Real Estate

Believe it or not, now can be the perfect time of year to sell your home. May through August is the peak time for housing inventory. However, buyer activity really starts to ramp up in February and March. Active buyers and low inventory are a great combination for sellers. If you are considering selling your Read More

It’s that time of year again; time to give your state and local municipality their Christmas bonus, Property Taxes. I’ve had several questions this month from upcoming and recent first time home buyers about how it all works, so I thought I’d address it here. First, I’ll explain property tax escrow in general. Typically if Read More

Have you ever considered rental property as an investment? An income producing property can be a great long term investment by providing a little bit of cashflow, monthly equity gains, and hopefully appreciation and tax savings (though there’s no garauntee to those two). At the same time it helps protect you from inflation. You see, Read More

Many of you followed us through the construction process of our home. It’s hard to believe we have been living here for over a year!  I thought I would post a follow up that may be helpful to others that are considering new construction route. It’s been a great first year in our home. We Read More

The housing market has definitely picked up in 2013. Verona has been an area that has been particularly active. Within the past 3 months, Verona home sales have ranged from $150,000 to $550,000 with an average sale price of $320,156 – equating to $129.74 per square foot on average . This average price is up Read More

If you have been thinking about moving up in home, now is a great time. Homes are moving, so you should be able to sell your current home fairly quickly. Interest rates are still low, and prices are still lower than the previous market peak. This combination still makes for great home affordability. Moving up Read More

As home prices were falling and the housing market was questionable, we were seeing most of our buyers making very conservative home purchases – with down payments of 5%-20%. However, in the past year, I’ve noticed more and more buyers purchase a home with little to no down payment.  I’ve even seen a few buyers 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

        6225 Birch Hill Dr. Madison, WI  3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car, 2027 SF, walk out lower level, deck, patio, incredible 1/2 acre yard! $208,900 Open House 6/23/13 from 11:00 – 1:00   410 Lucille St. Verona, WI.   3 Bedroom, 1 Bath, sunroom, deck, patio, hardwood floors, $209,900 Open House 6/23/13 Read More

We’ve been slacking on blog posting lately. That is because we’ve been swamped! I think the last 6 weeks have been our busiest ever, and in addition to that we started our own real estate brokerage. I (Keith) made the transition to Great Rock Realty 5 or 6 weeks ago in to get things started. Read More