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Ten Simple Steps to Prepare Your Home for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is finally here, and you have hosting duties this year! Besides cooking the turkey, the most important step to cross off your list is readying your home for all of your holiday guests. Let your stress float away as …
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Join Shorewest for our Free Career Seminar on November 24, 2015

Shorewest is hiring and now is a great time to become a sales associate with us! From our employee-voted title of Wisconsin’s #1 Top Workplace to our position as Wisconsin’s Largest Home Seller™, joining Shorewest means you’ll be a part …
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Growing Through The Years

  Throwback to the way home searching used to be! Some Shorewest agents and consumers remember paging through the huge binder of homes, hoping to find the right one. Other Shorewest agents remember when we were still Wauwatosa Realty Company, …
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Shorewest Shares: How To Avoid A Home Break-In

As scary as it is to think about, home break-ins do happen. However, most times they can be prevented. Here are some ways to make your home less of a target for intruders: • Set your lights on a timer. …
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Categories: How to, Neighborhoods


Lake Country Communities rank as the most affordable in the State

Lake Country has long been known for its beauty, and now a recent study found that a few of the Lake Country communities are the most affordable in the state. In an article published on May 15, the most affordable …
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Shorewest Reports: Metro-Milwaukee Snow Parking Regulations

With the huge dump of snow southeastern Wisconsin experienced yesterday, it’s officially winter and time to bust out the snow blowers and shovels. Here’s what you need to know about parking and shoveling in the Metro-Milwaukee area. MILWAUKEE 4-inch Rule. …
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Milwaukee Named one of Forbes’ 15 U.S. Cities with Emerging Downtowns

Milwaukee, southeastern Wisconsin’s hidden downtown gem, is often cast aside in favor of the big city to the south, Chicago. The latest article from Forbes 15 U.S. Cities with Emerging Downtowns details the effort, growth and change of Milwaukee’s downtown since …
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Categories: Community, Neighborhoods


Milwaukee Named one of America’s Top 12 “ArtPlaces” Reports Shorewest, REALTORS®

ArtPlace recently recognized Milwaukee as one of the Top 12 “ArtPlaces” in America. ArtPlace is a collaboration of national and regional foundations, federal agencies including the National Endowment for the Arts and some of the nation’s largest banks who work …
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Categories: Community, Neighborhoods


Wisconsin Community Spotlight: Germantown

Located northwest of downtown Milwaukee, Germantown, Wisconsin is a small community bursting with pride of its German heritage. With the abundance of amenities available to residents and visitors, it is no surprise this area was named as one of the …
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Categories: Neighborhoods


Wisconsin Community Spotlight: Lake Geneva

This weekly feature highlights one of the areas Shorewest serves throughout Wisconsin while showcasing our Community Resource Pages, one of the features of the newly redesigned  Shorewest.com. Make sure to visit this new portion of our website and follow us …
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Categories: Community, Neighborhoods


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