Lakefront

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

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.

Old Lakefront Homes

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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.

Countdown

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The market knows what comes next. In case you forgot, summer is what’s next. And it starts in nine weeks, ready or not.

Lake Geneva Lakefront

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It’s January. Time for snow storms that aren’t really actually snow storms, and lakefront price reductions. Inventory will build over the coming 30 days, and price reductions won’t be uncommon … Read more

Buena Vista Sells

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It’s a curious thing to watch buyers as they watch the market, and the houses that exist inside of that market. Buyers are attracted to various things, to shiny, for … Read more

Lake Geneva Realtors

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There’s nothing that makes me hate my chosen profession more than leafing through a local glossy magazine. There are lots of glossies here, most notably that Summer Homes For City … Read more

Loramoor Sells

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Most of the players in this game are endless and unflappable cheerleaders.  I did this! They say. I’m amazing! Others chime. Such is the business of self promotion. Without this … Read more

Valley Park Lake Geneva

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My large lakefront offering in Valley Park is still available, though it probably shouldn’t be.  Compare this property to the newest lakefront listing on Geneva, priced at $14,500,000. That listing … Read more

Buena Vista, Fontana

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A fresh video for my rare listing in Fontana’s bucolic Buena Vista.  This home offers a large private pier, beautifully updated finishes, immaculate gardens, and loads of lakeside patio space. … Read more

On Average

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A lack of inventory is a curious thing. On one hand, lack of inventory typically leads to pricing increases. This is obvious. If I have one of something and three … Read more

Valley Park

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Follow South Lakeshore Drive far enough from town and after some time you’ll be in the general vicinity of Black Point. But weave farther and deeper off of the known … Read more

Bay Colony For Sale

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Back on the market just in time for whatever season we’re now calling April, a most memorable Bay Colony lakefront condominium… There’s a thing about lakefront condominiums. The typical way … Read more

Lake Geneva Prices

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There’s an interesting bit of information available this morning courtesy a recent lakefront sale. The sale was of an older house on a 90′ lakefront lot in the Birches. The … Read more

Bluff Lane

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Buyers have a unique tendency to focus on one or two aspects of a purchase, and in doing so, convince themselves to proceed with the transaction. This is true of … Read more

465 Outing

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When David Bowie died, it was hard to scroll through Twitter and find someone who had not, at some point, met him. In line at McDonald’s. Rushing through Heathrow. Buying … Read more

Market Test

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By now, we all know the last two decades of market conditions at Lake Geneva. We understand the cycle. The market rose steadily from 1997 through 2008. Then the market … Read more

Basswood

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Large homes tend to have similar problems. When designing a custom home, there is one usual and obvious limitation. Budget. But this is when you’re designing a normal house, something … Read more

Mid-Summer Markets

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This would be much easier if we weren’t here. If we were in some other absurd little Midwestern vacation home market, everything would be different. We’d have our season, and … Read more

Jerseyhurst

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As an agent, there are certain streets around this lake that I revere. The streets that don’t encourage visitors. The streets that don’t offer up their homes with any version … Read more

Folly Lane Sells

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If you’re showing a house on Folly Lane, it’s best to show it in late October.  That’s because the skinny road that makes an abrupt turn towards the lake off … Read more

Happy New Year

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I hate Luke Bryan. First of all, he has two first names.  A better name would have been Luke Bryant. Like Kris Bryant, without the ring and with the T. … Read more

Market Timing

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Earlier this year, I wrote an email to an owner of vacant lot. I told him should be be interested in selling, there was a likely premium awaiting him. He … Read more

North Lakeshore Sells

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Sometimes, there’s not much to write. There’s a seller and a buyer and they get along and they’re both honorable and they complete a transaction. Sometimes, the house is perfect, … Read more

Loramoor Sells

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It seems to me that what this lakefront market really wants is newer inventory in the $3-5MM range. There are buyers in that range seeking newer homes on reasonably nice … Read more

Pikewood

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Freshly under contract, here’s a tour of this magnificent property on Geneva’s north shore.   https://youtu.be/BwTVZ6DiTBc

Basswood Sells

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I’m really bad at selling homes I don’t like. I show homes I don’t like, and then I think, I don’t like this house. I have to play along as … Read more

South Shore Club Sales

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I watch the million dollar shows on television. I used to think I liked those shows, because they portrayed Realtors as being cool and hip, and Realtors have, since the … Read more