Sobczak Realty

09/12/2023

Not too soon to start getting ready for fall and the inevitable winter to follow!

September is the perfect time to start on your winter home maintenance plan. Find out how to prep your deck and yard.

09/18/2022

09/18/2022

Brunch train with my sweetie

05/11/2018

Summer time is coming, Get out and enjoy it!

09/17/2017

As Brian says, he is not an attorney, but he is an experienced mortgage lender and he lays out the path he took to protect his credit identity after the Equifax breach. It's worth a read, especially if you have been impacted by the breach.

The recent Equifax® massive data hack put the social security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and in some cases driver’s license numbers of almost half the adults in America into the hands of cyber criminals. That’s just about everything a crook needs to pretend he or she is you in order to apply f...

05/23/2012

At least we are now talking about how the recovery will progress, rather than whether the recovery will progress. One thing that I find interesting is that, according to this article, half of those homeowners who would like to sell their home aren't listing it because they won't get their price.

The housing recovery will come in two phases. First, home prices will rise by just under 1 percent in the second half of 2012. In 2013, prices will rise by 1.5 percent, then go up another 2.5 percent in 2014. For the second phase, home prices will increas

05/22/2012

More good news yesterday. It looks like we have turned the corner!

MADISON, WI – The strong pace of existing home sales continued, with 10 straight months of double-digit sales growth.

05/11/2012

Second the Associated Press reports that rates on fixed mortgages tumbles to record lows. Things are starting to look up in housing!

05/11/2012

Two interesting bits of news today. First the GMAR announced yesterday that the four-county Milwaukee Metro area home sales were up 44.2% in April - http://sobczakrealty.com/index.php?news&nid=54

05/09/2012

We always like to see the deer in our yard or the adjacent fields. I guess I never thought about the down-side to having them in the yard.

Overpopulated deer will spread disease, attract predators, damage landscapes, and even go after you. Understand the truth about deer danger.

05/04/2012

Tip #1: Get to know your land - "Before shelling out money for new plants, consider what’s thrived and died in past gardens." Well the dandelions seem to do real well! :-)

Don't spend too much of your hard-earned green trying to keep your garden green. Get garden money-saving tips in this HouseLogic article.