Kenosha, WI - Sunday November 1, 2009

In a packed Mahone Middle School stadium, the Boys and Girls Club/CYC sports hosted it's 2009 Championship Games.

In the Pee Wee Division the Blue Division Champion STEELERS sponsored by Weichert, Realtors Precision extended their undefeated regular and post season record to 7-0 as they ran past the undefeated Red Division Dolphins with a 33-12 Victory for the 2009 PEE WEE Championship.

Leading the Team in scoring were running backs Tristan Jass with 3 rushing touchdowns and Frank Garcia with 2 rushing touchdowns. Garcia also threw for almost 30 yards.

Quarterbacks Reese Dutton and Logan Ramos executed the plays given by the coaching staff headed up by John Lynn.

Also of considerable mention this game were the tackles/assists/returns and rushed executed by Steven Felber, Taquillan Washington and Jimmy Collins.

Congratulations to all the players, parents and coaches for a hard working season.

As we approach the end of 2009, now is a good time to re-evaluate your career as a real estate professional. One of the most important things you can do is have a business planning and goal setting workshop with yourself and/or your spouse.

What types of things should you be evaluating. One of them should be your broker and/or your company. Many brokers in this day and age are nothing more than landlords for sales agents. Are you part of a functioning team, or a mere tenant in your brokers office doing business your own way. What tools does your brokerage provide to help you do business. What safeguards are in place to ensure your co-workers are not doing a substandard job and bringing down that brand in your office. What training, marketing and lead generating strategies does your broker implement. Does your broker take a personal interest in ALL the clients of his/her firm? Are you competing with your broker and/or manager for business?

How can you regain your momentum after being beat down over the past 18 months in the Kenosha Real Estate Market. Weichert, Realtors - Precision may have the answers your are looking for.

All of the hopes for Chicago hosting the 2016 Olympics came to a crashing halt yesterday then the Windy City was eliminated in the FIRST round of IOC voting. The question is why?

Many were hopeful, as a decision like this would have spurted an economic boom for the entire midwest. Being in Wisconsin, but close to the border, I truly believe that the Kenosha housing market would have seen a huge boost.

For starters, the United States has hosted many Olympic games in the past. Lake Placid, NY was the site of the 1980 winter games. Los Angeles was the site of the 1984 Summer games. Most recently Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 winter games. Canada and Mexico have also hosted games.

South America on the other hand as a continent has never hosted an Olympic event. The economy of Brazil is growing and is perhaps the newest emerging market that investors are paying attention to. This will be the case NOW more than ever.

But why the first round??? After all, we elected the candidate for president that the world asked us to... and even Oprah graced Europe with her presence. We were sold this bill of goods that we needed a president that the rest of the world would like. The truth is, the rest of the world is still jealous of America. Jealous of our economic power and both jealous and fearful of our military power, even though we have used that military might throughout modern history to save many a people and nation from aggression and oppression. Of all the military superpowers in the history of the world, only the United States of America has consistently exercised restraint from using that power to conquer other nations. And yet... were are still ONLY loved when we are needed for our money or our might.

We need to stop believing this lie that we need a leader more respectable to the world at large and remember, the world at large does not have the best interests of the USA in mind. The world at large generally feels better about itself when America appears weak, therefore they will always meddle in our affairs in favor of a weaker leader over a stronger one. Whether it be something as large as supporting us in our quest for world security by standing united against Iran, or as small as showcasing one of our greatest cities, the world will most often disappoint the United States of America. And to think... they don't even have to blame this one on George W. Bush RIO!

CHICAGO 2016 DECISION TO BE MADE TODAY

Todays IOC decision about whether or not to hold the 2016 Olympics in Chicago will have a major impact on the Chicago Real Estate Market, but it doesn't stop there. The impact on Chicago 2016 will affect all the surrounding Chicago markets as well, and it's impact will reach the entire tri-state area including Indiana and Wisconsin.

As an expert in the KENOSHA REAL ESTATE market I am especially excited and anxious to hear about this decision. The lastest real estate recession seems to be coming to an end in the coastal regions of the country, but we are still waiting for some signs of real recovery.

The Olympic Games would directly create some 300,000 jobs in Chicago and generate $22 Billion immediately. Additionally, ancillary providers and businesses would be coming to the area far in advance of the olympics.

If the State Governments of Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana play this smart they could use the positive attention with some attractive tax incentive programs to attract much needed industry and businesses to the area. When it comes down to it, ita all about jobs.

Looking to Kenosha where half of Kenosha's residents commute to work, this would be an economic boom to the Kenosha Housing Market as well as to commercial real estate in Kenosha. I am expecting with the lower cost of living and better schools, for many people with these newly created jobs, do decide to search for a home in Kenosha rather than Illinois.

So regardless of your political leanings, lets all hope that President Obama (and his de facto Olympic Czar: Oprah Winfrey) is successful in this bid.