actual real estate transactions that I am involved in, and I presently reconsidering that approach.  I guess my concern is that, unless I talk about it, how is anyone going to know if I am actually doing anything?  Real estate-wise, that is. So, without any ...

September has been designated REALTOR® Safety Month by the National Association of REALTORS®, and in conjunction with that observance REALTOR® Magazine created an online poll asking of REALTORS® what personal safety products they used while working in real estate.  (Personal safety is not a minor issue – everyday ...

  The Town of Manitowish Waters is continuing to propose revisions to the town's Uniform Dwelling Code (UDC) and I am continuing to speak my mind about it.  Last October the town board held a hearing to propose extending UDC inspection requirements to accessory buildings and garages over 200 square feet in size.  ...

Bear with me on this one.  I read an article in the January 18th issue of Fortune Magazine about a wildly intriguing new concept (wildly intriguing to me, as a result of my many years in agricuture.)  And this wildly intriguing concept has a nexus (at least in spirit) to our Northwoods with its large concentrations of ...