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2 • Milwaukee Post • June 21, 2013 - Thick Juicy Steaks - Thick Juicy Steaks ★ Closed 4th of July ★ 232883028 Ray's Butcher Shoppe an old fashioned Service & Quality Meat Market 414.423.1322 Ray's Fresh Homemade Bratwurst Regular, Beer & Onion, Taco, Jalapeño-Cheddar Fresh Grade A Boneless • 06/23 – 07/07/13 Ray's Homemade $ 49 3 $ 99 Chicken Breast 2 $ 59 Bacon Wrapped Filets 4 $ 99 Baby Back Ribs 5 $ 49 Mushroom Burgers 3 $ 99 Pork Rib Eye Griller 4 $ 49 Beef Tenderloin Shish-Kabobs 6 $ 49 Chicken Breast Shish-Kabobs 5 $ 99 Cooked Shrimp 8 lb. American, Creamy, German, Sour Cream Ray's Homemade Shrimp Salad lb. Carry Out Friday Fish Frys Beef Tenderloin 8oz. Avg. ea. Ray's Custom Cut $ Includes 6 Free Rolls with purchase of 1# Ham. Limit 1 doz. Rolls. lb. or Burgers with the Works Bacon Wrapped lb. Ray's Homemade lb. 5.99lb. NON TRANS FAT Sunday Special Ray's Sirloin Tip 3.49lb. $ 9.95 3 piece Dinner includes: Fries, Coleslaw, Soup and Roll. 6 & 12 Piece Buckets also available. lb. 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Loomis Road, Greenfield www.raysbutchershoppe.com - Thick Juicy Steaks - Thick Juicy Steaks THIS SATURDAY AT THE SATURDAY JUNE 22 Church Directory State home sales, prices enjoy strong May uptick Sales up 18.2%; median price jumps by 4.3% By DWAYNE BUTLER Post Editor MADISON – Strong single-family home sales in Wisconsin for May helped boost the average median price of homes, according to data released Monday by the Wisconsin Realtors Association. Sales of exisiting homes in May were 18.2 percent above last May, and the statewide median price increased by 4.3 percent over that same period, according to a news release from the WBA. The sales increase marked the 23rd consecutive month of sales growth. "These are very positive signals and represent an uptick from the pace of sales established in the first four months of the year," said Renny Diedrich, chairman of the WRA board of directors, in a release. According to the release, existing home sales rose 10.3 percent from January through April this year compared with the same period in 2012. "There's no doubt consumer demand has been strong over the last couple of years, but now we're also seeing sellers jump back in the market, as well," said Diedrich, noting that new listings of MILWAUKEE This week in Fitness: Yoga Class with Gina Roethle Noon – 1PM Donations appreciated. Gina Roethle is the instructor for this Saturday's Farmers Market class. Gina is a Yoga and Belly Dance Instructor certified through Kanyakumari and Dance For The Soul and teaches a restorative form of Yoga geared towards workout recovery and relaxation. Come experience her special style this Saturday! Since equipment is not provided, please bring your yoga mat, water and towel. Participants are asked to arrive a few minutes early to sign a waiver (required). Please park on 6th Street or in the Water Tower parking lot and please note–inclement weather cancels Fitness Classes. New at the Market: Joining us from Whitewater, Wisconsin is Amitaba Gardens, which will be bringing tasty cured salami and specialty meats this week. According to Amitaba Gardens' Facebook page the gardens were "ignited by a group of dedicated, motivated and intuitive individuals constantly creating pathways for your local community to have access to nutritious food." The gardens are tucked in between Lake Whitewater and beautiful kettle moraines in Richmond, Wisconsin and provides a wide range of products serving fine dining Restaurants, wholesalers and, of course – you here! Special Celebration at the Garden District Farmers' Market on July 6 your calendars for a special Celebration Opening of the Garden District Farmers' Market on July 6th as our sponsors, volunteers and supporters are recognized as we highlight progress being made on the land site from Howard Ave. to Bolivar Ave. Space for additional vendors is available at the season-long rate of $250 or the daily stall rate of $25. Updates and schedules are at www.gardendistrictfarmersmarket.com. The Market is presented by the Garden District Neighborhood Association and sponsored by: POST Bay View St. Lukes Episcopal Church 3200 S. Herman St. 414-744-3736 Sunday Worship: 9 am New Berlin First Church of the Nazarene 13535 W. Beloit Road Sunday Worship: 10 am www.Firstnazinfo.org 414-425-6430 To advertise in this section, contact Joan at 800-762-6219 ext. 5022 volume 19, issue number 25 The Milwaukee Post (ISSN 1544-1776) is published weekly by Conley Media, Milwaukee County 3397 South Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207 For all departments call: 414.744.6370 news display and advertising FAX: 414.744.6884 Classifieds: 800-762-6219 ext. 5005 Classified Fax: 262-334-6252 Daryl Skaradzinski: General Manager - ext. 13 dskaradzinski@conleynet.com Dwayne Butler: Editor - 262-513-2626 dbutler@conleynet.com POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Milwaukee Post 3397 S. Howell Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 Periodicals Postage Paid at Milwaukee, WI. homes for sale jumped 16.4 percent in May, compared with last year. "This increased supply should help moderate price increases that can occur during periods of very strong demand," she said. The WBA said home sales grew across the state in every region in May versus the same month in 2012; the strongest spike was seen in the south central region, where sales rose 28.9 percent compared with May 2012. Homes sales were up 20.3 percent in the north region, and they rose 18.9 percent in the west region of the state. Home sales rose 15.7 percent in the central region, 15 percent in the southeast region, which includes the Milwaukee-Waukesha area, and grew 11.8 percent in the northeast. The average median price for a singlefamily home was $144,000. "Prices showed solid but sustainable growth," WRA President and CEO Michael Theo said in a release. "We saw some large increases in median prices in March and April, so it's good to see more modest increases in May," he said. Median prices rose in five of the six regions statewide, with the strongest increase in the south central region, up 7.2 percent. Rounding out the increases were the northeast region at 6.3 percent, while the west, central and southeast regions ranged between 4.4 percent and 5.3 percent over the period. Only the North region experienced a fall in median prices over the period, down 13 percent. "It's not uncommon to see prices in the northern part of the state fluctuate substantially when there is a shift in the mix of properties between primary and second homes," Theo said in the release. Homes remain affordable in the state in large part because of low interest rates. The Wisconsin Housing Affordability Index, which gives the percentage of a median-priced home that a buyer earning the median family income can afford to buy, was at 239 in May, which is down from its peak of 292 in January of this year. The WRA said that despite a relatively weak job market, the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index has increased in each of the last two months, with the most recent numbers indicating that consumers are more optimistic about the future conditions of the economy and future job prospects. "We expect the combination of improving consumer confidence and low mortgage rates to keep demand strong throughout the summer, and this will put upward pressure on prices," Theo said. "Potential buyers may have missed the bottom of the price cycle, but there continues to be excellent value in this market."

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