Menomonee Falls, WI

Jill Hughes won  the "Excellence in Teaching Economics and Financial Literacy Award" for 2008

The award is sponsored by  Robert W. Baird and Co and the program symbolizes the firms' interest in Wisconsin's economic health and its commitment to economic education. 

For her project, Mrs. Hughes submitted the "Reality Check Project".  It focuses on the business depts Financial Literacy Curriculum   It won first place in the senior division.  Mrs. Hughes will be recognized and receive her award at the excellence awards luncheon on October 9th.

Kudos to Mrs. Jill Hughes.

You can find great local Brookfield, Wisconsin real estateinformation on Localism.com April Hayden-Munson Realtor, Southeastern Wisconsin is a proud member of the ActiveRain Real Estate Network, a free online community to help real estate professionals grow their business.

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Be a part of the  26th Annual Arts, Crafts, collectibles and Antiques show presented by the Community League of Menomonee Falls.

A Community Affair will take place on October  18th from 9 am to 5 pm

Location:  Menomonee Falls High School NEW Gymnasium

                    W142 N8101 Merrimac Drive, Menomonee Falls

Adult admission  $4.00

Room for 100 Exhibitors! 

For more information  call 414-297-9446

You can find great local Brookfield, Wisconsin real estateinformation on Localism.com April Hayden-Munson Realtor, Southeastern Wisconsin is a proud member of the ActiveRain Real Estate Network, a free online community to help real estate professionals grow their business.

Serving all of your Southeastern Wisconsin Real Estate Needs. To view homes for sale go to http://www.movewithapril.com

Property listings with a flexible commission scale. Property Sellers have different needs and expectations. Not one single commission schedule will appeal to every Seller nor suit their needs.

The property type dictates the marketing plan that you will need. Selling a home is very different than selling a duplex or a multi family unit. Selling a condominium will have a completely different set of challenges. Marketing a commercial or investment property is vastly different than marketing a single family home. Properties can be as diverse as the owners. Each must have it's own personal marketing plan targeting a specific group of qualified and eligible Buyers.

Location dictates the approach taken in developing a custom marketing plan to sell a home. Buyers looking for homes in Milwaukee may have shopping habits quite different than those in Menomonee Falls, Brookfield or Germantown. Some cities such as Brown Deer and Muskego have requirements that need to be fulfilled before a house is sold.

Market conditions vary. A home for sale in certain areas of Oak Creek and Franklin may face difficult challenges caused by economic situations beyond our control. These conditions vary from neighborhood to neighborhood. Some areas in Franklin are very stable and predictable. Sections of Oak Creek are very volatile with fluctuating prices. Areas such as Menomonee Falls, Brookfield and Muskego have seen a period of minor price increases while small sections of Milwaukee have experienced drastic price reductions. Viewing a report based on actual market conditions during the sale period of the home will tell you exactly what the market conditions are and what actions need to be taken.

Price and condition are other factors that need to be considered.

Before a commission can be agreed upon between a Seller and a Broker the parties need to schedule a meeting. The property and market conditions need to be reviewed by both parties and a marketing plan needs to be established. A number of options need to be discussed, considered. And agreed upon.

Information is power in the Real Estate market. It can save you time and money. Consider all of the options before making a decision.

While attempting to find the deal of a lifetime try and find a home for sale with the perfect yard. If you are looking at foreclosed and bank owned properties chances are these properties have been sitting vacant for many months and the weeds have taken over the yard. How do you turn a weed infested yard into a lush lawn?

The best tip is to talk to the neighbor with the best yard on the block. This is a great way to get out and meet the neighbors. If you are lucky they will be sick and tired of looking at the lawn and do the work for you. Since we don't all live in a perfect world we will have to consider some alternative solutions.

Hiring a lawn service to get the lawn up to par may be the solution. Interview a number of forms and get written estimates detailing the steps taken and the chemicals involved. This is another good place to begin by talking to the neighbors. This may get you a discount because this will save the company a trip by doing a number of lawns in the same neighborhood.

If you can not afford a lawn service or you take pride in doing the job yourself you can look on the Internet to gather information on lawn care. Based on my own experiences and investigations I have found sites that have been able to identify every weed in my yard and some of them that I thought were regular plants. These sites offer information on weed control.

For lawns the best solution I have found is to go with a weed and feed in the early spring when there is dew on the lawn in the early morning. The problem with this is many of the weeds, especially clover and dandelion tend to seed before they die. I have found that applying about half the recommended amount in the early spring does a good job of controlling the weeds. Follow up with a second application of half the recommended amount six to eight weeks later to kill off the weed that sprout up from the seeds that have sprouted. Two years of this should get the lawn to a point that you can get out and pull the few remaining weeds by hand.

Another fact I found out the hard way is that the fertilizers that claim to kill the seeds before they sprout do not kill clover seeds. I don't think there is anything on the market that kills clover seeds. Clover is a sneaky weed that seems to have a plan to outwit you. Just when it looks like you defeated it a hundred plants will spring up and seed over night. To combat these buy a good quality pump sprayer and a concentrated mixture of weed killer for lawns. Mix it in the spray bottle per the instructions and walk over the lawn by rows spraying the weeds as you pass them. Another thing you may want to do is walk over the lawn before you cut the grass and hand pick the clover that has seeds. If you run it over with the lawn mower you will be scattering the seeds all over the area, which is falling into the plans of the clover. I carry one of those plastic shopping bags to put the clover and seeds in. Make sure the bag does not have holes in the bottom which will allow the seeds to fall out.

You can find that deal of a lifetime and get the perfect lawn with a little hard work, time and patients.

Following is a list of the Menomonee Falls sales figures for single family homes. These statistics show how the average price of a home has changed over the last four years.

Menomonee Falls 2008 Sales Figures : (Up to August 19, 2008)
Average price for the 212 sold properties is $290,061.
The average Market Time is 87.

Menomonee Falls 2007 Sales Figures :
Average price for the 392 sold properties is $283,434.
The average Market Time is 76.

Menomonee Falls 2006 Sales Figures :
Average price for the 419 sold properties is $312,319.
The average Market Time is 66.

Menomonee Falls 2005 Sales Figures :
Average price for the 419 sold properties is $296,876.
The average Market Time is 51.

Let me know if I can set you up with automatic e-mail updates customized to update you with information concerning area homes for sale and the actual sale prices.

You can find out the market value of your home by contacting me at any time or visit my web site for more information. Call or e-mail me for more information about this free services.