For the ninth month, home sales in Dane County and the entire South Central MLS area are up. MLS-wide (including Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Rock and Sauk Counties) sales are up 24% this March compared with this time last year. In Dane County alone, March sales are up 25%. (source SCWMLS) Metro Milwaukee also reported similar gains in real estate sales.
In several South Central Wisconsin counties, March sales are the best they’ve been in three years:
Columbia County
March 2012 sales: 47
March 2011 sales: 30
March 2010 sales: 43
Dane County
March 2012 sales: 433
March 2011 sales: 346
March 2010 sales: 380
Dodge County
March 2012 sales: 39
March 2011 sales: 33
March 2010 sales: 48
Grant County
March 2012 sales: 18
March 2011 sales: 23
March 2010 sales: 24
Green County
March 2012 sales: 31
March 2011 sales: 24
march 2010 sales; 21
Iowa County
March 2012 sales: 19
March 2011 sales: 7
March 2010 sales: 12
Rock County
March 2012 sales: 146
March 2011 sales: 121
March 2010 sales: 153
Sauk County
March 2012 sales: 52
March 2011 sales: 46
March 2010 sales: 54
Opportunity awaits for both Wisconsin home buyers and home sellers. Buyers, interest rates are still low and in general, prices are on the low side. Sellers, the buyer activity is up. Take advantage of the activity in the market to truly make your home stand out and sell. Check your competition and talk with your agent. Take another hard look at your home’s price. Your goal when listing was to sell. The opportunity to attract active buyers is now.
To see what homes are selling for in your area, please do a sold property search at firstweber.com. To check out your competition currently for sale, please search firstweber.com. Go to a few open houses (find WI open houses here) to really check out the homes that are competing with yours!
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