Greater Madison WI Real Estate Blog

I work out of the Stark Middletonoffice, and I feel compelled to share this blog entry from Dave Stark, President of the Stark Company in the Greater Madison Wisconsin area.  I sincerely wish his remarks would be picked up by the national media instead of so much of the negativity we see.  Dave h...

    Just a regular ol' Friday in Middleton, Wisconsin, driving through the  industrial park, near the Madison Marriott West and Greenway Station, an upscale shopping area, turning left on Holiday Ave, and then making a right onto Deming Way, and what do my eyes behold?  Three Sand Hill cranes ju...

Driving back from the office today and stopping at my local Copps  Supermarket  on Century Ave in Middleton: just to be healthy, I enter in the produce section door. (Another choice is  entering  in close proximity of the liquor and ice cream section-not as healthy.) This is the first thing I see...

  Below is  single family home sales for the entire West side including the Town and City of Middleton from July 30 to August 30, 2010,  and the comparison table for 2009.      LIST PRICE: SOLD PRICE: DOM: 2010 HIGH LOW AVERAGE MEDIAN TOTAL PRICE LISTING COUNT $1,499,000 $109,900 $332,820 $279,45...

What do you do when you have accomplished something great? What do you do when you've made that big sale? Finished a big project when everyone else had doubts except you? Or you did have doubts but you forged ahead anyway against all odds? Do you jump for joy?  Just smile and move on? Simply cro...

Call me old fashioned, but I just love my magic mortgage calculator, the Qualifier II.  Sure,  there is now a Qualifier III and beyond. I take out some buyers and excitedly, they ask, "Well, how much would my monthly payment be if I put $10,000 down?" "$15,000 down?"   "$20,000?" "What if we put ...

What an amazing weekend at Madison's oldest park: Orton Park's 45th annual festival is this weekend!  What a crowd! So many amazing events and people watching that can't be beat.   Beer tent, booths with beads, bandanas and free literature.  The line was the longest at the Laotian Food stand for ...

When Justin was about 2 years old, we drew a simple picture of a fish on a piece of paper and gave him the pencil and showed him and told him how to draw it. It was incredible to see what he did!  He concentrated and had his tongue sticking out of the corner of his mouth. It was a great drawing f...

  $649,000 2984 North Shore Road LaPointe,WI 54850 County: Ashland Beds: 4 Baths: 3 Full Sq ft: 3,696 (approx) MLS#: 3962816 Status: NEW LISTING       Luxury waterfront home offers an array of jaw-dropping features in this custom log home, including gazebo, wraparound deck, skylights, fireplace ...

This excellent and thought provoking post is from that Wake Forest Chick, Leesa Finley.  Dear Sellers, yes, please do read this letter from Leesa.  It can help you find the right agent to market your home and sell it!Dear Seller - Have You Checked Your Listing OnLine? Trust is very important when...