Real Estate Market Report for Delafield December 2013- January 2013

What's Happening in Real Estate in Delafield? WI Realtor, Lisa Bear, Gives You The Real Estate Activity For Delafield, WI For the Last 30 Days: Real Estate In Waukesha County

My name is Lisa Bear of Remax. My market report gives you the real estate activity for Delafield for the last 30 days. 
  

Historic Delafield, established in 1837, offers unique quaintness nestled in the hills of the Kettle Moraine. Surrounding Nagawicka Lake, Delafield is just 30 minutes west of Milwaukee adjacent to I-94.

Our community offers historic sights, antique and specialty shopping, award-winning restaurants, lodging, and a variety of recreational activities year round. Charming Delafield offers two stimulating shopping districts: The Highway 83 interchange boasts a collection of department stores, a variety of specialty shops, an array of restaurants, and friendly accommodations for the overnight visitor. Just as friendly and inviting, the downtown hosts exceptional craftsmen, antique treasures, mouth-watering eateries, and a delightful array of unique shops.

 

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Delafield welcomes visitors to experience outstanding shopping, local restaurants, historic sites, and pristine lakes, trails, and forests. Set in the heart of southeastern Wisconsin's Lake Country, just 25 miles west of Milwaukee and 53 miles east of Madison, Delafield is an ideal Wisconsin vacation or getaway.
Lively busin

esses alongside rugged outdoor beauty make this community a satisfying year-round destination and a perfect central location to enjoy happenings in Milwaukee and Madison, too.
- See more at: http://www.visitdelafield.org/#sthash.rAsTrhlK.dpuf

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Delafield welcomes visitors to experience outstanding shopping, local restaurants, historic sites, and pristine lakes, trails, and forests. Set in the heart of southeastern Wisconsin's Lake Country, just 25 miles west of Milwaukee and 53 miles east of Madison, Delafield is an ideal Wisconsin vacation or getaway.
Lively businesses alongside rugged outdoor beauty make this community a satisfying year-round destination and a perfect central location to enjoy happenings in Milwaukee and Madison, too.
- See more at: http://www.visitdelafield.org/#sthash.rAsTrhlK.dpu

Please feel free to call me for any of your real estate needs, including an online market if you are a seller, or finding a home in Waukesha County. Real Estate in Waukesha County is an excellent investment! The following MLS information is for the last 30 days from 7/5/13 to 8/5/13. Lisa Bear Gives You The Real Estate Activity for Delafield, WI For the Last 30 Days: Real Estate In Waukesha County.

In the Delafield, Wisconsin Real Estate market 6 homes sold; 0 were list and sold by the same company, and 6 were sold by co-brokes.

In the Delafield, Wisconsin Real Estate market there were 23 new listings.
In the Delafield, Wisconsin Real Estate there were 7 pending listings.
In the Delafield, Wisconsin Real Estate market there were 1 withdrawn listings.

In the Delafield, Wisconsin Real Estate market there were 0 canceled listings.
In the Delafield, Wisconsin Real Estate market there were 23 expired listings.
In the  Delafield, Wisconsin Real Estate market there was 7 back on market listings.
In the Delafield, Wisconsin Real Estate market there were 1 extended listings.

In the Delafield, Wisconsin Real Estate market there are 161 currently active listings.

The average price for a home SOLD was $353,450.



In Delafield,  Wisconsin Real Estate it is a great time to call LISA BEAR to buy and sell!

Welcome to Wisconsin Real Estate with Lisa Bear

Thank you for visiting.  Please feel free to contact me for any of your real estate needs including an online market if you are a seller, or finding a home if you are a buyer. My real estate focus in the  Waukesha County, Milwaukee County, Lake Country, Jefferson County, Dodge County and Washington County areas.  I have my IRES designation (International Real Estate Specialist) so I can assist you with all your real estate needs in Wisconsin, the USA or anywhere in the WORLD!

When you are seriously looking or just browsing at real estate in Wisconsin, I am a great resource to help you with all your needs and questions, whether a first time home buyer, relocating to or from the beautiful LAKE COUNTRY area, looking to invest or explore foreclosure opportunities or just thinking ahead to the future.

Lisa Bear of RE/MAX (262-893-5555) is an experienced real estate agent in Waukesha County and the entire Milwaukee Metro area including:

The prospering communities of Waukesha County including Delafield, Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Pewaukee, Waukesha, Sussex, Wales, New Berlin, Dousman, North Prairie, Mukwonago, Chenequa, Menomonee Falls, Brookfield, Elm Grove, Okauchee, Eagle, Muskego and Merton.

