Benefiting from less stress and a lower cost of living, more people appear to be looking to vacation in a Door County and eventually make it a second home. Sturgeon Bay realtor Ame Grail says the real estate market in Door County is busier than ever. More people from bigger cities are approaching her for opportunities to buy properties throughout the peninsula. She says listed properties are moving fast. Many real estate transactions are being completed within a month.
Grail is seeing multiple offers above the asking price being submitted within one or two days of a newly listed property. The shortage of homes on the market and more people looking to move to Door County has kept it a seller’s market. This month, leisureandtravel.com named Fish Creek one of the top ten best small towns in the Midwest.