Germantown, WI

GERMANTOWN MARKET SNAPSHOT, FEBRUARY 2009

# ACTIVE ASKING PRICE This chart gives you an idea of what is on the market, in different

0 Under $150,000 price ranges at a given time. You can see what the competition

6 150,000-200,000 is within each price range.

11 200,000-250,000

15 250,000-300,000 For a list of homes for sale in Germantown, WI, please contact

20 300,000-400,000 Pat Tasker at Shorewest Realtors at ptasker@shorewest.com, or

12 400,000-500,000 check out my website at www.PatTasker.com

4 500,000-700,000

2 700,000 and over

HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009

7PM

GERMANTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY

Be sure to attend the annual meeting. Make your opinions known on the management of your association. Topics of the annual meeting will include: election of new board member, review of 2009 operating budget, and review of 2008 expenses, assessment approval,outlot usage, walking paths, post and plaque markers.

Volunteers are needed for various committees, including annual clean up of outlots, social events, holiday decorating.

Your ideas are always welcome!

Thinking of buying a home in Germantown? Call Pat Tasker @ Shorewest REaltors for a list of properties now available. www.PatTasker.com or mailto: Ptasker@shorewest.com

While virtual tours have been around for quite sometime now, Good Morning America featured a spot on the new videos being done to sell homes.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6907472&page=1

This is really next level....look at that equipment....not something any agent will purchase....But, yes something we might hire out on the right home....

My Company has launched a channel on YOuTube where they have loaded ALL our property videos. Originally added to each property tour on our www.Shorewest.com, YouTube takes it next level. It has been a big hit so far. Amazingly all those videos (over 2,000) were loaded within a week or ten days.

Leave it to Shorewest Realtors to be the leader when it comes to selling Wisconsin real estate!

Germantown's 2008 Real Estate Market Review shows the following:

Number of homes sold: 230

Average Price sold for: $231,593

Number of days on market: 80*

*days on market does not factor in any prior listing contract periods, which would increase this number for ACTUAL days on market.
The charts below show, at a glance, the changes over the past five years.

To find out what your home is worth in today's market, please call me!

Germantown has also been named one of the top 100 best places to live by Money Magazine in 2007. The city was in this distinguished list for many reasons, some of which are:

Air Quality Index: 97%
Personal Crime Incidents (per 1000): 0
Median Commute Time: 19 minutes
Job Growth: 12%

The city also offers cultural, educational and leisurely activities. There are two museums, 56 libraries, and 31 movie theatres. There are also 15 colleges, universities and/or professional schools within 30 miles of Germantown.

This city seems to have everything a family could want including safe streets, economic opportunity, and things to do. If you would like to search for homes in Germantown, please visit my website.

The hot spotlight has been on Michael Phelps for about a week now...He was even the subject of a Saturday Night Live skit this past weekend. Isn't it amazing how the media can do a fabulous job of spreading the white hot BAD NEWS, when someone famous is caught doing something really bad or shocking? Isn't it also amazing that just last week when they were soooo busy printing the now famous photo of Michael Phelps smoking something illegal, they didn't even mention this event in Michael's week: MAKING THE DAY OF CONNOR BURKE?

Thursday, February 5th, Connor James Burke, a young swimmer from Jefferson, Wisconsin was set for a big meeting! He was off to Baltimore to meet his idol, Michael Phelps. Connor is not your average swimmer. He is a member of a swim team, and the honorary member of the Fort Atkinson Boys Swim Team...He also happens to be fighting a rare cancer in the form of an incurable brain tumor. He was to first meet Michael's coach, Bow Bowman, then Michael himself! It was even hoped they might take a jump in the pool together for some practice. You can see that wish came true! Later that evening, Michael and his also famous Olympic Fan/Mother Debbie took Connor's family out for dinner.

Now why do you suppose these photos didn't make the news or the newspapers? Good stuff doesn't sell like the bad stuff. You have to hunt for good news! Was Michael hiding out all week, trying to escape reporters and their annoying questions like "are you sorry you did that?" WHAT DO YOU THINK? Of course he's sorry he did that! But even our heros make mistakes, they are human just like us! Isn't it nice that Michael still has time to meet the Connor's of the world and really make their day! To heck with the media!

Here's a link to Connors video scrap book of that amazing day:http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=8078a39405350667128d48&skin_id=601&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url

Photos, video and information courtesy of Caring Bridge.