Madison Real Estate News Week In Review
Many people will be celebrating their 4th holiday this weekend. Hope you have blessed, safe, fun holiday with family and friends. Here is the news that may or may not have anything to do with Madison real estate.
Madison Daily Photo
Last night we went down to Lake Monona to watch [...]
We don’t have any FSBO listings to feature today. If you are FSBO in the Madison area and would like to be featured, contact us. Our FSBO Friday’s are all about FSBO’s in Madison.
We found this FSBO blog in Lawrence, Kansas. They have created a page for each room, posting lots of pictures and are creating [...]
“We’re consumers. We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession.” -Tyler Durden played by Brad Pitt in the movie Fight Club.
I caught The Daily Show with John Stewart the other night, it had a satircal piece on Gen Y and credit cards. Video sourced from YouTube.
Lets get serious for a second though. Forclosures are increasing, credit scores are [...]
I’m going to be taking the day off today to hang out at the lake with my girfriend, her brother and my nephew and do some wakeboarding.
My nephew is going to be a senior this year in high school and will soon be leaving for college. I might not be able to spend as much time [...]
“Madison is a great place for a kid to spend the summer,” said Mayor Cieslewicz. “From the Goodman Pool to our many parks to the Overture Center, there is plenty to do, and it’s all free or very affordable for families from all walks of life. With gas prices higher than ever, there’s no need [...]
Sometimes when I’m talking with a Home Seller about the price of their home, the Home Seller will explain that their home is more expensive than all the other homes in the neighborhood, because of the professional faux suede painted walls, or the imported french tiles to make the unique entry way, or the custom granite counter tops.
I [...]
Madison Real Estate News Week In Review
The power of blogs. Only one story/link this week from a published news source. The WSJ. The rest all came from blogs. The info, the speed of info, the inside and in-depth look at the things happening around our lives is the reason that I love blogs and have [...]
Awhile back, we announced a thing called FSBO Friday. We are now ready to execute this idea. Edyn Real Estate has put all our ducks in a row and are ready to start making things happen.
FSBO FRIDAY will be a weekly posting like our Weekend Weed Out. We will be featuring a local FSBO listing. We plan on [...]
Comparing the month of May data for the last three years in the Dane County real estate market.
The average sales price in May of ‘07 was $242,675. In May of ‘06 it was $236,564. Does that mean home prices are still going up?
Year to date the average sales price is down about $3,000 in comparision [...]
I would think a Divorce Attorney card would be the most thrown away card in all of business cards.
If you met a Divorce Attorney at a networking event and took his card and stuffed it in your pocket or purse and forget about it, then your spouse some how came acrossed it, you’re probably going to have some explaining to do [...]
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1) The Company it is listed with
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Madison Real Estate News Week In Review
Things are starting to come together around The Gardyn. We still have some seeding, planting, and weeding to do, but we are almost ready to fully launch. Besides the NY Times article about real estate in our fine city here is the news that may or may not have anything to do [...]
If you were to call my phone 608-333-5915 and got my voicemail, you would hear me end my voicemail message with “..make it a great day!” I have ended my voicemail with “…make it a great day!” for close to five years. I have realized that you can’t have a great day unless YOU make it [...]
The website 360FinancialLiteracy.org states that home equity borrowing in America has risen 278% since 2004. American’s have a home equity loan balance close to $719 billion. The balance on home equity loans now exceeds the total balance on credit cards in the nation. Maybe because people took out home equity loans to pay off their credit cards.
There are two types [...]
We ran across some very interesting survey information released by the NAR(National Association Of Realtors). The NAR in its 2006 Technology Survey (PDF Version) found the following:
Internet ranks third in generating leads, behind referrals and repeat clients
56% of REALTORS spent >$1,000 on technology
30% of REALTORS spent >$2,000 on technology
16% of REALTORS spent >$1,000 annually on [...]
Madison Real Estate News Week In Review
The last couple of days I have recieved emails from Real Estate agents in Madison, Real Estate agents from around the country and a couple of consumers asking me what my thoughts are about an article written in the New York Times on Friday.
It seems that our little city [...]
I went in to a get a new cell phone to use for EDYN Real Estate. WOW! My head starting spinning from the choice of phones, minutes for plans, costs for text messages, call-me minutes, nights and weekend minutes, internet costs, insurance costs, blu-tooth, car charger, etc. There is a lot to the process for buying [...]
Google maps has a new tool called Steet View. I see this being a nice tool for home buyers that want to get a feel for a neighborhood and what is happening around the home they are thinking about moving to. There are only five city’s with Street View so far, but I see Google [...]
National Association Of Realtors (NAR) released a report predicting home prices and number of homes sold to drop even more then predicted just last month.
I wrote, NAR Predicting Home Prices To Drop This Year, calling their predictions a crap shoot. Now I’m sure they are just throwing darts, blindfolded.
Just a month after that report CNNMoney.com [...]
Business Is Happening At Home
According to a recent report published by the U.S. Department of Labor, fifty-three percent of businesses in the U.S. are home-based businesses. The study also found that nearly sixty percent of all new businesses in the U.S. begin at home.
So what can help your home look like a place of business [...]
Madison Real Estate News Week In Review
My typical Saturday morning is making some coffee, taking the laptop on to the deck and enjoying the morning and the view. This is not a typical Saturday morning because I’m in a transitional state as I’m ready to launch EDYN Real Estate full force and the weather is [...]
