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Starting 2021, the Wisconsin Realtors Association announced available home inventory was down almost 40%, especially in the under $400,000 price range. Remember supply and demand lesson in high school economics? When there is a shortage of supply it forces a lot of buyer competition and drives prices up. That’s what is happening in the housing Read More

There is no question the first half of 2020 has been strange. COVID-19 really threw a curve ball at the economy and many industries. Much of our state was shut down March thru May, which is normally our busy season (for buyer showings and listings) in real estate. Traditionally, the number of listings and active Read More

2018 was another great year to own real estate! Here’s a first look at the 2018 numbers. Zillow reports that nationwide property values were up 7.7%. According to the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA), as of January 1 median prices in Wisconsin were up 7.0% and Dane county prices were 5.8% over 2017. The number of Read More

2017 was a great year to own real estate! Here’s a first look at the 2017 numbers. Zillow reports that nationwide property values were up 6.7%. According to the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA) as of January 1, median prices in Wisconsin were up 5.8% and Dane county prices were 7.3% over 2016. The number of Read More

I’m sure you’ve seen the automated valuation tools that you can find on Zillow, Realtor.com, and even a few agent’s websites. These tools are okay if you want to get a rough ball park idea of your house value. However, they are only as good as an algorithm can calculate based on property records data. Read More

There’s no question 2016 was a great year for real estate in Wisconsin. Here’s a first look at the numbers. According to the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA) as of January 1 2017, the median home sale price in 2016 statewide was $165,000. This is a 5.8% increase over 2015. Roughly 81,000 houses sold in the Read More

January and February aren’t normally busy real estate months in our area, but we are off to a record start this year. We’ve seen higher than average buyer activity for the time of year. We’ve also seen many multiple offer scenarios, which are definitely rarer during the winter. Normally this kind of activity happens in Read More

It was another good year for real estate. The housing market locally and nationally has seen increased values and sales volume in the past year. According to the Case Shiller Index, home prices nationally were up 5.16% over last year (through the 3rd quarter). Here, in Dane County, MLS data as of January 1st shows Read More

Almost 6 months ago I posted that I thought we were transitioning towards a seller’s market. It turns out, I was right. I don’t think I’ve posted much since then about market statistics (or even informational blogs).  Why, because we’ve been swamped, and these statistics will show you that. According to the Wisconsin Realtors Association Read More

In the last several years, radon testing has become a bit more common when buying or selling a home. I am far from a radon expert, but I often get drilled with questions about radon from buyers or sellers. Here’s what I know… Radon is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that forms from Read More