Marketplace - Sept. 15, 2009
The Moderne is likely moving ahead
The Moderne, the long-awaited project on the corner of 3rd and Juneau, is moving ahead. The City, through RACM, is aiming to provide $10 million in financial assistance to the project
Tags: Moderne, TIF, Development, Rick Barrett, condos, housing, real estate, Palomar, Park East, Vecchio, Westown

Living - Aug. 6, 2009
East Side housing blog: Park Lafayette
Here's my second in a continuing series of greater Downtown housing observations. This time, I'm just outside Downtown on Milwaukee's East Side at the brand new Park Lafayette, 1918 E. Lafayette Pl.
Tags: Park Lafayette, Warren Barr, condos, housing, East Side, Renaissant, mortgage, real estate

Living - Jan. 7, 2009
Report: Milwaukee only region with rising home prices
For the fourth month in a row, Milwaukee was at the top of the 25-MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) ranking in October.
Tags: home prices, market report, real estate, radar logic, RPX, housing market, condo sales, realtors

Politics - May 7, 2008
Real estate reality
Receiving my new assessment last week -- which you read about here -- has me thinking about home values.
Tags: assessment, real estate, walker's point

Politics - April 30, 2008
New assessment: good news or bad?
Although zillow.com says the value of my Milwaukee home has increased 108 percent over the past 10 years, last year -- for the first time in years -- the assessment went unchanged. This year, it's down nearly 5 percent.
Tags: taxes, property value, assessment, real estate