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We are almost through another summer, and the kids are back in school. This is the time of year when real estate listings (and sales) generally slow down. The stats are showing reduced sales compared to the prior year as we expect. Few people want to move when their current interest rate is half the Read More

Last month I wrote about the winter slowdown and year end statistics. I wrote things would keep moving quickly, but buyers might have some easier opportunities. Unfortunately for buyers, that didn’t last too long with the market heating up faster than I expected with the pre-Spring market. Our last couple of listings saw multiple offers Read More

The early half of 2022 was fueled with extreme bidding wars and buyer competition driving prices up 9.5% statewide and 9.7% in Dane County and the Madison area.  The latter half of the year (especially the 4th quarter) had a significant slowdown due to rising interest rates and lower affordability. Even though prices were up Read More

2021 was another crazy year for real estate! We’ve seen bidding wars among buyers for the last several years, but this was the most competitive year we’ve seen. We had one buyer we wrote 13 offers for (all above asking price) before they got a house and another who got rejected at 130k over asking price! Read More

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

Home sales in Middleton were up slightly over 2017 with 286 sales. This outperformed the rest of Wisconsin with a 2.5% increase, while sales statewide were down slightly. The average sale price in Middleton was up 6.4% in 2018 vs 2017, and the median price was up 1%. Middleton continues to be one of the most 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

Home sales in Middleton have continued to be good through the summer and were right on pace (2 more) with last summer. The number of sales in Dane county is actually down compared to last year, so Middleton is exceeding the averages in the area. I would guess, like Verona this is primarily due to a higher Read More

Home sales in Verona have been strong through the summer, up 29% over last summer. This is interesting; considering the number of sales in Dane county is actually down compared to last year. I would guess this is primarily due to a higher volume of construction in Verona as compared to many other areas of Read More