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We’ve come to the end of 2011. What was your biggest accomplishment in the last year? Did you achieve everything you wanted?  Many of us set New Year’s resolutions and have ideas of things we’d like to accomplish in the coming year, but how many of us stick to a plan and follow through with Read More

If you are paying any attention to real estate news, there’s no doubt you may be confused on the current state of the housing market. All the headlines listed below are from the past 6 weeks. Can you say “conflicting information”!?!? Home Resales Rise 4% It’s Official: Housing Market Was Sicker than We Thought Mortgage Read More

I (Keith) always enjoy reading Christmas letters from friends and family this time of year. I realize how much we miss in other people’s lives when we just rely on the reading their occasional Facebook updates.  Personally I  am terrible at getting Christmas cards out. If you got one from me, it’s because my amazing Read More

Yesterday we closed our final scheduled house sale of 2011. So, it’s time to look at our year end statistics.  While there is still doom and gloom all over the news about the real estate market, we were blessed with a great year. Through November, the total number of home sales in Dane County was Read More

I know you’re probably thinking, “multiple offers”? Really? In this real estate market? It’s not as rare as you may think. In this market there are many bank owned foreclosures and motivated sellers who have priced homes to sell. In some cases pricing is so low, the property generates multiple offers and parties negotiating up. Read More

Guest Post – by Kyle Ebley Hello there.  My name is Kyle Ebley, Territory Manager for Home Security of America, commonly known as HSA, a home warranty company based in Madison, WI.  I’ve been called upon to offer some insight on the subject of home warranties:  what they are, how they work, and why they Read More

Recently, the City of Madison, WI amended the Madison General Ordinance 27.04(2)(k) to require owners of rental properties to provide tenants with 2 contacts that could be used in case of emergency when the property manager cannot be reached. Of course, whether your rental properties are in Madison or not, it’s a good idea to Read More

As I was driving to the office this morning I saw a hand written sign on the median that said “gutter cleaning starting at $35”. Since I have an entrepreneurial mindset, this sign made me start thinking about all the random things I could do for money if I was having a tough time making Read More

I tend to be more optimistic on the housing market than a lot of people. Of course, maybe that’s because our real estate business has been growing in a down market, or maybe it’s because the Madison area hasn’t been hit as hard as the rest of the country. In any case, I heard some Read More

If you know us, you probably know we spend way too much time working; that’s partly because we love what we do and partly because we are chasing some pretty big goals. This was our first work free weekend in a long time. We took a drive up to northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan celebrating Read More