Kahler Slater wins major health care facility design award
Milwaukee-based Kahler Slater recently received a Design Award of Excellence from Modern Healthcare Magazine for its work on the Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital in Grand Rapids, Minn. Modern Healthcare Magazine hosts a design competition each year to recognize excellence in the design and planning of new and remodeled health care facilities. The Design Award of Excellence received by Kahler Slater is the top award given in the competition.
Shorewest launches job loss protection program
Brookfield-based Shorewest Realtors recently launched a job loss protection program, an optional, seller-funded mortgage protection program that helps homeowners with monthly mortgage payments if they experience a loss of employment. The program is paid for by sellers who want to make it available with the purchase of their home. The cost to the seller is $500. With the program, a buyer’s mortgage payment, up to $1,800, will be covered for up to 6 months in the vent of a job loss during the first 24 months following closing on a home.
Shorewest sales up for third straight month
Brookfield-based Shorewest Realtors says its booked sales are up for the third month in a row. Shorewest said its booked units are up 26.7 percent, volume is up 11.5 percent and listings are up 6 percent.
"We’re excited to see our business increase over last year," said Shorewest vice president of sales Ted Dentice. "Our sales associates are working extra hard to put sales together and with the help of our mortgage company – Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation – close them."
"Our offices are busy," said Joseph A. Horning, president of Shorewest. "Plus, we’re seeing more people in our open houses. I think people are realizing that now is a great time to buy whether it’s their first home or they’re moving up in home value. Prices are good and mortgage rates are still low. Plus, the $8,000 First-Time Home Buyer’s Credit is also still available through Nov. 30. We’ve also just launched a new Job Loss Protection Program that gives buyers added confidence when purchasing a home."
Oak Creek buildings get LEED Silver certification
Two buildings in Oak Creek that are owned by Liberty Property Trust recently received LEED Silver certifications from the U.S. Green Building Council. The buildings are Liberty Corporate Preserve I, a 44,000-square-foot, multi-tenant office building at 10050 S. 27th St., and the adjacent Liberty Corporate Preserve II, a 68,000-square-foot, multi-tenant office/warehouse building at 2440 W. Corporate Preserve Dr. The buildings are part of Liberty Corporate Preserve, a 30-acre business part development on South 27th Street, just south of Ryan Road.
