Tiny Homes, the Financial Shortcut of Real Estate
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Guest Blogger: Tim Richmond: Tiny Homes, the Financial Shortcut of Real Estate
Tiny Homes, the Financial Shortcut of Real Estate
Friday, January 11, 2013
JobTrak PA is about a new start!
#TGIF! Give us some #FF luv! We're working with #PA's 14 #comm_colleges to fill in-demand #jobs! http://t.co/7fSWuJ55 #career #adulted
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
We are...
Friday, September 28, 2012
Keep it Simple...
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Happy Dog Days-Real Estate is heating up a bit!!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Freedom. For everyone, anywhere: http://ping.fm/1bbbk
Thursday, June 21, 2012
See you all Saturday in Ft Atkinson-It's an Open House, all day-everyone is invited! http://ping.fm/rRqqM
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Obamacare:Romney not making sense:http://ping.fm/UmoON
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Remembering the Ft. Atkinson, WI July 2008 Flood: http://ping.fm/JXbV4
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The voice of reason needs to be heard in WI: http://ping.fm/SlqX7
Monday, May 28, 2012
Ft. Atkinson WI 2012 Memorial Day Parade:#MemorialDay @USArmy @USNavy @usairforce @USCG #Marines We salute you. http://ping.fm/8AVC6
Content is King-Disruption, the Jester. Edina Realty pulls the plug on http://ping.fm/Aq1OB | Inman News http://ping.fm/jm8zt
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
There is never enough time to spend with good friends is there?Thanks to all my friends now&then:http://ping.fm/VR5Og
Monday, March 5, 2012
A great home in a great Madison, WI neighborhood-for sale! : http://tinyurl.com/8ab2cda
Monday, February 27, 2012
Totally Unplugged!:no email phone or text until 3-7 just Friends, Ice and Fish! : http://ping.fm/i4R7W
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
1 Million signatures down-Candidates, please sign in!:
http://tinyurl.com/7k5tsz9
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Resolved for 2012: Pay no attention to the Mayan calendar: http://ping.fm/zg3dA
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Happy Holidays and presents to all!: 448 Free Ideas for Blogs, Photos and Updates!: http://tinyurl.com/nwg8wz See you all Jan 3rd 2012.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Get you head around this: Half of us live in poverty.
http://tinyurl.com/7nfxwjg
Monday, December 12, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Zero calories!!!-and curvalicious: http://ping.fm/zI8vg
Monday, October 24, 2011
Thank you is always great to hear: http://ping.fm/ltwH5
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Ask yourself this: Why are police in Boston attacking US veterans surrounding peaceful protestors? Video: http://bit.ly/pnqIQK
Friday, September 16, 2011
BBC Mobile: Blood Vessels Created on 3D Printer http://tinyurl.com/3ma24yh
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
It's curvalicious, and zero calories: http://ping.fm/zI8vg
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Dane County Community Blog Network
My friend in real life Pat Laemmrich
loves what he does.
Pat has been working for the better part of a decade
helping Realtors and small businesses
get noticed more.
So, he decided to build the
Dane County Community Blog Network .
(okay, I helped a little...)
It's a 14-blog, multi-website,
plugged-into-social-media-network.
Each blog is jam-packed full of HD video real estate listings,
like this one:
(YouTube - WhirligigMarketing)
...and there are also links to community, school, local government
and even some news and goings-on!
Pat says the idea is simple -
everyone, everywhere has a story to tell,
and he helps them tell it better.
You can get ahold of of Pat here.
Or on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, -
Basically everywhere.
(But if you tell him I sent you,
don't be surprised if he chuckles a bit...)
Gotta run, the sun is out!
Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
920-691-6030
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
UW School of Business conference: New Partnerships: Government and Real Estate on 6/9/11: http://bit.ly/keVQaq
Monday, May 9, 2011
Housing crisis long way from over: http://bit.ly/lBkae0 via http://bit.ly/k5jk5J
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wisconsin Realtors Association: Wisconsin Foreclosure Assistance Resource Center: http://ping.fm/jrUKj
Friday, April 29, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Let's all work from the top down...
Fukushima,
Wisconsin,
D.C.,
and Trump-ville,
...it's hard to imagine there is any sane real estate left
anywhere in this world.
So why don't we all just soar with the eagles for a while?
