Former metal shop sells for $1K at auction

December 2, 2013 11:52 am Leave a comment

A former metal shop in Milwaukee, whose previous owner was murdered as he was leaving the building, sold for $1,000 at a foreclosure auction Monday.

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Brown Deer building set for third auction

November 27, 2013 3:19 pm Leave a comment

Peter Velikanov, of Shorewood, and Eugene Nayzberg, a Realtor with Mequon-based Rubins Realty LLC, walked away with a half-finished building at 8200 N. Teutonia Ave., Brown Deer, on Monday after a $300 offer at a Milwaukee County sheriff’s sale. on Tuesday, the men said they plan to forfeit their bid. (File photo by Kevin Harnack)

A half-finished Brown Deer building can attract bidders but not buyers.

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Milwaukee family sells lake property to conservancy

November 27, 2013 12:53 pm Leave a comment

An aerial photo shows St. Martin Island in October. The Nature Conservancy reported it has bought most of the uninhabited Lake Michigan island from a Milwaukee family. (AP photo by Mark Godfrey, The Nature Conservancy)

The Nature Conservancy reported it has bought most of an uninhabited Lake Michigan island that provides crucial stopover habitat for migratory birds, assuring it will remain permanently undeveloped and protected.

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Milwaukee Common Council votes to sell middle school

November 26, 2013 11:12 am Leave a comment

The Milwaukee Common Council voted 11-4 on Tuesday to sell the Malcolm X Middle School at 2760 N. First St.

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Kohl’s plans building buying spree

November 21, 2013 5:48 pm Leave a comment

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s Corp. plans to buy two buildings.

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Home prices up in Wis., sales dip

November 18, 2013 3:35 pm Leave a comment

home sale sign in Palo Alto, Calif. The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes fell in August from a two-year high in July. The National Association of Realtors says its index of sales agreements dropped 2.6 percent last month to 99.2. In July, the index rose to 101.9. That was the highest level since April 2010, when the market benefited from a federal home-buying tax credit. (AP File Photo/Paul Sakuma)

As median home prices have risen across Wisconsin since last October, sales have slightly decreased.

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Milwaukee church up for auction

November 14, 2013 3:30 pm Leave a comment

A Milwaukee church property on South Howell Avenue is scheduled for a December auction as part of a $4.33 million foreclosure.

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Fairholme offers to buy Fannie, Freddie businesses

November 14, 2013 2:51 pm Leave a comment

An investment firm is offering to buy from the government core businesses of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a $52 billion deal.

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Milwaukee metal shop goes to auction

November 13, 2013 4:31 pm Leave a comment

A vacant auto shop, shown Wednesday, at 3225 W. Burleigh St., Milwaukee, is headed to auction. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

A former Milwaukee metal shop that has deteriorated since its owner was murdered two years ago will be up for auction in December.

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Survey: Ashland homes most affordable

November 13, 2013 10:38 am Leave a comment

A new survey shows the most affordable homes in Wisconsin are in Ashland and the most expensive houses are in the Milwaukee suburb of Whitefish Bay.