Mark Geis's Blog

Vilas County Foreclosures versus Fannie Mae Interest Rates   If there were more volume to this data you could almost juxtapose that there is a corrolation.  But we can't.   One good thing, for those in financial turmoil, is the creation of the new HARP program that is actually designed to help th...

Northwoods, Wisconsin  Geographical Foreclosure Comparison   As you can see, as Wall Street Journal has repeatedly stated, we're below the national average.  Why?  My feeling, and WSJ concurs, is that we are a resort area with a very limited inventory. Eagle River, Wisconsin sits on the largest i...

Real Estate Foreclosure Activity for Eagle River, Wisconsin from April until October. What does this mean?  Not much.  Foreclosure activity is up over 50% from April.  Sounds like a great headline, right?  I think going from 2 to 3 is really meaningless.   What I will say is what I see in the mar...

Selling your home in the slowest and dreariest sales season of all is not as bad as some think!  Cheer up!  It's a cheerful season with opportunities to sell the comfort and intimacy the holidays bring! Many homeowners will pull their houses off the market going into the slower season.  I, myself...