Wisconsin Property Taxes: What Home Buyers in the 920 Actually Need to Know

WISCONSIN PROPERTY TAXES ARE NOT ONE NUMBER One of the most common surprises for buyers moving to Northeast Wisconsin is that property taxes vary significantly from one municipality to the next, even within the same county. A home in Appleton and a home in the Town of Menasha can be a mile apart and

More Homes, Better Prices: A Buyer’s Summer

If you’ve thought about buying a home in the past few years, you may have run into two frustrations: asking prices that kept climbing and too few homes to choose from.In many places, both sticking points are letting up this summer, with lower asking prices and more homes for sale. Let’s look at the

14 Years Running: Why Real Estate Is Still America’s Favorite Investment

Quick gut reaction. Which investment do Americans trust more than stocks, gold, savings accounts, and bonds? The answer hasn't changed in 14 years. It's real estate. And this year, that answer comes with even more conviction behind it. New data shows people aren't just saying homeownership is a smar