Greater Madison WI Real Estate Blog

This week I atteded as class on the  Meyers-Briggs Personality Type Indicatoror MBTI.  http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/ We had filled out our rather extensive  profiles ahead of time and the class explained the concepts, the various types (there are 16 combination...

Congratulations to the Raging Grannies! Some of the feisty grannies responsible for the award are shown below at the Labor Temple in Madison.   Madison's Raging Grannies, a volunteer musical group that mixes humor with a political message, will be the winners of  the Wisconsin Network for Peace a...

It is a great time to buy a home! And have I got the location for you! Middleton, WI, is loaded with small town charm.  We have extensive bike trails and parks, proximity to Madison and its sports and cultural happenings, and the Capitol Brewery Bier Garden!  CNN/Money Magazine voted Middleton th...

                                                                             1. During a listing appointment, I always ask the seller how much they think they will get for the house.  Recently an older woman gave me a figure $100,000 over what I had in mind. "That is what I need from the house-th...

Barbara's Apple Bread   2 cups flour                    2 eggs 1 tsp baking soda           1 1/2 TBS milk ½ tsp salt                       1/2 tsp vanilla ½ cup shortening             2 cups chopped raw apple (cored, not peeled) 1 cup sugar                     1 cup chopped raw nuts   Sift togeth...

An agent in my office was telling me about an upscale listing she has in a beautiful wooded setting outside of Middleton.  She said some buyers had looked at the home, loved it and made a special request.  They were willing to pay $200.00 per night and they wanted to spend a couple of nights in t...

I can't believe they let me install sheet rock!  I was part of a little team of three people assigned to sheet-rock a wall and closet in the dining room for a Habitat for Humanity volunteer day.  Parts of our assigned tasks  we executed independently (I can do this all by myself!) but there were...

 The  The Stark Company first opened its doors in 1908 and has stayed a local family owned company ever since. Dave Stark has made this pledge: No other real estate firm, of any size, is organized to serve our customers needs as completely, as professionally, and a successfully as The Stark Compa...

    Bathrooms are such worthwhile upgrades to your home. To add a new bath or expand an existing bath, you can steal space from other parts of the house. Closets: Commandeer a nearby closet (or one already in the room) to enlarge an existing bath. A large closet can be converted into a small pow...

 Updating the Kitchen on a Budget Kitchens are the most important room in the house. It's the heart and soul of the home. Even if a buyer is not much of a cook, the kitchen is still where family and friends tend to gather.  •If new granite is out of your budget, consider either re-grouting the ki...