Greetings from Hayward, WI!
My broker partners, Chris and Cindi McGrath, were skiing the OO Loop last night and this morning Cindi skied from OO north to the High Point feed station (14K marker) and conditions were perfect. Actually, Cindi said the conditions were the best all year; despite the rain we received this week. Kudos to the Birkie Foundation as they had a big crew out on the trail hand-picking debris off the trail yesterday.
The race is on! The Birkie Trail base is still very solid and should hold up without any problem for the race. See the link below for the Trail Report which is updated daily.
www.birkie.com/?page=1038
The housing statistics for Wisconsin and Sawyer County are finally in for the fourth quarter and year end 2008.
Sawyer County Q4 sales were 50 units which is down from 2007 Q4 sales of 68. The 2008 year end total sales were 213 housing units versus 296 in 2007.
Median prices in Sawyer County held nearly the same in 2008 at $170,000 year end vs. $171,400 for 2007. The fourth quarter of last year actually dipped to $160,000 compared to $177,500 in Q4 of 2007. It is pretty obvious that some short sales and foreclosures had an impact on Q4 median price.
Back to the Birkie - Next weekend is the BIG RACE, the 36th annual American Birkebeiner from Cable to Hayward! One of the many events that makes Hayward a world-class place to be!
Have a wonderful weekend and remember that Life is a Gift...Live It!
Gary Nathan
Amanda Mavis
Woodland Developments & Realty
15617 Railroad St.
Hayward, WI 54843
Cell: 715-699-4040
nathan@garynathan.com
http://www.garynathan.com/
