Wisconsin real estate market: Best five month start since 2007.

The Wisconsin housing market continued to grow stronger with statewide home sales increasing 7.8% over last May’s sales. This makes this year the strongest five month start since 2007.

Price growth has been seen for the past four years, statewide up 6.7% for May. Housing affordability remains high. Interest rates remain low. Listings are needed, though! Please contact your First Weber agent if you want to put your home on the market.

 

Regionally, here the real estate sales recap comparing  sales and prices in 2015 vs 2014: (Source WRA)

Southeast Wisconsin/Metro Milwaukee real estate statistics

(includes Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha Counties)

2638 homes sold in May 2015, an 8.1% increase from last year at this time.  Median sales prices up 7.5%.

South Central/Southwestern Wisconsin area real estate statistics

(includes Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Rock and Sauk counties )

1680 homes sold in May 2015, a 7.8% increase from last year at this time.  Median sales prices up 4.9%.

Northeast Wisconsin area real estate statistics

(includes Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinetter, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca and Winnebago counties )

1323 homes sold in May 2015, a 1.6% increase from last year at this time.  Median sales prices up 1.1%.

Central Wisconsin area real estate statistics

(includes Adams, Clark, Juneau, Marathon, Marquette, Portage, Waushara and Wood counties )

465 homes sold in May 2015, a 11.5% increase from last year at this time.  Median sales prices up 7.3%.

Northwoods Wisconsin real estate statistics

(includes Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas and Washburn counties )

705 homes sold in May 2015, a 16.1% increase from last year at this time.  Median sales prices up 7.8%.

 

These numbers from The Wisconsin Realtors Association paint a general picture of the state of real estate in Wisconsin.  To see the details of your community or even your neighborhood, connect with a First Weber real estate agent for a free consultation or discussion. They are happy to share local data with you.

To see Wisconsin real estate for sale, please visit firstweber.com and download our free real estate apps.

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First Weber sells real estate throughout Wisconsin: Metro Milwaukee and Southeastern WI, South Central Wisconsin/Greater Madison, Central Wisconsin, Northeast Wisconsin andWisconsin’s great Northwoods. You can start searching for Wisconsin real estate and Wisconsin real estate agents at firstweber.com

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