Video clips at Ustream
( The Decorah Eagles - via ustream.tv)
...what a world we make for ourselves
-but it always looks better
...from the top!
Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
920-691-6030
Friday, April 8, 2011
Please call 262-548-7010: ask Republican Waukesha Co. Clerk Kathy Nickolaus HOW DO 14K VOTES GET LOST? http://tinyurl.com/4xuw8pv via PATCH
Saturday, April 2, 2011
NOT MY AMERICA: Grandmother, 11 grandchildren evicted from her home: http://ping.fm/DQgyD Plz RT!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Minuscule radiation spikes in Wisconsin air pose no risk to human health, state says http://ping.fm/x14wg
via WiStateJournal
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
RADIATION LEVELS RISE IN WISCONSIN: http://ping.fm/VObGm
Monday, March 28, 2011
Why do you live where you live? : http://bit.ly/gsM6qd
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Live Report: Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Crisis: http://ping.fm/nVxMn
Folo @metaltoad Edgy, engaging and everywhere! : http://ping.fm/o0CbD
One of the best places to live in America!: http://tinyurl.com/kq55e5
Saturday, March 19, 2011
A riot of spring color along the Milwaukee River: http://ping.fm/ixz21 - via http://tinyurl.com/66c5wxf
What a wonderful world when we all come together no matter what, where or who! :http://ping.fm/zCGyu
Beautiful Milwaukee River scene via Stoughton,WI artist Derek Hambly!: http://ping.fm/NM19r
http://tinyurl.com/499ywlx
AP:Japan officials: radioactive iodine in Tokyo water
http://tinyurl.com/4kefzra
Friday, March 11, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
WISCONSIN PROTEST: We came in through the bathroom window! http://ping.fm/ICqrq
shs vid shsworks@sbcglobal.net
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
YUMMIEST seats in the house! Here: http://bit.ly/fhv9jK and here! - http://tinyurl.com/4p3bxzn
Monday, February 28, 2011
WISCONSIN PROTESTS: Stand tall, stand together, stand for your friends,neighbors,family & the future! http://tinyurl.com/4pshyfq via HuffPo
Friday, February 25, 2011
RECALL WISCONSIN GOV. SCOTT WALKER-START HERE:http://ping.fm/M6Ys7
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
FROM CNN: Indiana state prosecutor fired over online remarks about Wisconsin protests http://ping.fm/l6Nun
Wisconsin Protests: Speak loudly and carry it to Gov. Walker!: http://ping.fm/0Vy4J
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Wisconsin Solidarity: this network silent 4 24 hours: remembering sacrifices made by union members then & now. http://tinyurl.com/4am97sk
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Our Gov. Scott Walker doesn't want to listen to us.He only follows Hootsuite on Twitter http://ping.fm/0REsN
The Truth: The consumer is the highest form of life on the planet: http://bit.ly/gpOcob
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wisconsin RE: GOOD Crazy! Veridian Homes: No mortgage payments for 4 months-with a new home contract by 2/28- http://tinyurl.com/4rxrsjv
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Wisconsin real estate: Neenah looks to past, working to preserve historic Island neighborhood: http://tinyurl.com/4glnc7l - postcrescent.com
Sunday, February 6, 2011
GO PACK GO! For the balance of this Super Bowl Sunday, I am outta here! :http://ping.fm/uvH9J
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Fannie Mae holding your mortgage? Check here! : http://bit.ly/eVV3WC
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Wisconsin Blizzard: Ft. Atkinson: DIG OUT!: More snow than a shovel can handle downtown. http://ping.fm/FxS1O (SHS photo)
Wisconsin Blizzard:Ft. Atkinson: START DIGGING! http://ping.fm/hY6Xw
Wisconsin Blizzard: State of Civil Emergency Declared: http://tinyurl.com/4cqg4ll
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
RESIGN!-Egyptian reform leader to Mubarak: http://ping.fm/uz6dY
Wisconsin Blizzard Coming-Sharpen Your Shovels!
