Mountain Towns

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Ski Towns are more popular today than ever before, but will the new owners actually enjoy living full time in a vacation destination?

South Shore Club Sells

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Looking for inventory in the South Shore Club? So was this buyer. He asked me to find a home for him, and last week we closed. Sometimes, it really is that simple.

Over

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What just happened? Is it still summer? I remember the summer days. I remember seeing them through my car window, and out of this office window. The gas station was … Read more

Inventory Issues

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The lakefront market was hot this summer, but now it’s raining and the stock market broke from its melt-up trend. What happens next?

Endless Summer

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The license plate said that. ENDLESS SUMMER. If you capitalize it, then it seems like some sort of horror film. It screams at you and demands things of you. But … Read more

Black Point Sells

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When it’s all said and done, I should probably look back at this market with some appreciation. With my eyes growing dim and the sunlight barely leaking through my bedroom … Read more

Youth

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What is it about youth that we so envy? Do we envy youth because of our own cherished memory of it? Is it that we can imagine a time in … Read more

Force

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Years ago, I wrote often about the need to carve out time and dedicate that time to the enjoyment of this place. It was the time of our lives, after … Read more

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Memorial Day Weekend

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During any year, we celebrate this weekend. We celebrate in our remembrance, but we do not confuse meaningful reflection with the absence of celebration. This is a weekend that matters, … Read more

May

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Corona is everywhere and no one should leave their homes. If you do, you might get it, which is to say we’re all going to get it, because without herd … Read more

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If

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This morning, I decided to do the thing I’ve done for nearly all of the past 24 years worth of mornings. I woke up, cleaned up, dressed down, and drove … Read more

Orchard Lane

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There’s a thing about houses that the market, as a whole, often forgets. In the pursuit of function over form, the market hastily changes the classic lake homes of Lake … Read more

Vacation Home Markets

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In the good times, underlying market weakness is hard to see. During a crisis, there’s no hiding what makes most vacation home markets weaker than Lake Geneva.

Indian Hills For Sale

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At the Lake, the off-water market lake access market is made up of three very important and distinct sub-markets. There are homes with slips. Homes with views. Homes with proximity. … Read more

Wednesday

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I took a walk yesterday. The last time I took a walk in the middle of the day was so long ago that I cannot remember it. Of course there … Read more

Monday

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Why do we even bother giving the days names? I read this in a tweet over the weekend and I thought it was funny. But then I also thought about … Read more

Reminisce

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What an odd time to be alive. I’m glad to be alive during it, because the alternative seems worse. I think all of this social distancing and economy destroying is … Read more

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Lake Geneva Quarantine

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I’ve been contemplating what, if anything, to write about the current state of things. Things, as a point of fact, are bad. Individually, I’m fine. I have a nice house … Read more

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Choices

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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.

Welcome, 2020

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2019 was a terrific year. But now it’s gone and it’s time to focus on the task at hand: 2020.

Happy Thanksgiving

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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

Lake Geneva Farms

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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

Lake Geneva Videos

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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

High End

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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?

Pier Guys

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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

Market Oddities

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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.

Clear Sky Lodge

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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

Lake Geneva Water

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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

November

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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

Basswood Sells

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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,

Elevated

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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

250 Circle Parkway Sells

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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

Out Of Towners

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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,

Sunday

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Just trying to break the habit that forces us to worry about the future more than we care about living in the present.

Market Top

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Want to buy real estate in 2019? Good. Want to avoid the market mistakes that many consumers are making? Buy the blue chips.

Battle Royale

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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.

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The Test

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Considering Lake Geneva for a vacation home but you’re unsure about the scene? Take my test and find out in just one day!