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MARIO SALDANA

LOAN ORIGINATOR
NMLS: 1413225
(262)818-5270

7001 30th Ave
Suite 8
Kenosha, WI
53142

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August 15th - September 11, 2019
Volume 19 - Issue 8

For all your real estate needs,
contact Melissa Roach Zievers
of RE/Max Newport Elite

There are several factors On over an acre of land, this luxurious
to consider when three-bedroom Salem Lakes ranch home
determining the true value of also features a Flagstone patio and a koi
a property ...............page 6
pond in the back yard
Summer heat is nothing new,
here are some keys to PLUS • Area Property Listings
keeping cool ............page 7 • Monthly Mortgage Calculator
• Kenosha County Home Sales
I shredded all my decade-old • Financial Q&A
documents - but now I need
something! ............page 10

How to properly build a
functional and practical
dream laundry room..page 11

This gorgeous three-bedroom ranch is ready

for a new owner with a love for koi fish

nights. conveniently located on the main

A formal dining room level.

can be arranged in the The recently remodeled kitchen is a

traditional sense, or the delight for anyone who enjoys to

options are endless: it prepare meals - and the convenience

could be a home office, and high-quality appliances will

hobby room, or provide some solace to those

whatever your heart intimidated by the art of cooking.

desires. Beautiful hard wood floors are easy to

Vaulted ceilings, plenty of windows, and a gas fireplace, will The master suite is clean, as is the granite countertops.
help make this home a lovely oasis for the end of the day. equally impressive as There are plenty of cabinet space and
the rest of the home. spotless stainless steel appliances. A
The vaulted ceilings huge eat-in area is perfect for the
continue throughout the casual meals with family, friends, or
home, as do the plenty with a crossword puzzle - a large
of windows providing sliding door leads out to the deck and
natural light. Plenty of fantastic back yard.

If you are ready to escape Not only does the rear of the
the city and enjoy life in the home look out over a seemingly
fresh rich air of Kenosha endless sea of green grass, but it
County, this month’s home has its own impressive
might be right up your alley. Flagstone patio and a majestic
This luxurious 3-bedroom Koi pond - and the current
ranch home is stretched out homeowners are hoping the
on 1.25 acres in Salem buyers would be interested in
Lakes, located at 11913 247th keeping the current fish.
Ave.
This impressive home won’t
The front of the home is last on the market long - if you
meticulously manicured want to make your dreams a
with well-coiffed flowers and reality and can afford the
bushes accenting the brick $369,900 price tag, call Melissa
facade. Roach-Zievers of RE/MAX
Newport Elite for a closer look.

An attached two-car garage With a Flagstone patio, a spacious deck, and a serene koi pond, the By Jason Hedman
provides handy access to the television will stay off this summer as you enjoy evenings in the back

home in extreme weather yard.

conditions. The garage also closet space will help keep
has an upper level for plenty of things organized and after
storage. a long day, take a soak in
the enticing jetted tub in
Being a three-bedroom on one level, the master bath.
the home itself is very sprawled out -
making it very open once one steps The lower level is
inside. The high vault ceilings and
influx of windows invoke remodeled (with a half
cosmopolitan emotions, as a tour of
the home inspires all potential home- bath) and ready to be
buyers.
transformed into the rec
Across the home, the open-air
concept provides a straightforward room of your dreams, a
tour of the home.
bar, or family room. A
In the boundless Great Room, large
windows and vaulted ceilings provide pool table is currently in
comfort while a gas fireplace will
warm your heart and home on those the room - and can be
inevitable cold Wisconsin winter
included with the home.

But you won’t have to

haul the laundry

downstairs every week - Stainless-steel appliance, granite countertops, and plenty of
the laundry facilities are
cupboard space make this kitchen a chef’s delight.

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It’s a red hot seller’s market in MONTHLY MORTGAGE CALCULATOR

Southeastern Wisconsin With this chart it’s easy to compute what your monthly mortgage payment would
be. Multiply the factor by the number of thousands in the loan amount to calcu-
Most would agree with Broker late the monthly payment.
Melissa Roach-Zievers of ReMax For Example:
Newport Elite when she says we 30-year mortgage of $80,000 at 7.0%, multiply 6.66 x 80 = $532.80
have been geographically blessed.
With Kenosha county abutting the Intrst Rt 30 Yrs 15 Yrs 10 Yrs
Wisconsin Illinois border, Melissa
has seen firsthand the migration 3.00% $3.37 $5.52 $7.72
north of both employers and 3.25% $3.48 $5.62 $7.81
employees who have made the 3.50% $4.49 $7.14 $9.88
decision to relocate to our area. 3.75% $4.63 $7.27 $10.00
Many Illinois based companies are 4.00% $4.77 $7.39 $10.12
seeing Wisconsin as an attractive 4.25% $4.91 $7.52 $10.24
Melissa Roach-Zievers alternative to Illinois, a state in 4.50% $5.06 $7.64 $10.36
fiscal disarray. Like so many, 4.75% $5.21 $7.77 $10.48
Melissa has seen firsthand how Illinois is losing population 5.00% $5.38 $7.91 $10.61
to adjoining states with Kenosha county and now Racine 5.25% $5.52 $8.04 $10.73
becoming a desired destination of choice for many home 5.50% $5.68 $8.17 $10.85
buyers looking to relocate to an area that offers lower real 5.75% $5.84 $8.03 $10.98
estate taxes and numerous quality of life amenities. 6.00% $6.00 $8.44 $11.11

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for housing, creating a sellers market. According to Melissa,
homes coming to market are selling quickly, many with
multiple offers. Roach-Zievers says adding to the inventory
problem is the high infrastructure costs involved in the
development of a new subdivision. The result is expensive
lots which makes it difficult for a house builder to bring
moderately pried homes to the market place.

Roach-Zievers sees, for the foreseeable future, a
continuation of current market trends which bodes well for
home owners wishing to list. However, despite a healthy
market, potential home sellers still need to give careful
consideration when deciding on a listing Realtor for a
number of reasons. Everyone wishes for a quick sale, but
your choice of a Realtor can ultimately determine how well
the entire process goes. With Roach-Zievers, you are getting
a seasoned, experienced professional. Someone with 28
years in the industry. Roach-Zievers says many times
success has to do with long-term relationships with clients,
co-workers and a strong extensive network she has forged
with other agents.

People want to be heard and treated with respect, and
Roach-Zievers prides herself on just that. It is all about
taking the time to listen and making the transaction a
partnership in order to successfully bring a transaction to
fruition. Roach-Zievers states that she has made lifelong
friends throughout the years and finds that to be the most
rewarding aspect of her career. According to Roach-Zievers,
you learn that teamwork is imperative throughout every
stage of a sale, relying upon experienced lenders, home
inspectors, appraisers, title companies and Realtors.

Melissa also wants to remind prospective buyers should
keep in mind that those who have decent credit can secure
a lot of home for their money with as little as a 3% down
payment can do so if they go with FHA financing. Roach-
Zievers is a past president of the then Kenosha Board of
Realtors and has been named Realtor of the Year two
consecutive years in 2011 and 2012. Call Melissa Roach-
Zievers at 262-945-1018 and put her wealth of experience to
work for you in this most interesting housing market.

HP

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Margaret Jacobson

Broker Associate, GRI, CRS, ABR,
SRES, CDPE, AHWD
Cell 262 496-1212
Email [email protected]

Asistente que habla español!
Anita Rosales
262 925-3012

6905 Green Bay Road,
Suite #104 Kenosha, WI

Margaret Jacobson-RE/MAX Newport Elite Alexander Feuker

Click on I am an SRES® tab for more information. Sales Associate-Buyer Agent
Cell 262 818-2185

Email [email protected]

0 7th Street 22430 Salem Road
Kenosha, WI Salem, WI
110 Acres Zoned A-1 $339,900
$5,126,000.00

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Kenosha WI Kenosha, WI
$299,900.00
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28740 Rowntree Road
9.63 Acres $194,500.00

Rochester, WI 4015 47th Avenue,
$619,900.00 Kenosha WI
2.43 Acres
Pending 11203 61st Avenue SOLD $189,900.00
Pending 2.78 Acres
4100 Miller Lane,
Pleasant Prarie, WI Mt. Pleasant WI
$524,900.00
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5311 Vicksburg Drive Zoned R-100
Mount Pleasant, WI $180,000.00

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Kenosha, WI
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Comparing homes using a price-per-

square-foot ratio, is one just factor when

Ilyce Glink determining the true value of a property

Q: I'm buying a house in Pawling, NY. The
measured indoor space (all rooms,
closets, the hallway, the vestibule)
equals 1,430 square feet, while the house is listed
at 1,680 square feet. My agent told me the
square-foot differential exists because I measured
the house from the inside while the standard
procedure is to measure from the outside.

This was news to me. Does the practice of

Samuel J. Tamkin measuring square feet differ in municipalities
throughout the nation? Or, is it legally

established by each municipality? I'd be grateful if you'd fill me

in about this.

A: Talk about a Pandora's box. You open up a huge can of
worms when you start talking about square feet. Let's
start with the bottom line: There is no uniform method
across the country to measure square footage in residential
homes. We wish there was on precise method for measuring that
was agreed to all over the country, but there isn't.

In commercial office leasing, there are organizations that have substantially higher than the lower floor unit just because of the
set forth standards on how to measure office space, but the views it offers. The same goes for units with other amenities in
residential market does not subscribe to any single standard. And buildings such as direct access to outdoor spaces, terraces, ski
while your agent gave you one interpretation of square footage, slopes, views of water a skyline, workout facilities, a club, spa or
the answer to your question about how each municipality gym access, golf courses, the ability to have pets of varying size,
measures square feet in residential construction is all over the and others.
board. In some municipalities, vaulted ceilings will double the
square footage of a room. In other places, porches, overhangs,
and pergola areas will count toward the square footage. In many
parts of the country, a full basement does not count toward the
total square footage, but in other areas a percentage of it counts.
And in others, space in an attic (whether built out or not) if it is
of a certain height, will count towards the square footage of a
home.

Our basic rule is that you should never buy a home based on In general, when a builder puts up a 3,200-square-foot home,
what you are told the square footage of a home is or might be. the builder's cost will be based on the number of square feet in
You can measure the rooms in a home and come up with your the home when you measure from the outside walls of the home.
own measure of the square footage and then compare your The builder will still pay to construct the hallways, closets,
measurement of another home. When you have those two pantries and other spaces under the roof, so if the home is 40 feet
measurements, you can sort of determine what size one home is wide by 40 feet deep, not including a garage, the footprint of the
versus another. home will be 1,600 square feet. And if it's a two story home, the
home will be a total of 3,200 square feet. In some locations, if the
However, we don't see too much value to comparing square basement is finished, and has a high enough ceiling, they may
footages in residential construction. even advertise the home as a 4,800 square foot home. If there is
an attic that is usable, even if unbuilt, that may be included as
If you're looking for a three-bedroom home and can compare well.
that home with another three-bedroom home, you can gauge the
size of the home and the rooms to determine whether one home Given the way the market works, we'd prefer you look at how
has more space than another one for you. Still, you have to the space feels to you and whether it suits your needs. Then look
consider hallways, closets, pantries and other spaces in the mix. at the property's real estate tax bill, the condition of the home, its
While you may try to compare homes using a price-per-square- amenities, its location, school district and other things that are
foot ratio, it's just one factor when trying to figure out the true important to you, rather than focusing on square footage.
value of property. It doesn't account for school districts,
improvements to the home, the land, the location of the home Ilyce Glink is the author of 100 Questions Every First-Time
and many other factors that constitute value. Home Buyer Should Ask (4th Edition). She is also the CEO of
Best Money Moves, an app that employers provide to employees
Consider this example: If you're looking to buy a condominium to measure and dial down financial stress. Samuel J. Tamkin is
in a 50-story building and see one unit on the second floor and
another on the 50th floor, even if both units are identical in size a Chicago-based real estate attorney. Contact Ilyce and Sam
the price per square foot of the unit on the 50th floor may be through her website, ThinkGlink.com.

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Ask The Builder

How we used to stay cool

You may be one of the tens of millions of people that suffered in physics.
the blistering heatwave that gripped the Eastern USA in July. I
happen to live in central New Hampshire, and it was a withering I can clearly remember growing up in the Midwest without
91 F with a dew point near 70 F on a recent weekend. That's rare central air conditioning. My mother had all sorts of electric fans
for this part of the nation, and I know it's much hotter in other we used in the bedrooms to blow lots of air across us to help make
locations. sleeping possible.

Summer heat is nothing new. Not by a long shot. If you dig deep Fans help cool you because they increase the rate of evaporation
into weather history and connect it to homes and how our of your body's perspiration. As the sweat turns into water vapor,
ancestors survived, you'll discover that builders and homeowners it takes some of your body heat with it. The faster you can make
discovered how to cope with the heat and humidity. this happen the cooler you'll be -- to a degree of course.

You may wonder what's in play when the sun's powerful Builders years ago built homes with large overhangs so the sun
infrared rays strike your home's roof and windows. I used my would not enter windows during the hottest part of the day. You
infrared camera and captured a frightening image of my roof not don't see generous overhangs in new homes all too often. This is
too long ago. The south-facing roof shingles, which take a direct an example of a building practice that's going from history to
strike from the sun, get up to almost 163 F. That's hot enough to legend to myth.
cause second-degree skin burns in seconds if you touched the roof
surface. Believe me, that's the voice of experience talking. Older homes had drapes over the windows indoors. People
would pull these closed during the day to stop the direct influx of
That heat is transferred to the wood framing that supports your infrared rays into the living space. You can coat windows with
roof. Years ago, I recorded temperatures in my house attic of 140 nearly invisible films to reduce the absorption of infrared into
F. The entire roof radiates heat much like a campfire that's your home if you don't like drapes.
reduced to glowing embers.
Whole house fans have been kicked to the curb for the most part
This heat is transferred to the inside of your home because the as central air conditioning seems to be the way to combat hot
ceiling below your attic starts to get very hot. Once again, think houses. Whole house fans can do a marvelous job of cooling you
of how a campfire keeps you warm. down as you can control where the breeze is in your home
depending on what windows you open.
I know, you're wondering all about your attic insulation and
why it's not helping to keep you cool. The reason is simple. The issue is, you don't want to be using a whole-house fan while
Insulation is a building product that slows the transfer of heat. It the AC is on. Realize that these giant fans kept millions of families
does not stop it. To stop a large portion of heat transfer, you need fairly comfortable long before AC was affordable and in
a radiant barrier similar to aluminum foil. Keep in mind as the widespread use in residential homes.
temperature of your attic starts to climb as the sun gets higher in
the sky, so does the temperature of the actual insulation in your Simple ceiling paddle fans in rooms also can help. Just look in
attic and walls. the background of old TV shows and movies that take place in hot
climates. You almost always see these lazy fans creating a breeze.
The trouble is, the insulation then does the job it's supposed to Do your best to make sure all these simple things aren't forgotten
do late in the day and early evening. You want your house to cool by new homeowners and young builders!
down, but it's slowing the transfer of heat from the inside of your
house to the outdoors. It's a vicious circle of one of the laws of By Tim Carter
Subscribe to Tim's FREE newsletter and listen to his new

podcasts. Go to: https://www.AsktheBuilder.com.

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What to do when loan payment
records are lost

Ilyce Glink Q: I purchased my home back in 2004 and
got a mortgage with a lender that has
since been purchased by one of the huge
banks. I made all of my payments owed to the

original lender and then also made extra
payments on the loan.

In 2005, I lost my job, filed for bankruptcy and
refinanced my loan with the original lender. They

refinanced us with an adjustable rate loan that
was then sold off to the bank that wound up
buying them. Several years later, I was finally able

to get a loan modification.
Samuel J. Tamkin Our mortgage is now serviced by a different loan

servicer. This servicer only has records going

back to 2005 and not 2004. How would I prove the payments I
made against the loan back in 2004? The banks told me that I
should shred all old documents, as they are no longer valid. I did

that. So, what are my options now?

A: The issue of what happens when records are lost is an
important one. Let's start with the questions on keeping
old records. We've frequently told our readers that they
can toss out their financial records after seven years. Even so,
there are some records you should keep forever, including certain
financial documents, deeds to property, stock certificates, and

others.

So, don't just toss all boxes dated from the year 2011 or before.
Instead, go through the box and see if there's anything important

in there. Given today's technology, you can easily scan any waited too long to make that claim.
documents and keep an electronic copy. Again, original stock
certificates, original title documents to cars and boats and items It's true that during the Great Recession some of the biggest
lenders didn't always do the right thing by their borrowers. Some
like that should be kept forever. made grave errors and put homes into foreclosure when the
owners had made every payment on time.
Now let's discuss your loan: It appears that when you refinanced
your loan in 2005, the outstanding principal balance of your loan And yet, we're not hearing you accuse them of failing to properly
was set at that time. Before you signed the documents, the lender credit your account each time you refinanced or modified your
loan. We have to assume their computer systems did credit your
should have tallied your payments, prepayments and any other loan account appropriately and that the amount of the refinancing
credits to your account at that time. You should have checked and loan modification was right.
those numbers and made sure they reflected the reality of your
If you suspected something was amiss, the time to complain
payments. That way, when you refinanced, the amount of the would have been before you refinanced or modified your loan.
refinance was the principal balance amount you actually owed. If Without having the records in hand, you'll have a heck of a time
a mistake was made prior to the refinance, it would be almost trying to calculate the numbers and frankly, can't ever imagine
how you'd figure out if you were credited the right amount 15
impossible to prove now. years ago.

When you received your loan modification several years later, You'd probably have to spend money to see if your bank has
that loan modification would have stated the principal amount records going back that far and then pay someone to help
reconstruct your payment history. And for what? It's unlikely that
that you owed on the loan as of the day of the loan modification. you'll find thousands of dollars weren't applied correctly.

We think that when you signed the loan modification documents, At the end of the day, this feels like a wild goose chase. But, if
you agreed to the terms of the loan modification and to the you decide to continue, please let us know what happens.

amount that the bank set in the documents as the loan amount Ilyce Glink is the author of "100 Questions Every First-Time
Home Buyer Should Ask" (4th Edition). She is also the CEO of
outstanding. Again, if that number didn't jive with what you knew Best Money Moves, an app that employers provide to employees
to be true, you should have called it to the lender's attention then. to measure and dial down financial stress. Samuel J. Tamkin is a
Chicago-based real estate attorney. Contact Ilyce and Sam through
Now, 15 years later, you want to check to see if you were given
her website, ThinkGlink.com.
credit for payments and prepayments you made on the original
loans. Really? What have you been doing for the past 15 years?

We don't think you're going to get anywhere. Even if you have
all of your payments and records, it's possible that the refinancing

and loan modification would supersede those records as you
agreed to those amounts at that time. We wonder whether you
could even prove that the lenders committed fraud against you

(which is what we suspect you're thinking) and whether you

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Ask The Builder

Design your laundry room for

Tim Carter function rather than looks

DEAR TIM: One of my summer to the machine easily after each use to prevent a flood.
projects involves my laundry
room. It's a long story, but my The dryer vent pipe should either go up through the roof or out
husband and I are building a huge the wall directly behind the dryer. In my last home I had the vent
room addition, and I finally get my pipe turn up out of the dryer go up the wall behind the dryer and
dream laundry room. I think I turn out to exit the wall just about 6 inches above the top of the
know what I want, but I'd like to dryer. This piping setup allowed me to disconnect the pipe in
get your opinion. If you were seconds. This functionality made it easy to periodically clean out
designing a functional and the vent pipe to prevent fires.
practical laundry room, what
would the size be and what would I'd have a 7-foot-tall pantry in the laundry room and scads of
it have in it? --Amy C., Grand base and wall cabinets. The layout should favor the way you
Island, Neb. handle dirty and clean clothes. Think long and hard about the
ideal height you'd like to have your dirty clothes basket so you
DEAR AMY: I'll bet you're don't have to bend over so much. Perhaps an 18-inch rolling
excited! I've built many large platform that parks under a bench in the room would be ideal for
room additions and quite a few you to set your laundry basket on as you get dirty clothes out and
laundry rooms in my time. The into the washer and clean clothes back into it after folding them.
possibilities are endless and it's
impossible in this tiny column to Placing baskets up on 36-inch-high countertops works great if
do a complete brain dump. Let's you're 7-feet tall. Putting baskets on the floor is no fun as you
get started and see how far we can bend over too much.
get.
I'm a huge fan of the wall-hung Mustee thermoplastic laundry
In the first place, no one laundry sinks. These are hard plastic and come as close to the old concrete
room works for all. Each person laundry sinks I had as a kid. You can get single or double width.
has different goals. For this reason Consider a high-arc faucet that has a flexible spout like you see in
I decided to go online and look at lots of photos of what many commercial kitchens.
consider to be dream laundry rooms.
I wish I had more space! Oh, I do! I'm going to create another
In just about all the photos I looked at, I saw what I consider to column with more suggestions titled Laundry Room Ideas at my
be fatal function flaws. When a designer or person feels the final AsktheBuilder.com website that will have a floor plan idea for you
look or form of the laundry room is more important than function, too. Visit my website to continue the discussion!
you end up with flaws.
Tim Carter can call you on the phone for FREE to solve your
Based on nearly 40 years of dealing with laundry rooms, I feel problem. Go to his website and fill out the form on this page:
the minimum size for one of these rooms should be 9 feet wide by
11 feet long. Bigger is better. The door leading into the room www.askthebuilder.com
should be at least 32 inches wide. Most are only 30 inches wide.
I'd install a pocket door so no floor space on either side of the
laundry room is wasted.

Laundry rooms by their nature involve water. I recently had to
replace the drain pump on my own washer, and because there was
no floor drain in the room, my job was made much harder.

Don't let your plumber talk you out of installing a gorgeous tile
or natural stone floor that has a waterproof membrane under the
entire room. The floor drain should be in the center of the room,
in open sight, and the floor should gently slope to the drain. You'll
never regret having this floor if something leaks or you want to
give a dog a bath in the winter!

Another key point is easy access to the mechanical aspects of the
washer and dryer. Ball valves that control the hot and cold water
should be visible and above and behind the washer. Yes, they
make those small in-the-wall boxes for laundry valves but these
are substandard in my opinion.

I've been a master plumber since age 29 and have come to
realize the value of standard valves that are easy to turn off each
time I'm finished doing laundry. Supply hoses burst, even the
newer braided ones, and you should be able to turn off the water

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Home-field 'Emoji House' at the
advantage. center of neighborhood

Candy Soens I understand you work really dispute in California
5401 60th St. hard for your home and car, and
Kenosha, WI 53144 I’m here to help protect them. A neighborhood feud is
262-657-6127 Stop in or call me today. erupting in California
[email protected] over a house painted hot
pink with a pair of giant
emojis decorating the
exterior. The Manhattan
Beach home, dubbed the
"Emoji House" by fans, is
hot pink and features an
emoji with its tongue out
and a second emoji with
its mouth zipped shut.

Neighbors accuse the owner, Kathryn Kidd, of adopting the
unusual decor as retribution after she was fined $4,000 for illegally
using the house for short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, which is
banned in Manhattan Beach.

An Instagram post from the artist who painted the home
originally featured the caption: "Are your neighbors constantly
ratting you out? Have they cost you thousands in fines? Have you
wanted to tell them off lately? Why risk a case, when you can hire
me to paint them a pretty message?" Kidd denied the emoji
paintings were intentionally designed to irk her neighbors.

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July 2019 Kenosha County Home Sales

Small, Local, Family Run Business Since 1985 Brighton $159,000:3506 Sheridan Rd $265,000:2720 76th St 2722
$166,000:21700 9th St $160,000:5623 43rd Ave $300,000:5900 77th St
• Quality Workmanship, Dependable & On Schedule $340,000:1271 224th Ave $160,000:7529 36th Ave $309,000:3615 24th St
• Professional Preparation & Repair $369,950:22000 Burlington $170,523:7546 14th Ave $325,000:8602 66th St
• All Aspects Of Interior/Exterior Painting & Staining Rd $168,000:8415 15th Ave $310,000:3628 25th St
• Light Carpentry & Other Handyman Jobs $168,000:5021 46th Ave $324,900:9101 65th St
Bristol $169,000:4718 19th Ave $310,000:6838 107th Ave
Valuable Coupon HP081519 $141,000:7801 Bristol Rd $175,093:8233 23rd Ave $321,000:6039 7th Ave 616
$229,000:19655 Jamestown Pl $174,000:1851 19th Ave 61st St
10% OFFSSpuepceiralOUR ALREADY LOW RATES! $242,500:7942 Williamsburg $180,000:2900 25th Ave $335,151:1279 39th Ave
Not valid with any other offer. Present coupon upon payment. Expires August 31st, 2019. Ct 204 $175,000:9221 29th Ave $345,000:1607 24th Ave
$365,000:20119 63rd St $180,000:1418 87th St $327,000:6216 106th Ave
References FREE Friendly Estimates Insured $485,000:7790 130th Ave $174,900:6332 Pershing Blvd $341,000:10902 61st St
Available Salem, WI $177,500:5716 64th St $333,500:2409 16th Pl
262-843-4690 Kenosha $184,900:7009 43rd Ave $328,000:1623 36th Ave
$184,900:5811 38th Ave $338,000:15405 73rd St
Hello, $24,000:5506 24 Ave $190,000:1519 17th st $359,000:7419 95th Ave
$32,000:5506 19th Ave $192,000:2405 19th Ave $364,900:3714 24th St Lot 36
Neighbor. $50,000:00 125th ave $205,000:3331 55th Ct 104 $385,000:11112 64th St
$54,900:0 56th Ave $177,400:1627 17th Ave $387,000:6333 5th Ave 6335
Rob Fleming, Agent $59,900:6514 22nd Ave $198,000:6402 59th Ave $422,000:3915 16th Pl
$72,000:0 54th Ave $176,000:8631 31st Ct 203 $420,500:7202 148th Ave
3404 Roosevelt Road $70,137:2108 62nd St $210,000:6312 53rd St $470,000:7313 148th Ave
Kenosha, Wi 53142 $80,000:6935 70th Ct 205 $195,900:5614 47th Ave $597,000:6909 145th Ave
$80,000:1820 45th St $195,000:316 56th St 203 $663,000:7108 1st Ave
Bus: 262-656-1414 $70,000:1410 61st St $183,000:318 57th St 207 $760,000:6732 144th Ave
$83,000:7733 40th Ave $199,800:1881 19th Ave $855,000:7001 2nd Ave
[email protected] $85,000:2406 55th St $200,000:8647 43rd Ave $1,000,000:3615 Washington
Mon-Fri 9:00am to 5:00pm $89,500:821 22nd Ave $207,000:6815 55th Ave Rd
other times by appointment $186,000:6604 20th Ave $205,000:7524 24th Ave
$91,750:6742 15th Ave $199,900:8924 41st Ave Paddock Lake
HP101118 $55,000:5800 56th ave $208,522:1818 29th St $118,750:24712 68th St
$77,700:5003 19th Ave $223,813:7935 26th Ave $163,000:6924 238th Ave 9
APPLIANCE $97,000:6717 26th Ave $209,900:2552 Lincoln Rd $169,500:6536 244th Ave
$104,000:7109 57th Ave 102 $210,000:7932 19th Ave $190,000:6514 246th Ave
PARTS• Washers • Ranges $106,000:4533 28th Ave $214,900:8237 25th Ct $190,500:24611 66th St
$119,900:5008 29th Ave $223,395:4106 80th St $276,000:6016 241st Ct
• Dryers • Water $127,700:1416 74th St $214,000:4600 67th St $298,000:24724 74th St
$120,000:2804 25th Ave $230,000:4735 57th St
• Refrigeration Heaters $135,000:1706 33rd St $232,000:4415 45th St Paris
$127,500:3124 13th Ln 7D $232,000:6913 40th Ave $323,000:5999 152nd
• Furnaces • Air Conditioners $138,000:7829 21St Ave $225,000:7418 Pershing Blvd
$132,500:2323 Buchanan Rd $233,000:6735 103rd Ave Pleasant Prairie
Largest in Stock Selection In Town $129,900:3124 13th Ln F $235,000:3920 Taft Rd $79,900:Lt5 Ridgeway CT
$120,000:6603 5th $216,000:6103 Pershing Blvd $79,900:Lt6 Ridgeway CT
Normal Business Hours $139,900:2111 64th St $229,000:406 71st st $79,900:Lt18 Ridgeway CT
$123,000:4400 47th St $239,900:4007 53rd Ave $84,900:Lt11 Ridgeway CT
M-TH 8:30am 5:00pm F 8:30am-4:00pm S 8:30am-noon HP021H4P11901118 $130,000:7409 98th Ave L $261,222:10709 64th St $84,900:Lt14 Ridgeway CT
Call before you stop by $139,900:6929 31st Ave $249,900:8210 63rd Ave $84,900:Lt27 98th Cir
$95,000:6601 39TH AVE $250,000:4724 41st st $94,900:Lt28 98th Cir
KENOSHA APPLIANCE PARTS $147,500:4911 33rd Ave $250,000:4312 Taft Rd $94,900:Lt29 98th Cir
$141,000:7410 98th Ave L 270,000:6706 52nd Ave $143,000:324 110th St
262-657-7329 $151,500:3816 17th Ave $245,700:606 68th St $155,000:8411 Lexington Pl 7
$145,000:7965 25th Ct $274,000:6931 97th Ave $154,900:11209 11th Ave
2601 ROOSEVELT RD. $100,000:844 65th St $269,900:7102 95th Ave $167,000:10010 66th Ave HH
$140,000:1011 75th St $100,000:000 40th St $159,475:10160 66th Ave Unit
www.kenoshaapplianceparts.com $153,000:5236 31st Ave $270,500:6927 97th Ave D
$140,000:7108 41st Ave $283,000:6211 95th Ave $168,400:4611 Beverly Ln
$151,500:1723 23rd St $267,000:9621 65th St $177,000:10245 66th Ave 2B
$154,000:7013 18th Ave $279,900:9446 73rd St $190,000:6623 102nd St
$157,000:2610 Roosevelt Rd $270,000:5801 81st ST $248,900:9238 Cooper Rd
$159,000:6505 22nd Ave 6507 $295,000:3714 29th St $260,000:909 115th St
$120,000:6529 5th Ave $295,000:4710 24th St $269,900:905 102
$156,000:7420 25th Ave $285,000;3920 48th Ave $257,500:5149 93rd St
$169,000:2031 80th Pl $290,000:7858 45th Ave $295,000:4334 74th St
$166,000:7404 41st Ave $302,000:3531 13th Pl $325,000:9883 3rd Ave
$162,400:5609 46th Ave $349,000:8485 94th Ave
$161,000:3905 17th Ave $349,000:12207 87th Ave

The information contained herein is provided for general information purposes only. If any of the above information is material or being utilized to determine whether to pur-
chase the property, the buyer should personally verify same or have it confirmed by a qualified expert. The information to independently verify and confirm includes but is
not limited to total square footage formula, total square footage / acreage figures, land, building or room dimensions and all other measurements of any sort or type. Equal
housing opportunity listing. Copyright 2018 by Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Prepared by Southshore REALTORS Association, Inc.

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Pocket listings often benefit broker
first, buyers second

Ilyce Glink Q: In the Washington, D.C., real estate On the other hand, we've seen circumstances in which a listing
market, it's common for real estate agents broker has made a good faith attempt to price a home but has
to price a listing low in order to generate priced it too high. When the home goes on the market and it's
the maximum number of offers for a quick sale. priced above the market, the home may not get much attention,
This clearly benefits both the agent and the with only a few showings and no offers. Later, when the listing
buyer). broker, with the seller's agreement, lowers the price, the home
now shows a price reduction. With increased use of the web and
When I've asked about it, I've been told that the online services, a drop in the price of the home early in the home
rationale behind this process is that the number of selling process might transmit a negative impression of the
days the listing stays on the market is critical to property unnecessarily.
the valuation eventually assigned to the property.
Knowledge is power in any deal. With so much information
This sounds like a crock to me, and I don't think available to them, buyers can easily find out how long a property
has anything to do with estimating the fair market has been listed, when price drops occurred, and other details that
Samuel J. Tamkin value of the property. I think this is an agent- could affect the marketability of the property. Consider that many
created plan, but I don't think it benefits the seller home listing sites now show the price that the home was sold at
at all. years ago and how often it has come on the market, in addition to
any reductions in price during the listing period. The appearance
Selling houses that spend either "zero" or a single day on the of the price reduction would give an indication to buyers, whether
market happens all the time. What I describe is probably the expressly or implied, that the home was overpriced. Potential
"third rail" for real estate writers, but I'd like your take on it. buyers may infer further price reductions will be forthcoming.

A: We have been writing about real estate for more than 25 So, yes. Pocket listings often benefit the broker first and their
years. During that time (and through all sorts of markets), buyers second. And, pricing a property extremely competitively --
we have seen various methods listing agents have used to what you referred to as "low" -- should generate a quick offer. But
market and sell their listings, including listing agents trying to sell if the seller has agreed to the pricing (which usually happens) and
homes before those homes have actually been listed for sale (also the property sells quickly, that could be a good tradeoff. There is
known as a "pocket listing"). value to selling at speed. Readers, what do you think? We'll post
your comments in a future column.
Listing brokers we've spoken with have described this process as
helping to gauge and create interest in the home. What it basically By Ilyce Glink & Samuel J. Tamkin
serves to do is give the buyers working with the other agents in
the office first crack at buying the home before it hits the market. Ilyce Glink's latest book 100 Questions Every First-Time Home
Buyer Should Ask, 4th edition, will be published in mid-February.
Who does this really help? Primarily, the listing broker, who is She is also the CEO of Best Money Moves, an app that employers
hoping to sell the property to his or her own buyer, or maybe the
buyer of an agent in his or her own office. But it doesn't seem to provide to employees to measure and dial down financial stress.
give sellers access to the largest number of buyers at the point Samuel J. Tamkin is a Chicago-based real estate attorney. Contact
when the listing is the freshest, which might generate more
competition, additional offers and, perhaps, a higher sales price. Ilyce and Sam through her website, ThinkGlink.com.

Home Sales (continued)

$371,850:4715 S Cottage Ln 1 $740,000:38850 Bloomfield Rd Silver Lake $147,900:1028 Indian Point Rd
$395,934:4754 S Cottage Ln $119,900:107 N 2nd St $165,000:141 Marion Ave
$375,000:4210 110th St Salem $148,500:602 East St $180,000:915 Bay View Ave
$378,500:11179 44th Ave $115,000:23314 124th Pl $309,900:114 Katie Dr $185,000:1148 Spyglass Ct
$395,000:8742 Lakeshore Dr $170,000:25161 87th St $332,500:104 Katie Dr $231,000:1923 Pheasant Ave
$395,000:11006 40th Ave $173,000:26824 98th St $261,000:801 Maureen Ct
$401,500:11104 43rd Ave $180,000:11404 286th Ave Somers $299,900:197 Koch Ct
$414,900:1316 110th St $215,000:23501 82nd St $33,250:Lt1 6th St $298,500:1860 Sunset Dr
$434,900:8461 94th Ave $239,500:23202 81st Pl $33,250:Lt2 6th St $313,900:548 Tindalls Nest
$440,000:8569 94th Ave $289,900:9000 226th Ct 15A $124,900:2775 11th Pl 801 $314,900:349 Homestead Dr
$475,000:8500 Green Bay Rd $314,000:23410 112th St $175,000:611 16th Pl $315,000:192 Lynne Dr
$500,000:4437 108th St $186,900:1296 Village Centre Dr 1 $335,000:2106 Matthew Ave
$520,000:4735 98th St. 64 Salem Lakes $210,000:6203 63rd St $344,900:321 Wisconsin Ave
$527,000:83rd St 85th Ave $142,500:30909 60th St $292,500:5713 2nd St $378,500:1237 Winged Foot Dr
$600,000:5288 101st St $147,500:Lt27 223rd Ct $390,000:Lt 4 Green Bay Rd $670,000:1504 Skinner Dr
$160,000:8115 249th Ave $435,000:739 21st Ave $755,000:415 Lakeview Ave
Randall $203,500:27611 114th St $690,000:1215 42nd Ave $930,000:1547 E Lakeshore Dr
$156,000:11658 318th Ave $208,000:23701 81st St $1,125,000:35501 116th St
$238,500:9043 391st Ave $305,500:110 W Maple St Twin Lakes
$264,000:11601 313th Ave $400,000:11107 268th Ave $21,300:Lt0 Vincent Rd Wheatland
$260,000:40105 97th St $412,000:24815 Runyard Way E $39,000:Lt1 Legion Dr $87,900:31508 71st St
$287,000:38810 89th St $425,000:23301 111th Pl $65,500:Lt15 Majestic Way E $399,900:31610 60th St
$330,000:11810 336th Ave $430,000:23610 112th St $63,700:800 Lake St $440,000:7529 328th Ave
$450,000:11604 246th Ct $105,000:130 W School St

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