http://ping.fm/iWNum
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wisconsin: Dane County Community Blog Network-16 hyperlocal blogs w/RE listings, video tours, community & local biz info: http://bit.ly/eDlweO
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Don't Schmidt me!: Google Shake Up - Larry Page new Chief Exec: http://ping.fm/MUTKr -via NYT
Friday, January 14, 2011
Wisconsin housing outlook "...fragile..." : http://bit.ly/h5Pj8B via WSJ
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Truth: The consumer is the highest form of life on the planet. http://bit.ly/gpOcob
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Realtors-and everyone who works-should check their
Google "sucks" index: http://bit.ly/hLk0b0
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Top 10 Tech Trends For The Decade http://bit.ly/eUQeAx from Sramana Mitra
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Ft. Atkinson WI wishes everyone the best holidays! Steven and Theresa Haffner-Stearns and Bear the Wunder-Dog! http://ping.fm/TAuxu
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
SHUT UP-face your market and listen-you will learn a thing or two: http://tinyurl.com/cq99lt
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
400+ Reasons to love Social Media!: http://bit.ly/9qFe8G
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Photo published, then hidden for over 15 years rides a long tail to a long tale!:#1 in Google: http://tinyurl.com/286muec
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Dane Co. WI Community Blog Network: real estate listings, community info more!:http://ping.fm/2piHm
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Goldman Sachs Shutting Principal Strategies Unit - http://tinyurl.com/26r2d5v via Bloomberg.com
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Twitter is crazy, but you're not!: http://tinyurl.com/22lofk6
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Real estate is crazy:The next 50 years....
27,000 temporarily abandoned oil wells and
radioactive rabbit poop?
Out of all the noise in the echo chamber: the twits tweeting on twitter,
the anime avatars on facebook
and the veritable slew of bloated blogs and bloggers,
these two items got my attention.
Made me shut up.
And pay attention.
The fact that the next 50 years of my life are ahead of me
kind of underlined things.
So, for the next two weeks that is how I am celebrating my 50th birthday, beginning at 12:00:01 tonight. ...it's not like I had much to say, anyway.
But I am grateful for what I have seen and heard in real life, and here.
TTyL,
Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Wisconsin real estate: Recovery? 2,000 foreclosed homes in Madison area, squatters evicted: http://tinyurl.com/29tlrzu- I am on hiatus.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Sunday Brunch!: 31 Twitter Ideas: http://ping.fm/gunJn
Friday, April 16, 2010
Fort Atkinson Farmers Market Sneak Peek: May 8, 15 & 22
The Fort Atkinson Farmers Market
Come and get it!:
Fresh local produce, honey, baked bread, live music,
petting zoo, face painting and more fun for the kids!
(YouTube:FtAtkinsonChamber)
...a great way to spend any sunny Saturday morning-even for a gardener.
(...like my BFF Tess!)
...and click here for
the Fort Atkinson Farmers Market web page.
See you there,
Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
Wisconsin supports its troops!: The Camo Quilt Project : http://ping.fm/PNss3
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Consumer behavior should shape brands-brands can't shape consumer behavior anymore: http://ping.fm/lKdFg
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
You can learn a lot about marketing from a dog: http://ping.fm/DykEk
Friday, April 9, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
400+ Ideas to get you over Hump Day!: http://ping.fm/gl4CF
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
...and here are 25 reasons to love Tuesday!:http://ping.fm/EZ5rq
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Thanks, Dan Gacke: "Steve is a genius when it comes to social media. He is also a great friend." http://tinyurl.com/nwg8wz
Saturday, March 13, 2010
The Kids Are Alright-Fort Atkinson, WI High School Students ROCK!
Youth is NOT wasted on the young!
The kids at Fort Atkinson High School are in it to win it-
seventeen's Ultimate Prom contest!
And here are their Top Ten reasons
why they should WIN!
(YouTube-stilealy)
...The prize? A major prom featuring
the band Boys Like Girls!
...and of course, memories to last a lifetime.
The prom is slated for May 8, 2010.
The theme-Treasure Island.
Head over here to check out the contest!
(...as far as real estate goes here-
glad to see tax dollars being used for FUN! ;) )
Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
920-691-6030
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wisconsin real estate. Just plain weird: http://bit.ly/bowiUI
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Weird, Crazy, Wisconsin Real Estate-get your laugh on!
(and you can always say that real estate is crazy-everywhere.)
After living here ten years,-well, real estate is craziest in the Cheezehedd State.
You betcha.
Why ask why when it is so obvious?
(YouTube-WeirdUSTV)
And just when you think...
On second thought-No. Don't think about this guy who missed his ex-wife so much he was going to open houses and, um,
snooping in dresser drawers.
