What Wetlands and Floodplain Mean for a Building Site
Wetland and floodplain are two different problems with two different offices behind them. How to screen a parcel, who actually decides, and…
The Journal
New Construction, Land and Local Market Notes
What I learn working new construction, land and lot splits across Southeastern Wisconsin, plus guides to the communities I work in.
Land + Lots
Market Notes
What Happens to Buyer Behavior When Rates Move
How buyers in southeastern Wisconsin actually behave when rates move, why new construction and land react on a different clock, and what…
Selling
How to Price a House From Comparable Sales
What a comparable sale actually is, the adjustments that set the number, and why an online estimate, a neighbor price and what…
Buying
What Earnest Money Is and Where It Actually Goes
What earnest money actually is, where it sits, when it is due, and what puts it at risk. Plus how builder contracts…
New Developments
How to Read a Preliminary Plat Before You Buy a Lot
What a preliminary plat shows, what it does not promise, and the lines and approval conditions that change what you can build.
Subdivisions
Subdivision Phases and Why Later Lots Cost More
What phases mean inside a plat, why lot prices move between them, and how to think about premiums and unrecorded lots.
Local Guides
Pewaukee Parks, Trails and Lake Access
Where the public water access, beaches and paved trails actually are in and around Pewaukee, and what to confirm before buying near…
Land + Lots
How to Check Access and Easements on Rural Land
A parcel can look perfect and still have no legal way in. Here is how I check access and easements before a…
New Construction
Spec Home vs To Be Built vs Custom Build
Three different projects get called new construction. Here is how the lot, the selections, the timeline and the financing actually differ in…
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