Bill's Blog

I have always been about educating my clients and making sure they understand the entire process of buying and/or selling a home. Whether it's how they get listings, where their home shows up or what they are signing. One suggestion I ran across on another Realtor's blog was to go through the doc...

The following was sent to Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors members.  Let's hope that the turnaround happens!!!! ------------------------------------------- By Jennifer Sereno12/16/2008 Is Wisconsin poised for a turnaround in the real estate market?   If the recent results of a statewide ...

Hey all you realtors out there!  I need your help.  It's been a tough year and I could really use a pick-me-up.  I have started blogging (unfortunately I can't talk about real estate) on a local website.  They are currently having a contest for a $200 football prize package.  I have submitted a p...

Can you believe another loss by 4 points!?????  It is so frustrating.  To be so close and yet so far.  So who do we cheer for now - Vikings or Bears.  If the Vikings win, we'll have to put up with the horn during the playoffs and I can't seem to bring myself to cheer for the Bears. At least we sh...

December 10, 2008 - Sales were down 30.5% in November compared to a year ago, according to housing statistics released by the MLS today.With the melt-down on Wall Street over the last 8-weeks, it appears buyers are sitting on their hands when considering the real estate market. The housing market...

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) drectors, at their recent meeting in Orlando, formally approved the NAR's Housing Stimulus Plan.  This plan will be presented to Congress.  The goal of the plan is to provide incentives to potential buyers and get them to move forward with purchasing a p...

  This was while we were waiting to start the parade route in the 2008 Menomonee Falls Christmas parade.  We had the RE/MAX balloon basket with us.  It was a great hit with the parade watchers - especially when he lit the flame up.

I thought this was worth passing along! I've already put it in my cell phone and used it several times.  It works great!Here's a number worth putting into your cell phone/home phone speed dial: 1-800-goog411 -(1-800-466-4411). This is an awesome service from Google, and it's free - great when you...

Well, here we are the 8th of December and we're getting more snow!  I've heard so many people over the last week or so comment about how they are tired of the snow already.  I guess I'd have to say that I'm probably in the minority and love the snow.  Yeah, last year I started to get a bit tired ...

My family moved to Germantown when I was starting the 2nd grade.  That was about 33 years ago.  I lived there until I got married in 1991.  During that time, Germantown has grown significantly both in size and in population.  The population in 1980 was 10,729 (I still remember the signs announcin...