(...and even calling Realtors for private showings!)
Just remember while real estate and people are crazy-
You're (probably) not.
And don't forget to laugh!
Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
920-691-6030
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
US Real Estate: New home sales at 50-year low: http://tinyurl.com/ycyda9v
Monday, February 15, 2010
Consumer, defined: The highest form of life on the planet.: http://tinyurl.com/yjcnz83
Saturday, February 13, 2010
WHEDA is "Back in Business" - What's next for Wisconsin real estate?
Who helped set it up? The U.S. Treasury of course-they picked up 325 million bucks of WHEDAs' long-term bond obligations. (Frees up a little cash for WHEDA, of course.)
Add in the extension of the popular $8,000 tax credits for first time buyers, a credit score of 660, and a down payment possibly as low as 1,000 and you're off to the races.
But-get to the finish line before or by April 30th, when the tax credits are likely to stop.
WHEDA is working on other loan products, too. Maybe they can cook something up with the Treasury to help out the 104,000 people in Wisconsin set to lose their unemployment by the the end of April .
Unless those unemployment benefits are extended, another wave of distressed properties will start to overload an already saturated housing market, with foreclosures and jingle mail to follow if nothing is done to help the long-term unemployed homeowner.
The news from WHEDA is great for first timers, but no one seems to be paying much attention to the start-over crowd.
And that crowd might get a lot bigger. It would definitely be too big to fail.
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
Friday, February 12, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Don't throw up on your client: http://tinyurl.com/cq99lt
Monday, February 1, 2010
Kenosha, WI: Bank faces FDIC sanctions: http://tinyurl.com/yg932hy via Kenosha News
Sunday, January 24, 2010
WI Real Estate:Builders: 2010 will be hard http://ping.fm/75QSk
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
A tough start...
Haiti crumbles.
A 20 year old Marine from my town
dies.
Foreclosures mounting at a record pace.
and then there's
Unemployment.
It's all beyond words.
...isn't it?
Steve
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Wisconsin M&I Bank extends foreclosure moratorium thru Q1 2010: http://ping.fm/IF7cj
Thursday, December 24, 2009
A long December...
See you next year!
A long December,and there's reason to believe..
maybe this year will be better than the last.
-Counting Crows
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
We ALL wanna drive the Zamboni: http://tinyurl.com/yfn5xux
Friday, December 4, 2009
HO freekin' HO!: 12 Days of Christmas for Realtors: http://tinyurl.com/yczpv29
Sunday, November 22, 2009
We could all use a laugh.....
Details later-in the meantime:
We could all use a laugh!
(YouTube - smaclenn)
Steven Stearns
Social Network Builder
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
920-691-6030
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Busy and loving it! Some time off today and tomorrow and BTW on Monday-in the meantime: http://tinyurl.com/yz59jwo
Monday, October 26, 2009
Wisconsin: Racine bank fails along with others: total 106 for the year nationally: http://tinyurl.com/yllt9sb via CNNMoney
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Thanks for stopping by,everyone-been busy & will be back SOON! Here's over 400 ideas to keep you smiling &busy!: http://tinyurl.com/nwg8wz
Monday, October 12, 2009
Wisconsin Real Estate: M&I Bank Largest WI bank adds to reserves, prepares for loss: http://tinyurl.com/yjjhuuk via Bloomberg
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Wisconsin homebuilders are going GREEN!: http://tinyurl.com/yaytefa
Saturday, September 26, 2009
THREE more reasons why real estate is crazy now: 1.) http://ping.fm/ce60J 2.) ARMS still to adjust 3.) Commercial RE is in the....
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
One more reason why real estate will remain crazy for a while...
(YouTube - Bloomberg )
I am not an economist, just another blogger-
but hey, I know the banks in my neck of the woods aren't doing so good.
More later.
Not borrowing, I mean-just blogging.
Steve
Monday, September 21, 2009
Dane County, WI: NEW blog network-14 blogs - community info, listings, news - http://ping.fm/kVKoN
Friday, September 18, 2009
Wisconsin Real Estate: 3 Million for 24,000 sq ft? In downtown Madison? Location,location,Location!
http://tinyurl.com/lexywb
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
...Connecting in Mlps-St. Paul-having some fun of course and talking about about blog networks: http://ping.fm/BGqZz
Monday, September 14, 2009
Out of Town Today!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Madison WI, Smart City, USA!
