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3rd Space Garages: A New Kind of Luxury Storage When your passions outgrow your garage, it’s time to expand into something more — something custom, secure, and uniquely yours. Welcome to 3rd Space Garages, where your storage needs meet lifestyle luxury. Whether you’re a car enthusiast with a growing collection, an RV or boat owner Read More

As we move into the late summer months, the real estate market in Dane County is showing signs of its usual seasonal shift in addition to a bit of an overall calming—and for savvy buyers, this could be a golden opportunity. Sellers need not fear, we are still in a strong reliable market and your Read More

Happy New Year from Keith and Kinsey! Looking back on 2024, we’re truly thankful for the connections, support, and shared experiences with family, friends, and clients that make each year so special. We hope your year was filled with happiness, success, and meaningful moments too. Here’s to an even brighter year ahead! ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- Schulz Family Read More

In the realm of real estate marketing, the landscape has evolved significantly over the past decade. Gone are the days when a simple yard sign and tidy landscaping sufficed to attract potential buyers. Today, the initial encounter a buyer has with your home typically transpires on their mobile device or computer screen. Thus, it’s imperative Read More

There’s some confusing data coming from the November sales statistics in Dane County. In October, it appeared that median prices had flattened (compared to the same month the prior year) and inventory was increasing. In November prices appear to be up 7.5% again, and inventory appears to be dropping again. That’s not great news if Read More

House sales are down about 20% statewide this year (2023), and 2022 sales were down about 15% compared to 2021. Additionally, we hit the highest number of real estate agents the market has ever seen about a year ago. This means I’m surrounded by agents complaining about how their incomes have gone down and how Read More

Every fall the real estate market calms, both in terms of sales and median prices. You can clearly see the seasonal cycles in the Median Price Annual Comparison chart below. This is partly due to less buyer demand this time of year, and partly due to fewer high end homes hitting the market in the Read More

We are in the slower fall season of real estate with only 16 sales in Verona in the month of September and 369 total sales in Dane County. The median days on market for homes closed in September was 7-8, which is still quite fast despite a significant calming in buyer activity. Remember this is lagging Read More

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

Can you believe we’re through July and into August already? We’ve made through another peak real estate season. We continue to see more demand than supply, homes selling quickly, and multiple offer scenarios on many properties. However, there are certainly signs of calming from the prior rapid increase in home prices. Also, slowly increasing inventory and Read More