Lakeshore Buyers - and Sellers - Experiment
In this age of social networking, viral marketing, and unlimited information at our fingertips, it seems we are also drowing in technological clutter, creating a tough time for those of us in the fifty...
View ArticleDistressed Lake Properties
Each day we are bombarded by news from a wide array of sources, so certain stories seem to come at us over and over -- on television, the newspaper, radio, or the Internet. One of the hottest stories...
View ArticleHelp for Waterfront Property Owners in Financial Trouble
My last blog post focused on some of the issues we are facing in our current real estate market. This year it seems that many of our incoming calls are asking about short sales, foreclosures, and...
View ArticleOpting Out of the Recession
I recently saw a news article about a Twin Cities company that decided to opt out of the recession, and it seemed like they were growing faster than most any other company around these days. I'm not...
View ArticleJoin Our Top 100 Buyers List
After doing this job for as long as I have, there is one thing that never seems to change as far as buyers are concerned. Buyers are kind of reluctant contact an agent while they are in the looking...
View ArticleThe Ghost of Lakehomes.com...Past, Present & Future
Lakehomes.com has been a favorite destination for waterfront buyers since 1996, although only about 2% of real estate buyers were online back then. Today, nearly 100% of waterfront buyers are online,...
View ArticleA December to Remember
Typically, December is one of the slowest months for real estate sales across the country, and waterfront real estate is generally one of the least interesting during that month. But for some reason,...
View ArticleWall Street Journal Can't Be All Wrong
As 2011 begins to unfold, I'm seeing more and more articles that the waterfront real estate market is probably...finally...on the rebound. As I had mentioned earlier, my conversations with waterfront...
View ArticleLakehomes.com Takes a Big Step
If you are on this page -- which used to be our home page -- you have probably already seen a new look to Lakehomes.com. One that encompasses 48 more states than we used to have, and one that also adds...
View ArticleWhen the Rich Jump In, There's Probably Gold at the Bottom of the Pool!
It might be a silly headline, but it's probably pretty true. People with money didn't get there by making stupid decisions. And it isn't a bad idea to watch where they are spending their money --...
View ArticleAnother Way To Find Great Lake Information
For several months, we've been putting together another great lake property site for Minnesota and Wisconsin, too. It is LakehomesMinnesota.com, and most of it is complete...at least a lot of the...
View ArticleEleven Great Lake Properties Just Listed This Week
As the real estate industry continues to evolve, I try to look for new ways to use my experience to help lakeshore buyers the most. With over two decades as a waterfront specialist throughout most of...
View ArticleBest New Lakeshore Listings in Itasca County: March 21, 2011
I had a couple nice emails from visitors who enjoyed by blog post from yesterday, which highlighted some of the more attractive lake properties listed around Minnesota during the past week. Perhaps...
View ArticleList Your Lake Rental...Just $100 for 6 Months
With all the requests we've had this past week for rentals, we decided it was time to bite the bullet and start offering them on our site. We even decided to throw out a special price for people who...
View ArticleBuyer and Seller Tips on Pricing and Offers for the 2011 Lakeshore Market
If you are a true lakeshore buyer right now -- one that is serious about purchasing a lake property instead of just looking around -- I'll give you a little insight into what is really going on in the...
View ArticleGoing To Zero!
If you are searching for marketing secrets, you really have to look no further than the front page of the daily newspaper to get great ideas. Many times I will walk past the newspaper rack in hopes...
View ArticleMidsummer Mania
Each year around the beginning of July, we end up with a huge spike in the visitors on our website at Lakehomes.com, and it lasts for about a month before turning back the other way to its low point a...
View ArticleAnother Year Older
The last few years have been kind of an odd situation for many people, in that they can't easily move on with their lives because of the marginal real estate market. They are seeing life dreams slip...
View ArticleGetting Lost -- and Found -- in a World Wide Web of Real Estate
We were fortunate to learn about the Internet quite early in online history compared to many of our competitors in the real estate business, and somewhat by accident. After hearing a speaker in 1996...
View ArticleThe Story of Lakehomes.com Realty
Lakehomes.com Realty has operated throughout many waterfront markets in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin since the late 90s, and grew from the niche concept that its founders, Dan & Sandy Anderson,...
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