700 Club Sells
If you’re a member of the Lake Geneva Country Club and you’d like to live on the lake, there’s a spot for you that’s rather perfect. In this spot the … Read more
Lakefront Sales
George Williams College Sells
I suppose that’s an inaccurate headline. The college didn’t sell, but the land that once hosted the YMCA camp and later Aurora University’s Williams Bay operations, has sold. I have … Read more
April Lake Geneva Market Update
If you had to pick the worst month of the year, please list the reasons why it is, without any doubt, the month of April. It’s dark and it’s cold, … Read more
Sidney Smith Sells
I remember well the days I felt as though I had discovered a unique arbitrage in the lakefront market. The play way back then was to buy a lot for … Read more
Lake Geneva Market Update
On one hand, I know that market corrections are common. I know that they’re necessary. I know that the money that evaporates isn’t really evaporated unless I sell. I know … Read more
Lake Geneva Real Estate Market Update
Let’s pretend we’re in the business of selling used cars. In order for this pretend situation to barely hold up to my intended comparison, we’ll need to assume the used … Read more
Lake Geneva Market Update
I take no pleasure in the storms that have battered Florida. Not for the storms from the years before this year, not for the storms this year, and certainly not … Read more
8 North Lake Shore Sells
Sometimes, sellers sell and move away. They had their fill and then they push away from the scene and slink into the night. Enough, they say. They move to the … Read more
Lake Geneva Representation
Let’s think about the way a typical buyer or seller finds their agent. Someone knows someone who knows someone they should call. This referral might be based on some sort … Read more
Lake Geneva Market Update
I find it difficut to write this summer. In part, it’s because I see a dislocation in the market that I’d rather keep between me and my clients. Want to … Read more
Bay Colony South Condominium For Sale
As you likely know, my dad sold real estate part time for most of his adult life. That job led to an accumulation of random keys in his office, which … Read more
Lake Geneva Market Update
No one in their right might would ever suggest that summer is nearly over on July 11th. But here I am, wondering about my mind, thinking that July 11th might … Read more
Lake Geneva Lakefront Sales
The lakefront market has had itself a nice little week. Inside of the last seven days we’ve had two lakefront sales and another fresh lakefront contract. Spring is springing and … Read more
Another Off Market Lakefront Sale
Last year 58% of all known lakefront transactions traded off market. The reason this matters is rather simple. If you’re a seller, it’s a trend that cannot be ignored. There … Read more
Lake Geneva Lakefront Market Update
March it says. March. It doesn’t mean stroll. It doesn’t mean you should saunter or dawdle or wander. It says March. It’s a command, dammit. March! Such an aggressive month, … Read more
Pier 501 Sells
I’m thrilled to have completed the transaction at pier 501 in Fontana. This sale is the fourth lakefront sale on Geneva to close over $9.5M in the past eight months, … Read more
Lake Geneva Total Front Feet Sold
Something the market doesn’t discuss very often is the relationship between the lakefront homes sold and the total addressable market. You can see the total front feet sold tends to … Read more
Lake Geneva Price Per Square Foot
Average and median price per square foot held in the $650-800 range for the four years of 2017 to 2020. In 2021 both the average and median gapped above the … Read more
Lake Geneva Lakefront Market Update
A long, long time ago, my wife packed her bags and I packed a huge desktop computer and we drove to Siesta Key. It was the day after Thanksgiving and … Read more
Folly Lane Sells
Did you know this year there have been three homes listed over $10M sell on Geneva Lake? Did you know that all three were my listings? I guess now you … Read more
Lake Geneva Sales
My son is contemplating going to law school. When I was 20, I did not contemplate this. I was contemplating whether or not I had a house I could sell … Read more
999 Snake Road Sells
By now you may have heard about my latest sale. While the out of towners attempt to lecture the locals on how to market and sell properties, I’m just here … Read more
Lake Geneva Lakefront Market Update
I have a friend who ordered a fancy new car two years ago. It was the sort that has a roof you can remove, ideally during sunny stretches of weather, … Read more
700 Club Sells
Few people know that I first sold this house in late 2021 in the high $7s. It was an off market sale that never made its way to the MLS, … Read more
Loramoor Sells
There’s a thing about a quiet sale at Lake Geneva, and that is that it’s not really all that quiet. I can try to keep things quiet, for the protection … Read more
February Market Update
I guess the job of a real estate agent is to pretend everything that’s happening makes sense. Years ago I used to quietly make fun of one market participant who … Read more
Lake Geneva IRS Auction
Well, that’s that. A decade of drama came to an end yesterday when someone paid $6,460,000 for the home at 619 Cedar Point Drive in Williams Bay. I anticipated a … Read more
Off Market Sales Lake Geneva
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
Lake Geneva Fall Market Conditions
The lakefront market at Lake Geneva isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Your September market conditions update.
Lake Geneva Lakefront Market Update
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.
Lake Shore Sells
1540 Lake Shore Drive sells. My latest lakefront sale is my ninth of 2021, and I’m pretty happy about that.
Lakeview Sells
The entry level market on Geneva Lake has shaken free of the range that once bound it.
Walcowis Sells
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
Lake Geneva Realtors
There are lots of agents in Lake Geneva. There’s only one lakefront market leader.
Bonnie Brae Sells
The latest lakefront sale is on Bonnie Brae. A lovely approach matters on this lake, even if some properties beg to differ.
North Lakeshore Sells
569 North Lakeshore Drive in Fontana closed last week. I was happy to represent the terrific buyer in this sale.
Valley Park Sells
The latest lakefront sale, this of a slick modern on the south shore of Geneva Lake.
South Shore Club Sells
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.
Clear Sky Lodge Sells
Clear Sky Lodge sells. But is this cause for congratulations? I suppose it depends on which party receiving the congratulations.
Lake Geneva Buyers
Buyers are making some terrible decisions. And this time, it’s really all their fault.
Lackey Lane Sells
Lackey Lane is an exceptional lakefront street. I’m pleased to announce the latest lakefront sale, and my fifth on Lackey Lane.
Lake Geneva Lakefront Market Update
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
Sauk Trail Sells
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
Lake Geneva Market Update
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
Lake Geneva Market Update
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
Lakefront Market Update
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
1905 NLSD Sells
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
Lake Geneva Market Update
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.
Basswood Sells
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,
250 Circle Parkway Sells
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
Lake Geneva Price Per Foot
The long standing measurement of market value is, in reality, rather misleading.
Lake Geneva Lakefront Market Update
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
Lake Geneva Lakefront Market Review
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.
2017 Market Reviews
One year ago, I wrote my year end market reviews and worried about 2017 inventory. 2016 had been a terrific year, but without inventory there was no way that 2017 … Read more
Geneva Lakefront Sales
Now see, that’s a spring weekend. When I write about how much I dislike spring, I should be clear: I am not an opponent of seventy degree April weekends when … Read more