Great municipalities in Milwaukee County including Milwaukee, South Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Hales Corners, Greenfield, Glendale, Franklin, Bayside, Brown Deer, Cudahy, Fox Point, Greendale, Shorewood, Oak Creek, St. Francis, West Allis and Whitefish Bay.

The hometown favorites of Washington County, Jefferson County and Dodge County including Watertown, Hartford, West Bend, Germantown, Jackson, Richfield, Ashippun, Lake Mills, Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Slinger and Erin.


Real Estate in Wisconsin is an excellent investment!

 "HELPING YOU MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION"

Home Staging Helps Bring Top Dollar Sale

Learn the 5 C's to help you get multiple offers 

 

 

If your house could be sold looking the way a model home does, do you think it might bring in more money? Chances are it would. That's why home staging is a growing profession that's rapidly changing the way homes are sold.

 

"Staging is not decorating. Decorating is optional, staging is mandatory in order to sell the house for the most possible money in the shortest amount of time," says home staging instructor Joanne O'Donnell.

 

O'Donnell has been teaching courses on how to stage a home to be sold for several years. The concept first became known in 1972 by then-Realtor, Barb Schwarz who realized that homes would sell for higher prices if they were prepared to sell first.

 

Today, hundreds of thousands of real estate professionals, decorators and sellers have come to understand the once-little-known term staging that was coined by Schwarz

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O'Donnell recently taught a course in San Diego, Calif. In the course were two mother-daughter teams, Realtors and even a lawyer.

 

"When we put your home on the market it is no longer your home; it is a product and we're marketing it," O'Donnell told the students.

 

Home stagers start by viewing the seller's home inside and out. O'Donnell encourages the students to walk through a home that they plan to stage with the seller, being sure to take notes of items that need to be moved and/or removed.

 

While home staging may improve the looks of the home, O'Donnell is careful to point out it is not interior decorating. Instead she says it's much simpler.

 

"You can't go out and buy new things for every problem that you have with a house," says O'Donnell.

She tells the students to be problem solvers, reminding them that her clients are selling their homes and they don't want to spend a lot to do it.

 

Really home staging is about de-cluttering and making a home desirable to the masses. "Clutter eats up equity," O'Donnell frequently reminds the students throughout the course.

 

"The whole idea of staging is that you want to market to the largest number of people to get as many offers as possible," says O'Donnell.

 

There are five key points that must be applied when staging a home. O'Donnell refers to them as the Five C's of Staging: the home needs to be clean, clutter free, have color, be creatively staged, and finally stagers have to compromise with the sellers, because, of course, many sellers continue living in their homes while they're being shown.

 

"People don't see that a lot of things that are in their houses are part of themselves and when you try to sell a house you want to make it as neutral as possible, not necessarily in the colors, but in the way it's presented," says Gerin Canin, a lawyer from New York who is transitioning into a home staging career.

 

Canin believes home stagers play a vital role in real estate.

"I think that when people sell their homes they don't necessarily see their house as a potential buyer would see their house. They become attached to things. [The seller] doesn't notice things that other people would notice. So I do think it's important to have an opinion from someone else," explains Canin.

 

 

By Phoebe Chongchua

 

 

http://www.realtor.com/home-finance/real-estate/sellers/home-staging-selling-tips.aspx?source=web

 

 

Here are a few home staging tips from professionals:

For the inside:

• Clear the clutter.

• Put away all electrical cords and extra appliances.

• Put away family photos.

• Think open space.

For the outside:

• Shutters improve the look.

• Paint/Power wash.

• Plants, high, medium, low -- with lots of color.

• Decks -- even small ones can be a big improvement.

 

Shopping for a Home in the Winter

Shopping for a Home in the Winter


If you've been thinking about buying a new home, winter is the time to start getting serious. Here are a few reasons to brave the cold and go on a house hunt:

The winter season has fewer units on the market, and sellers tend to need to move from their property. You can use that to your advantage to get a favorable deal.

Winter has fewer buyers in the market. Looking for a home in the winter can be inconvenient, and people are less likely to move. Families also tend to be on a September to June cycle because they are unwilling to move their children to a new town in the middle of the school year. Fewer buyers means less competition.

 

Lenders also usually have fewer loans to process and less paperwork to deal with (though this can change quickly if rates fluctuate). With lenders less hassled, you can expect a smoother process to get approved for a mortgage. But, as reported in Bankrate.com, there are exceptions to this rule, most notably in warmer parts of the country (especially Florida), ski towns, and in parts of the country where demand is so strong that it will not slacken during the winter months.

Finally, as all savvy shoppers know, after the holiday season comes the season of bargain opportunities. This includes houses, as well.