I spent almost five years living in Madison, WI.
It is a great town and we still have friends there.
...and I am so glad it's close to Ft. Atkinson, WI
and all the gardens BFF Tess has now in our back yard
(...more on those later-anyone need tomatoes?)
Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Social Media Is Not A Pet Rock
...but it does rock!
Get over it.
Get into it.
Get on with it.
Steve
shsworks@sbcglobal.net
920-691-6030
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Wisconsin sets new foreclosure record: July 09 single highest month:up 10.9% over June 09: http://tinyurl.com/mod4g4 - via jsonline.com
Monday, August 24, 2009
Happy Monday, Tweeps-Jump Start Your Week with 400 + Ideas: http://ping.fm/hY4aF
Friday, August 21, 2009
FREE Friday-10 links for free: mobile marketing, websites, photo editing, 200+blog ideas, internet ad trends: http://ping.fm/JrmM7
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Madison, Wisconsin Women's Council of Realtors event today was the BEST!: http://ping.fm/AJrvV
Hello, WCRA! Welcome to the Blog!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Unplugging for the weekend-Here are 300+ reasons to look forward to Monday: http://ping.fm/hY4aF
See you then!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Wisconsin:M&I Bank sells 800 non-performing residential mortgages, 2/3rds in AZ: http://ping.fm/HfHmI - PR Newswire
Saturday, August 8, 2009
RT @DansMobile: Recommended @stevenstearns to @MrTweet 'he's a genius when it comes to social media. He is al...' http://ping.fm/lbDpi
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
CULTURE WAR?:The Scobleizer Speaks: Friendship key scarcity in digital age: http://ping.fm/bATUi - Via telegraph.co.uk
Monday, August 3, 2009
Mobile Marketing-FREE 30 DAY TRIAL: http://qittle.com/
Monday, July 27, 2009
NOW what? Opportunity called-it's hiding in the chaos: http://ping.fm/QZDZw
NOW What?
or maybe better still,
Now, what NOW?:
Housing seems to be getting better,
we can enjoy a few more Doritos for the same price,
...and depending on how you look at them...
the major stock markets
are either up-to no good or double-down for the money.
Then there's that whole health insurance thing,
-along with the increase in minimum wage,
coupled with several hundred thousand people
still going out of work each month.
There has to be opportunity in all the chaos;
I have found some for myself, and will be working on it this week.
So now what now may point at where to, sooner or later.
See you out here!
Steve
920-691-6030
Friday, July 24, 2009
80-yr-old Realtor in LaCrosse, WI NOT Retiring!: http://ping.fm/ElLKU - River Valley Biz Report
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wisconsin Realtors Assoc., others oppose new Do Not Call Bill:1k fine: http://ping.fm/o8IUF - MJS Blog
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Social Media is NOT for AUTOPILOTS: Twitter fail:
http://ping.fm/trbTi
Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday Madness!: 300+ FREE ideas for social media updates, blogs, photos: http://ping.fm/D0LB3
Thursday, July 9, 2009
448 Free Ideas for Blogs, Photos and Social Media Updates
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Antiques Roadshow, here we come!
(SHS Photo)
Maybe furniture is just as crazy as real estate.
BFF Theresa -(seen smiling in this photo)-
stands in our living room behind
an 1820s-30s Philadelphia Empire chair.
A few weeks ago, she sent in some pics and a description to
Antiques Roadshow on PBS
and well, they are coming to get the piece right now for the show
in Madison, WI this weekend.
How did we get this chair?
From my Mom, who found it in a second-hand store in Grand Marais, MN
(years ago)
for like, between 30-50 bucks.
It had been retired from being the throne
for the Queen of the annual Fisherman's Picnic,
as she rode around in the back of a pick-up truck.
The very comfy chair has been around since I was a kid
and it has visited all my siblings.
Since then, Theresa found out as she researched it for a paper at UW-Madison
it has, well, an interesting-
and possible rarefied history.
This is going to be a highlight of Theresa's professional life as
a master upholsterer, antique/restoration shop owner,
furniture design and operations manager
and manager of a a high-end retail furnishings store.
Me?
I hope the Keno Brothers don't catch me napping in it
while we wait for the appraisal.
More later as we head to the show,
Steve