Beautiful Views from the Walking Path around Lake Geneva

Have you ever been curious about the details of the walking path that circles around Lake Geneva?  It gives walkers a wonderful opportunity to get an up-close and personal look at some of the most spectacular homes and architecture located anywhere in Southern Wisconsin and probably the entire Midwest.  The link below will take you to a recent article in the Chicago Sun Times this week that you might find interesting.  For further information on any of the homes or condominiums located on Lake Geneva that are currently for sale, contact Bob Webster at Keefe Real Estate.  You can Email Bob at Bob@LakeGenevaProperty.com or visit his Web Site at www.LakeGenevaProperty.com or call him at 800-364-7579 or 262-348-3233.  Bob is a very knowledgeable and well respected Realtor with over 30 years of experience in the Lake Geneva real estate market and is consistently among the top producing agents in the Lake Geneva area.

Sun Times Article

Next Monday, Lake Geneva WI residents will have the opportunity to offer their opinions about the proposed 2009 budget for the city.  Lake Geneva Regional News reported that, the proposed budget includes a 5.46 percent increase in expenditures, and revenues is proposed to be an estimated $5.53 tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value; this is an increase from years before and would mean that a home owner with a home valued at $200,000 would need to pay $1,106 in city taxes.  Nevertheless, it is important to remember that the actual tax rate is not yet available due to further valuation information that needs to be reviewed.

For more information on the other proposed changes visit Lake Geneva Regional News.

For more information on lakefront and lake rights properties in the Lake Geneva WI area, contact your neighborhood realtor, Bob Webster via email or phone at (262) 348-3233.

Become a homeowner in Lake Geneva WI

Planning a trip to Walworth County Wisconsin is the easiest way to see the region for yourself and find out, what many others have, how enjoyable living in this scenic county can be.  Take a look at Walworthcogetaway.com for tons of useful traveling information.  Go to the “Request a Visitors Guide” to order complimentary maps and guides for areas within Walworth County including Delavan and Lake Geneva.  You can also find out current weather and traffic conditions before you set out for your trip at the “Helpful Trip Planning Resources” tab.  There are events and activities year round in Walworth County WI, so don’t forget to check out the “Things to do” section that will give you the latest listing of fun individual, couple, or family activities.

For more information on Walworth County WI real estate, including Lake Geneva lakefront properties, contact your local realtor Bob Webster by email or phone at (262) 348-3233.

If you are looking for a second home in the gorgeous Lake Geneva Wisconsin region, than take a look at the beautiful featured homes at Lake Geneva Property.com.  In Lake Geneva WI you will find ideal lakefront properties that will fit perfectly into your lifestyle.  With lake activities, arts and entertainment, and fine dining, being a homeowner in Lake Geneva will be an enjoyable experience year-round.

For the convenience of your home computer, you can find featured lakefront and lake rights properties at lakegenevaproperty.com and browse the listings at your leisure.  Each listing features a brochure that provides at-a-glance information about the technical specifications of the home and location along with included features or updates; you will also find a link to a “Virtual Tour.” The “Take a Virtual Tour” link will let you see a slideshow of the inside and outside of the home in beautiful color photos.

For more information on available lakefront and lake rights homes contact your neighborhood realtor, Bob Webster via email or by phone at (262) 348-3233.

We sure didn’t need to see those big snowflakes flying through the air here in Lake Geneva on Monday afternoon.  We’ll take a nice long extended Indian summer, over the beginning of the colder weather, although many people find a lot of exciting things to do in the winter season.  It is hard to comprehend how we have become accustomed to wild daily swings in the stock market, both up and down, over the last few weeks.  The talk this week is of the Fed meeting again and another anticipated discount rate reduction.   I can’t begin to understand the complexities of some of these moves, other than conclude that the actions are a positive step toward trying to right the ship and get things back on track in the financial world.  With a week to go, I think everyone is ready for the end of all the political ads and bickering we’ve been subjected to from the talking heads on the T.V. and radio news shows.  These certainly are interesting times we are living in today.  From the real estate perspective we have seen a fair amount of Buyers still in the market and looking, in spite of all the uncertainty in the air.  The fact remains that this is a very good time for a Buyer to be in the market with rates at very affordable levels historically and many lenders in the area continue to assure us that they have very adequate amounts of money to lend to Buyers with good credit and some form of a down payment.  There is good selection of options to choose from in the various types of property and price ranges.  Our job remains to get that word out and we’ll continue to try to do so over the next several weeks.  Regardless of the outcome of the election and whether our particular candidate wins or loses, just getting the election behind us should be a good thing for showing people that the sun will still come up and life will go on.  If you have any questions, you can go to www.LakeGenevaProperty.com or send an Email to Bob@LakeGenevaProperty.com or call Bob Webster of Keefe Real Estate at 262-348-3233.

