Lake Geneva Buyers
Buyers are making some terrible decisions. And this time, it’s really all their fault.
Buyers are making some terrible decisions. And this time, it’s really all their fault.
Lackey Lane is an exceptional lakefront street. I’m pleased to announce the latest lakefront sale, and my fifth on Lackey Lane.
The summer market at Lake Geneva wears on, and the fall market is quietly waiting its turn. Expect more of the same, perhaps with a side of inventory.
What a terrible time it is to be a man of conviction. Or a woman, I should add, so no one gets mad at me. There’s nothing that can be … Read more
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
I should, at this date in summer, be doing little but plodding through my work days and enjoying what I know to be a very short summer. I should work … Read more
I showed this home approximately one billion times. That’s rounding up, sure, but the hyperbole is light in this case. I tried to share my vision for this old lake … Read more
I’d like to take a moment to give June the credit that June deserves. Typically, June deserves very little credit. Take last year, for instance. June was miserable and petulant, … Read more
You know I don’t care about Other Lakes. What Other Lakes? All of the Other Lakes. I think they’re terrible. Oh, your friend said this Other Lake is more quiet? … Read more
There are certain homes on this lake that catch your attention. When you walk by, when you boat by, when you drive by, everyone has a house that invites wonder. … Read more
I suppose you can’t blame them, those once Lake Geneva determined buyers who find themselves aimlessly wandering down the miserable little lanes that line the miserable other lakes. What other … Read more
Often times, I find myself struggling against the market as I insist that certain attributes are the attributes that matter. It’s like this sometimes in the debate between level or … Read more
What odd times we live in. And how much more odd they are when you’re in real estate in a thriving resort market. On one hand, I’m supposed to be … Read more
I’ll live my entire life without buying Waterworks tile. I have dabbled with buying a Waterworks faucet or two, but even in that I’ve backed off in the later innings … Read more
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
If we had a million rentals, we could fill them all. It might not actually be that way, but that’s the way it seems. If you could see my inbox … Read more
Another week, another sale. This one as the last, in Cedar Point Park. This one as the last, direct, off market.
The Coronavirus has taken a toll on Lake Geneva, but bright days are ahead.
Want to know what Lake Geneva should be in the future? Look to its past, because it already told you what it is.
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
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.
The virus persists, but so does the vacation home market at the lake. Slower times are ahead, for now.
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
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
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.