October 17, 2007

Forbes magazine gives Racine props

Judy Hearst, vice president and regional manager of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, in Milwaukee gave Racine a big endorsement in Forbes magazine this week. In a story about vacation homes, Hearst said Racine was the next big market for vacation homes. Here's her quote:

"There are hundreds of new waterfront villas and attached townhouses being built where you can step out your door and be right on a boat on Lake Michigan. There's a great beach, one of the cleanest on the lake, and the setting is really awesome. Historic Italianate buildings with painted cornices line Main Street, and South Main has Greek Revival homes with huge columns. Art galleries, cafés, and bars with jazz are clustered in storefronts on Sixth Street, with apartments upstairs. There are so many fun art festivals, plus the Racine Art Museum. And Racine is just one hour north of Chicago." Prices from $200,000 to $1 million plus.

She added that she doesn't own a second home, but Racine would be her "dream second-home spot.
Here's the full story.

3 comments:

  1. Wow...sometimes we forget how lucky we are to live in a city that has so much to offer.

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  2. ...you mean to offer for the wealthy and privileged, don't you? Unemployment is above 10%, and African Americans are still not welcome in Racine.

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  3. Vacation place? For the rich. For the full time residents it's going to be servitude jobs only soon.

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