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Zimmermann's Service 360 E. Howard Ave. WINTERIZING most cars POST YEAR IN PICTURES - PAGES 5-7 JANUARY 3, 2014 MARK BELLING MILWAUKEE COUNTY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER No. '12' dominated '13 414-744-9868 Realtors cautiously optimistic for '14 By KIRSTEN KLAHN Special to The Post STEVE 'THE HOMER' TRUE Packers have gone on an amazing run Page 11 Rally over the Bears is just another example MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee-area real estate experts are optimistic about their optimism for 2014. Despite some uncertainty, they are excited about the prospects of continuing the housing market rebound that started in 2013. Mike Ruzicka, president of the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors, said he is expecting 2014 to be a strong year for the housing market. "The recession was like having the flu," he said. "When it first started, we felt really bad. In 2012, we felt a little better, but we'd get off the couch and still feel woozy In 2013, . it was a good year in a lot of ways." Meaning, Ruzicka said, 2014 will continue to look positive for both buyers and sellers. Through the first 11 months of 2013, sales were up 10.2 percent from the same period a year ago in the four-county metro area, which includes Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties, to 16,457 from 14,937, according to statistics from Metro MLS Inc. There was also an increase in building permits in 2013. In the four-county metro Milwaukee area, 1,187 building permits were issued in the 11-month period, a 30-percent increase from 913 in the same span in 2012. Other real estate experts, however, are remaining cautious about the upcoming year. "2014 will bring interesting challenges," WILSON PARK YOUTH BASEBALL We have openings for players in the following leagues: ROOKIE: Tues & Thur, Ages 5, 6 & 7 •Most games at 5:30pm. AMERICAN: Mon & Wed, Ages 8, 9 & 10 •5:30 & 7:45pm. NATIONAL: Tues & Thur, Ages 11 & 12 •5:30 & 7:45pm. PONY: Mon–Fri, Ages 13-16 •5:30 & 8:00pm. Rookie, American and National league games are played at both Wilson Park and the ball park at 13th & Grange. Pony league games are played at Wison Park. Registration Every saturday: 236172010 With coupon. Expires 1/17/14. Milwaukee market started to cool in final quarter of 2013 Page 9 Rodgers earns title of Newsmaker of the Year Mention You Saw it in The Milwaukee Post When Calling! 95 236076054 69 $ Every Saturday in January thru March 1 • 11am-Noon 1100 W. Grange Avenue Behind Moose Lodge #49 at 13th & Grange, Northeast corner. Call 791-3026 for directions. For more information call 304-1498 or visit www.leaguelineup.com/wpball See REALTORS on Page 14 DID YOU KNOW? • On New Year's Day, 1907, Theodore Roosevelt shook hands with 8,513 people. – Source: www.didyouknow.org. Local news at your fingertips Visit www.gmtoday.com Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MilwaukeePost Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MilwaukeePost