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We often get many questions from first time home buyers about what kind of expenses they can expect when they purchase their first home. Of course, every situation is different and the numbers are dependent on the services and providers chosen, but here’s a good budgetary summary of what you can expect. Upfront Costs: Earnest Read More

It’s that time of year when the kids are back in school, it’s getting colder out, and fewer people are moving. The number of sales has dropped off a little bit over the past couple months in Verona, but it’s still a strong market. We saw an interesting change this month with a big jump Read More

We always tell people that professional photography is a must when listing a home. It is imperative that your home look its best online because that is where most searches start these days. Well, now there’s something even better than photos – 3D scanning and aerial drone images! Our favorite real estate photographer recently purchased Read More

We are seeing an interesting trend in Verona with home sales over the past few months. While home prices year over year for comparable homes are actually up, the average home sale price has been lower than last year. How is that possible? People are choosing to buy in the lower to middle range of Read More

In the last several years Radon testing has become more common when buying or selling a home, but many buyers and sellers don’t know anything about it. It sometimes catches a buyer off guard when we ask if they want a Radon testing contingency; or a seller maybe hesitant to accept an offer with a Read More

If you are a renter, you may have notice the cost of your rent keeps creeping up. According to rentjungle.com, the average price of a 2 bedroom apartment in the Madison area is currently $1140 per month, and 5 years ago it was $929 per month. This is an increase of almost 23% over 5 Read More

July home sales in Verona appear a bit strange looking at the statistics. The median price is down, the sale price to list price ratio is down, and home sales are down, but the market is on fire with the average house only lasting 11 days on the market prior to an accepted offer! Well, Read More

It seems the dream of many buyers is to have a home on several acres with some great views and privacy from neighbors. Well, if you’ve searched at all for properties like this, you know it’s difficult to find the right piece of land. It’s even more difficult to find the right house on the Read More

    In the current housing market, competing offers are not uncommon. We’ve had to turn away some very strong offers on our listings because other offers have better terms. We’ve also worked with several buyers who have recently had to compete for the home they really want. Here’s a few tips to help your Read More

You’ve probably heard by now that the real estate market is hot again. Since in we live in Verona and many of our sales are local, we will post monthly sales stats for Verona. If you live in surrounding areas such as Madison, Middleton, Oregon, Mount Horeb, etc feel free to contact us if you’d Read More