All Blog Entries by Jolenta Averill 
There are currently 148 blog entries published by Jolenta Averill.
New West Side listing: Executive-style living!
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 1:54pm. 480 Views, 1 Comments.
At Lake & City Homes Realty we're all about finding homes that fit your lifestyle. So if you're looking for executive-style living, you should check out our newest listing at 3510 Field Crest Way located just off McKee Rd on Madison's beautiful West Side.
What's executive-style living? While it can mean different things to different people, here's a brief compilation of some of the descriptives we've been hearing:
"A newer, single-family home with an open floor plan layout that includes a Master suite and plenty of living space on the main floor for entertaining, coupled with a beautifully landscaped yard in a unique setting within a mature, established neighborhood with convenient access to shops, entertainment, dining, and recreational activities."
This…
Middleton Open House
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 11:44am. 274 Views, 1 Comments.
Did you know that Middleton, WI was ranked #4 in the August 2009 edition of CNNMoney.com's Best Places to Live? Well it turns out that not only is Middleton WI a great place to live, but now it's more affordable than ever!
Our Middleton Makeover Madness continues tomorrow, Sunday November 22nd, when I'll be holding 1622 Meadowcrest Lane open from 12-2pm. Just go West on University Avenue, turn left on Maple Avenue just past the Sonic drive-through and then turn left on South Ave and right onto Meadowcrest.
Stop by tomorrow and feast your eyes on the gorgeous updates we've made to every room in this house while enjoying a tasty treat. New and improved pricing at VRP $279,900-$289,000 makes this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with 2 car garage in the heart of…
Newly relisted & reduced in Middleton!
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 8:43am. 294 Views, 2 Comments.
If you're looking for ample square footage, amenities and location for a reasonable price and you're looking in Middleton WI, you'll be hard-pressed to find a better value than this lovely 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath family home with updated kitchen, formal dining room, two fireplaces, 3-tier deck, giant playroom, 2-car garage and beautifully landscaped, private, fenced-in yard located right in the heart of Middleton! Walk to shops, schools, restaurants, and the library - heck, there's even Fireman's Park located right around the corner less than one block away!
This classic contemporary ranch has been remodeled and extensively made over, as well as reduced in price to VRP $279,900-$289,900. This is an excellent value for such a spacious home with such a great…
Madison Market Update - NEW!
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 10:40pm. 690 Views, 15 Comments.
I'm pleased to announce that after two weeks of enduring a steep learning curve for video editing, a variety of technical issues and glitches, and a fair degree of performance anxiety, I'm finally ready to kick off our new monthly housing update! It's dubbed The Madison Market Update because it's focused on the Madison WI residential real estate market.
In today's premier edition of the Madison Market Update you'll find highlights of the Madison housing market year-to-date with comparisons to last year using measures such as sales volume, average prices, average days on market and more. The Madison Market Update will be updated monthly and you'll have access to all the charts and graphs discussed in each edition via our Madison Market Statistics page and…
Tax credit overview
Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 2:58pm. 519 Views, 6 Comments.
On November 6, 2009, President Obama signed a bill to extend the tax credit for first-time homebuyers (FTHBs) through June 30, 2010. The bill also opens up opportunities for others who are not buying a home for the first time. In response to the many questions I've been getting, I've put together the tax credit overview below so you can bring the new tax credit into focus and learn what may mean to you.
Who Gets What?First-Time Homebuyers (FTHBs): First-time homebuyers (that is, people who have not owned a homewithin the last three years) may be eligible for the tax credit. The credit forFTHBs is 10% of the purchase price of the home, with a maximum available creditof $8,000.
Single taxpayers and married couples filing a joint return may qualify for thefull…
Tax credit update
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 10:58am. 631 Views, 20 Comments.
It's official! President Obama signed a bill on 11/6/09 extending the $8K tax credit for first-time home buyers and offering a new credit of up to $6,500 for some existing homeowners. Please see our Tax Credit Overview to find out what it means to you.
This week the Senate reached a tentative deal to extend the $8K tax credit for first-time home buyers which expires November 30th, 2009. It will be voted on in a cloture vote (ie it has been added to a bill currently on the Senate floor to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits) which is scheduled for Monday, November 2nd at 5pm. Its passage remains uncertain.
The agreement would extend the existing credit for first-time home buyers, worth up to $8,000, while offering a new credit…
Happy Halloween!
Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 6:26pm. 275 Views, 3 Comments.
Happy Halloween from Lake & City Homes Realty! Check out this amazing pumpkin carving website and choose your favorite from the pumpkin carving gallery. Then comment on anything you see in my blog (including this post) and you'll be eligible to win a $10 sign-up promo code from Alice.com (no affiliation). The drawing will take place at Lake & City Homes Realty on Friday, November 6th, 2009.
When I realized that the creator of these amazing pumpkin carvings, Scott Cummins, only spends 1-2 hours on each carving, I was inspired to figure out how I too might start working smarter, not harder! So, whether you're buying or selling, here's some tips (as opposed to dirty tricks!) for working smarter in today's real estate market to get the kind of results you…
$10K price reduction on East Side short sale!
Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 2:56pm. 208 Views, 0 Comments.
This exceptionally good value in Ossman Acres on Madison's East Side is located on a quiet side street across from Monona Golf Course and offers nearly 1,800sf of finished living space including 3
bedrooms and 1.75 baths. This ranch home was just reduced to $169,900
from $179,900 and is now priced more than $20K below the assessed value. Features include front porch, living
room with free-standing wood-burning stove & huge new bay window,
eat-in kitchen
with full suite of appliances, main floor family room (or formal dining
room) with built-ins, and spacious finished lower level playroom and
3/4 bath. In addition there are beautifully refinished oak hardwood
floors throughout and many updates including all new windows throughout
('04), new…
Shoreland zoning update
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 at 9:23am. 536 Views, 2 Comments.
The Dane County Waterbody Classification Project (aka "Shoreland Zoning") is a county effort that could impact approximately 57,000 properties located throughout Dane County. It would impose new regulations, higher costs to property owners, and possible negative impacts on property values for all properties located within a defined area known as "the shoreland zone". The shoreland zone in Dane County's villages and cities would be extended from 75’ from the water to 1000’ from lakes and ponds and 300’ from rivers and streams. This initiative would also impact the way Realtors represent properties and provide proper disclosure. The County is continuing with this effort despite the lack of good data that it will have a significant benefit to the lakes and…
Lake and City Homes adds area demographics
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 10:20am. 660 Views, 9 Comments.
Lake and City Homes Realty is proud to announce the addition of demographics to its flagship Madison WI real estate website! Three new batches of neighborhood-specific information now appears under a new tab, "Get Local", conveniently located on all our Property Details pages. As a result, we think our Madison real estate site truely qualifies as a one-stop shopping destination for those interested in buying Madison area real estate!
As you can see in the screenshot to the right, our new Get Local tab has three distinct information groupings:
Under the Nearby Amenities tab, the names of businesses are shown along with the relevant business category and approximate distances from the subject property. In…
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