Seasonality
Many years ago I rented a condo on Siesta Key. My son was a baby and my business was seasonal, so it made good sense to spend most of the … Read more
Many years ago I rented a condo on Siesta Key. My son was a baby and my business was seasonal, so it made good sense to spend most of the … Read more
At the beginning of this year, I spent considerable amounts of time telling people that my sale of the Driehaus Estate for $36,000,000 had little to no bearing on the … Read more
Well, I continue to be wrong about this market. Or, perhaps, as Christian Bale as Michael Burry said in The Big Short, โIโm not wrong, Iโm just earlyโ. The market … Read more
Sometimes, I list houses on the open market. Like this time. This comfortable five bedroom lakefront at Pier 651 is ready for a new owner. I sat on this lakeside … Read more
The real estate world is at battle over the concept of off market sales. Things didn’t used to be this way, but like most things in 2022, things that didn’t … Read more
One of the great debates in the business of real estate revolves around pricing strategy. Some agents want listings so bad they’ll price a listing wherever the seller wishes to … Read more
A market update for you to consider. The Lake Geneva real estate market has, so far, ignored the headwinds.
There are just two houses that get their own chapter in the book of Curry Family Lore. One of those houses is the obvious house, that old dutch colonial pressed … Read more
It’s March, and here’s your lakefront market update. It’s more of a reminder that not every house is worth buying.
A review of the Lake Geneva lakefront market and its YTD sales volume.
Another lakefront sale, another lakefront transaction completed off market. If you want to know what’s happening on the lakefront, you have to work with the lakefront leader.
Life is a series of goal settings, and when I get to play a role in the accomplishment of a lifelong goal, it matters.
The lakefront market at Lake Geneva isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Your September market conditions update.
Thinking about Lake Geneva Real Estate? So am I. Here’s a Lakefront Market Discussion for August 25th, 2021.
The market is hot. We all know that. But the question on our minds is singular: When does it all end?
The Lake Geneva Market is hot, we all know that. But why is it hot and how does a buyer best maneuver inside this harried market? Well, that’s harder to understand.
1540 Lake Shore Drive sells. My latest lakefront sale is my ninth of 2021, and I’m pretty happy about that.
Here’s a dazzling lakefront home ideally situated between Williams Bay and Fontana along Fontana’s north shore. You’re going to love these wide-water views spanning from Conference Point to the Fontana … Read more
The entry level market on Geneva Lake has shaken free of the range that once bound it.
There’s this road on the south side of the lake whose name generates some interesting commentary and even more interesting pronunciations. Walcowis. If you think it derived from an ancient … Read more
A most exceptional new lakefront home hits the market for the first time, ever. Act quickly.
The latest lakefront sale is on Bonnie Brae. A lovely approach matters on this lake, even if some properties beg to differ.
My latest lakefront sale, this one in the Birches. Proof the market tends to avoid what it would rather not understand.
The market at Lake Geneva is doing what you know it’s doing. It’s offering very little inventory and that’s making for some very unhappy buyers.
Every lakefront sale should teach us something. The most recent sale on Black Point does just that.
569 North Lakeshore Drive in Fontana closed last week. I was happy to represent the terrific buyer in this sale.
This market isn’t easy on buyers. But that doesn’t necessarily give seller’s as much leash as they might think.
The latest lakefront sale, this of a slick modern on the south shore of Geneva Lake.
I haven’t written one of these for a while, largely because doing so would have felt gratuitous. How many times do you need me to tell you the market is … Read more
I guess I knew this was going to happen. With the hysterical and frenetic year we’ve had, this was really the only likely outcome. What happens when you have a … Read more
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?
Lackey Lane is an exceptional lakefront street. I’m pleased to announce the latest lakefront sale, and my fifth on Lackey Lane.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
A new week, a new sale. This time a direct deal on the south shore, and a good one at that.
It’s July, and our market is active, which is an understatement.