Over the last few months, Grand Geneva resort representatives have been discussing the possibility of annexing into the city of Lake Geneva.  However, it looks as though the idea does not have enough City Council member support as of yet to move forward with a petition to start the annexation process.  According to Lake Geneva Regional News online, a recent ‘straw poll’ on the annexation matter revealed that they did not have at least six aldermen that were firmly in favor of annexing.

The Grand Geneva resort in Lake Geneva is the largest resort in the area and attracts a huge following of tourism, and thus, money into the city of Lake Geneva already.  Nevertheless, an annexation into Lake Geneva WI could bring an estimated $700,000-800,000 more via property and room tax revenues.  Though there are mixed feelings as to the pros and cons of the addition of this resort officially into the city boundaries, city officials will look into the matter more before moving ahead with anything.

For more information on lakefront Lake Geneva WI homes contact Bob Webster via email or visit his featured Lake Geneva WI lakefront and lake rights properties.

The location of this Lakefront Lake Geneva WI home is fabulous!  You will enjoy 100 feet of ideal level lake frontage and be situated on the North Shore of Geneva Lake, off of the picturesque Snake road.  This unique brick ranch home has 3 bedrooms and 3 baths, featuring a contemporary kitchen and updated baths.  Highlights of this delightful home include gorgeous panoramic views of Geneva Lake and a large pier located just a small walk from the home.  Take a Virtual Tour to see the breathtaking views and interior.  List price for this Lakefront Lake Geneva WI home is $2,495,000.

For more information on this listing or other featured lakefront Lake Geneva property contact local agent, Bob Webster via email or phone at (262) 348-3233.

A recent lakefront survey will have village officials taking a good look at the results this month.  Fontana WI residents and property owners were recently mailed a survey intended to give input to the village on what residents may like to see happen with lakefront property that is presently being leased to the Lake Geneva Marine Company.  However, this 18 question survey provided officials with somewhat mixed results that will need to be carefully looked over.  

One of the issues that would need voter approval through referendum dealt with the removal of a current building and replacing it with a ‘single-structure multi use building;’ the results of the survey indicated that this likely would not pass.  But the survey was also given out to learn more opinions as related to demographics and has been a valuable study for village officials; more results are expected to be presented at the Blue Ribbon Committees October 23 meeting this week.

For more than a year now, Walworth and Fontana WI have been considering sharing emergency services, including discussion on the creation of a paid-on-premises plan.  This week, Walworth Emergency Service Director, Chris Severt, presented a plan that would cover services for both villages.  The plan proposed three full-time positions that would cover the much needed 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. shift, with two full-time employees and the third position filled by a few rotating part time employees.

This plan is believed to decrease current response times in cases of emergency and the cost to the villages would be based on call volume.  The employees that would be hired would also have other duties including conducting fire safety inspections, maintain equipment, and present training exercises for businesses.

This new Powers Lake lakefront home listing features 60’ of gently slopping level frontage.  You will enjoy this charming 4 bedroom home as a place of relaxation for you, your family, and guests.  Highlights include an updated kitchen, walkout basement, two car garage and a spacious deck and patio for entertaining and lounging.  This beautiful Powers Lake home was just lowered in price from $749,900 to $695,000.  You may also want to consider the vacant lakefront lot next door as it is also for sale at $629,900.

Take a Virtual Tour of this home and property.

For more information on this lakefront property or other lakefront and lake rights homes in the gorgeous Lake Geneva WI area contact your neighborhood realtor, Bob Webster by email or via phone at (262) 348-3233.