A specialist in selling and finding distinctive properties for artists, academics and all people with a unique sense of aesthetics.

(608) 249-9383
Fax: (608) 232-7771
Madison, Wisconsin
patwhyte@patwhyte.com

Despite what the national media pundits say about the current economy, Madison has always felt less drastic in its economic fluctuations. The Greater Madison Area continues to attract national attention as a desirable place to live. Money Magazine just gave Middleton, Wisconsin the honor of declaring it the Number One place to raise a family! It is an exciting time in Dane County, especially with the recent interest in Urban Renewal: multi-zoned neighborhoods, delightfully pedestrian accessible pockets in new, as well as older, historic neighborhoods featuring libraries, grocery stores, cooperatives, drugstores, boutique shops, locally owned restaurants. Several bike trails offer plenty of opportunity to bike to work and park your family vehicle on the weekends!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

At this writing, January, 2008, my phone has been ringing: new buyers coming in from out of state for university positions, retirees looking to live closer to their grandchildren ( Reverse Snow Birds!), Empty Nester sellers scaling down, Seniors moving into condos, expanding families looking for more bedrooms and fenced yards! I think that 2008 will be a good market for homes, not a sellers or a buyers market, but a more balanced market.

As most of us have noticed for several years now, Madison and Dane County are growing incredibly fast. In my business of selling properties, I have a fairly good overview of what is happening and who is coming to our fair city.

Most people who move here are well educated, well read, well traveled and well fed. They make an above average living, or at least are pursuing a route that will enable them to live a good life. The people choose Madison because they say that it has a better quality of life than the cities from which they are moving (often fleeing).

I am concerned that, with the changes inherent in urban sprawl, Madison and Dane county will no longer deserve the accolades heaped upon them by the media and newcomers.

Here, then, is my Simple Midwestern Wish for keeping a high quality of life in Dane County: I want to encourage all of us to live up to the newcomers' expectations by truly respecting and appreciating diversity, by extending friendly greetings to each other when out walking or jogging, by watching over and watching out for the children and the elderly in our neighborhoods, by giving generously when asked to contribute to those less fortunate, by supporting our numerous cultural venues as much as our purse permits, by continuing to volunteer wherever we are needed, by watching carefully that proposed developments do not have an Anywhere U.S.A. flavor instead of being unique to our area, and by continuing to be patient and courteous drivers.

MAY WE ALL STRIVE TO KEEP MADISON AND DANE COUNTY WORTHY OF ITS NATIONAL REPUTATION!

BRIEF BIO: A little about myself. For most of my adult life I was an exhibiting artist and art instructor. I have a large circle of fascinating creative client-friends: dancers, actors, musicians, graphic artists, fine artists, architects.Most, but not all, of my clients become warm friends. My business is almost entirely word-of-mouth referrals. I tend to work with unique properties, modest or impressive.

In spring of 2004 I survived a near fatal aortic aneurysm. At this writing, I am 99% recovered. I try not to bore people with the details, but I really must pay homage to the superior medical attention I received at the University Hospital and the devotion of my children and friends. I am still on this planet due to their love, talents and diligence!

While recovering, I concentrated on art and developed a little art gallery in Plain, Wisconsin. After owning it for 4 years, I see that I cannot afford to have so many irons in the fire and it is on the market (mls# 1499445). I am now concentrating on real estate, and intend to make the ensuing years happily successful.

Feel free to call me for information regarding past and present listings, which follow this text.