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2010
We know from experience many of today's multifamily properties are selling for less than what they sold for a few years ago. In other words many of today's properties offer a greater return on investment compared to previous years. But what do the broader numbers say? We can analyze data from the...
11/28/2010
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This listing at 2810 Hollyhock St in Fitchburg just closed this week. An out of town buyer saw the online video and told us she loved what she saw of this home online. Her husband had already relocated to Madison so he scheduled a showing to view the home. He liked what he saw in person. The only...
11/26/2010
Our new Madison west home for sale at 1009 Chieftain Lookout offers a tremendous value at $179,000. With 3 bedrooms, our new listing offers many of the features that come with a classic ranch home, plus many recent improvements. You can learn a lot about this Madison west side home by taking this...
11/22/2010
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The latest CoreLogic press release on housing inventory reports 2.1 million units of shadow inventory in August, up from 1.9 million the year prior. CoreLogic defines shadow inventory as property that is seriously delinquent, in foreclosure, or lender owned - but not yet listed for sale on the ML...
11/22/2010
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Here are 5 keys for a strong listing in today's ultra-competitive market: Professional staging from an interior designer. Professional photos for your listing. A professionally produced and narrated video tour, syndicated across multiple video web sites. Search engine optimization (SEO), so your ...
11/21/2010
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Calculated Risk reports on the Mortgage Bankers Association Q3 National Delinquency Survey in this post. According to the survey, 13.52 percent of mortgage loans were at least one payment behind or in the process of foreclosure. This is down from 14.42 percent the previous quarter. Although the d...
11/20/2010
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As of this writing our real estate team has 13 clients with accepted offers with other clients in negotiations. We're very busy, so we're cautiously optimistic our local MLS data will show a modest improvement in our market in the coming months. One way we can take a forward-looking view at the m...
11/18/2010
We've published our October home and condo report on DaneCountyMarket.com. For a quick overview, see the summary below. Dane County home and condo sales decreased by 42% from last October, and were down 7% year-to-date. The median home and condo price was up 7.6% in October from October of 2009. ...
11/16/2010
Here's a look at October home and condo sales from a historical perspective. Our full October home and condo report will be released in the next few days. The 215 Dane County home sales recorded this October is 17% lower than the previous October low of 260 sales recorded in 2007, and 51% lower t...
11/10/2010
Dane County foreclosures increased slightly in October, remaining at historically high levels. A total of 155 Dane County foreclosures were filed in October, an increase of .6% from the 154 foreclosures filed in October of 2009. This graph shows the number of Dane County foreclosures filed in eve...
11/09/2010
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