Lake Geneva Lake Access Update
The stock market is getting hammered, so shouldn’t the Lake Geneva market feel some of that pain? Apparently not.
The stock market is getting hammered, so shouldn’t the Lake Geneva market feel some of that pain? Apparently not.
The review series soldiers on, this time to a Saturday night date with the Grand Geneva’s Chop House.
Real estate involves choices. Lots of choices. But the true danger lies in making purchase decisions based on the quality of the cabinets and not the pedigree of the location.
The Grandview restaurant served me a delicious steak. That steak catapulted the Grandview into the #1 position in my steakhouse review series.
There may be some confusion as to what my goal is with these food reviews. I don’t write them because I think I’m someday going to transition into the world … Read more
In August of this year, it’ll mark 24 years that I’ve been sitting at this desk. That means I’ve spent the majority of my life thinking about this market. In … Read more
The last time I was at Jonathan’s On Brick Street was the second time I was at Jonathan’s On Brick Street. The first time I was there, it was a … Read more
January is an interesting month. On one hand, it’s winter, so everyone likes to pretend that it’s too difficult to do things. Drive to the lake on a Friday night? … Read more
The newest lakefront home to find its way to market: 1530 Lake Shore in Lake Geneva. Level frontage, turn key condition. Sweet.
A new restaurant presents a solid contender for your steak-centric dining preferences.
I have a problem with diets. I’ve been on several of them over the course of this adulthood that I’m rushing through, and without fail they all follow the same … Read more
On a January day in 2018, a pleasant house on the north shore of Fontana hit the market for $4,695,000. It wasn’t a house that was necessarily built to hit … Read more
In contrast to my accurate prediction for Geneva National last year, I admit to you this morning that I was dead wrong about my prediction for the lakefront condo market. … Read more
Geneva National is back, and it really is better than ever. Sure, there are still homeowners residing inside these brick and cedar behemoths that were built prior to 2006, those … Read more
I don’t pretend to be a particularly savvy investor. I have friends that are. I am not. I just don’t have the knack for it, and aside from regular real … Read more
2019 was a terrific year. But now it’s gone and it’s time to focus on the task at hand: 2020.
A new real estate office. And two dynamite new Lake Geneva condominiums.
An inspired Michael Abraham design on Lake Geneva’s luxury lane hits the market.
As I spy the cut spruce trees stacked for sale outside this coffee shop, I ponder what they are, exactly. Holiday Trees, the sign says. I wonder
My wife and children were to be out of town for a few days, and my job was simple. In the morning, let the chickens out and be sure they had food
It’s gray again. The snow has melted, so we have that going for us, but the white has been replaced with the grays and browns of November, and
What is it that makes a house appear high end? Is it the color palette? If we gray out a house in the most modern style, will that make it high end?
This morning things seem ideal. I woke up, which is a nice start to any day. My house was warm, my children healthy, and when I sat on the edge of
Once in a while, I look at something other than the Lake Geneva lakefront and lake access market. I look at the market on Other Lakes, Wisconsin.
It’s a shame I haven’t yet sold this beautiful home. Where else can you find a private tennis court, private (heated) swimming pool, Lord and
I see the world in black and white. I see it in wrong and right. I see the people who dwell in the gray and I wonder why. Packers fans see Bears
If I were the sort of person who was forced to spend sixth months in a more tax advantageous state, it would be a struggle for me. In order to find
This morning there are just 15 lakefront homes for sale on The Lake. It’s the last week of October and our colors have peaked. The boats are leaving.
I just wrote a brilliant review of the sale at W4396 Basswood. It was amazing, if I do say so myself. Succinct, powerful, articulate. And then,
I spent last week in the south of France. It was a nice week, although it could be successfully argued that sitting at this desk watching the fall leav
Last year, about this time, I sold the home at 254 Circle Parkway in Williams Bay, up on the tip of Cedar Point. The home was lovely, with newer updat
I blame the television for this one. I also blame the internet, but it should be argued that the bulk of this blame lies with the television. Namely,
After some time off, it was time to sample a new Fish Fry offering. This time, Jonathan’s on Brick Street, in Delavan.
The long standing measurement of market value is, in reality, rather misleading.
Just trying to break the habit that forces us to worry about the future more than we care about living in the present.
A new week, a new sale. This time a direct deal on the south shore, and a good one at that.
Geneva National has had itself an amazingly solid summer. Let’s stand and applaud.
Want to buy real estate in 2019? Good. Want to avoid the market mistakes that many consumers are making? Buy the blue chips.
Certain times, there’s nothing more to say. Like when you’ve eaten a most delicious dinner. You can say it was a delicious dinner. You can take a picture of it … Read more
You think your life is difficult? Ha! Try fighting my battle, and then you’ll at least be happy that you’re not having to walk a day in my pollen covered shoes.
There is a boat parade that precedes the Venetian Fest fireworks. There shouldn’t be.
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Your vacation home search is important. Why would you leave it to the whims of an internet algorithm?
It’s July, and our market is active, which is an understatement.
Grassway Organics is a farm that serves wood-fired pizza on the weekends. I drove to East Troy to see what this was all about.
It’s finally summer and the market is hot. In spite of this, it’s time for some pricing reductions.
It’s Independence Day Weekend at the lake. Let’s pray for sunshine and remember how fortunate we are to celebrate our freedom.
It’s raining again, and this time it’s getting to me. The sun shines, but then it doesn’t. Here, then gone. Like a rising fish in that corner pool, dark and … Read more
The search for Lake Geneva’s best pizza continues. But there’s a good chance the search is over.
The market is moving along nicely, as you’d expect. With the S&P at ATH and the lakefront inventory tight, we have the markings of an exceptionally stable market.
The Boat House Bar and Grill has a nice lakeside patio. This is obvious. But how’s their pizza?
It’s still for sale. It shouldn’t be. Reduced to $8.495MM. The most complete estate listed for sale this summer. Email me for a private tour.
I spent much of Sunday on the lake. There’s a new boat in the Curry fold, and the boat must be used. Boats are like that. If you don’t use … Read more
One year ago, I stopped writing fish fry reviews. Over the following weeks, I was often asked why I didn’t crown a winner. Why, after so much fish and so … Read more
I’ve never been to Edgar, Wisconsin. The odds are good that you haven’t been there either. Because I’ve never been, I don’t know much about it, other than they used … Read more
In case you’re not around Lake Geneva at the moment and would like to peruse the new issue…
Well, here we are. On the cusp. Don’t forget, this isn’t it. This is the cusp. This isn’t summer. This is a dress rehearsal. This is the weekend where you … Read more
A unique location on the Parkway in Cedar Point Park. This lake access home might need a bit of improvement, but the location is divine.
My newest lakefront listing is perfect for the buyer who wants to find value in a market where it is, undoubtedly, elusive.
It was Saturday night and I was tired, but my hunger overcame my fatigue and I drove to Elkhorn to eat even more pizza.
Real estate isn’t really that hard. Buyers buy when they’re confident and they sell when they’re fearful. Nothing else really matters.
In between the rain drops, the trees of May strut their stuff. Pay attention, because these flowers are fleeting.
JoJo’s in the Delavan Inlet makes a promising pizza pie. But there’s something missing.
The market is humming, new listings are popping, and some buyers think a For Sale By Owner means they’ve found a terrific deal.
Gino’s East should be able to serve me a nice pizza on a Monday night. But did they?
My latest lakefront sale was of this delightful shingle style home on Fontana’s North Shore.
It was snowing on Sunday and I needed to eat some pizza. Vesuvio’s Little Italy in Delavan was up to bat.
Another week another sale on Geneva Lake. This one of a nice house on Park Drive that I closed for $2,100,000. Let’s learn what this sale shows us about the market.
Larducci’s brings a strong effort and comes very, very close to knocking off Harpoon Willie’s for the top spot.
The market loves old homes, until they hit the market. Truly old lakefronts might be legacy estates, but this isn’t about those. This is about the in between.
I was already in Hebron. Hebron, the place where they won that basketball championship so many years ago. The place that’ll be damned if they’re going to let you forget … Read more
The market has taken away my buy side worry and left me with supply side worry. Also, some other worry.
Move over Pino’s, there’s a new leader. Not only better than Pino’s, but better than Chicago’s own Pat’s?
The market knows what comes next. In case you forgot, summer is what’s next. And it starts in nine weeks, ready or not.
A corner convenience store turned into a Kringle shop that also sells pizza. Let’s see if it’s any good.
A new listing in the South Shore Club isn’t just located in the best spot within the club. It’s likely the nicest house, too.
Another week, another pending sale on the lakefront. This time, a magnificent Fontana specimen priced at $7,395,000.
Does Nayeli’s Pizza serve the best pizza in Walworth County? Probably not. But the crust is ideal.
It’s still winter, but the lakefront market knows that summer is right around this icy corner.
Mama Cimino’s is a Lake Geneva pizza restaurant. It serves pretty good pizza.
The pizza review series brings us to Walworth, where Pino’s Pizza lurks in the back of a strip mall.
Lakefront buyers know that a hunt for a lakefront house can be fun. Can, being the operative word there. It could be fun. Should be fun. But often, in this … Read more
On December 17th, I decided to try the Keto diet. The timing was complicated, so close to Christmas, a holiday revered in my family for its significance, yes, but also … Read more
A mid-February Lake Geneva lakefront market update. Inventory concerns remain, activity is on the rise.