School districts often play a big role in determining home values in certain areas, which means homebuyers need to do their research about this topic before buying.

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When you're buying a house, you should always make an educated decision (no pun intended).

School districts play an extremely important role in your home's future value. We're fortunate here in Dane County because we have a lot of great schools. That being said, there are some school districts people commonly choose over others.

One good example is the city of Fitchburg, where similar neighborhoods have people who send their children to different schools. One area’s…

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Unfortunately, scams happen in the real estate world too. Here are four common ones that you need to avoid.

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While the majority of people are good and honest, a few bad apples always try to take advantage of others. The real estate market is no different.

Here are four common real estate scams that you need to be aware of so that you don't fall prey to one:

1. The mortgage closing scam. This scam starts when hackers gain access to a party of the transaction's email account and try to divert the purchasing funds of one of their clients. If you happen to be in the process of closing on a home and you get weird emails asking you to wire…

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What does our market look like currently in comparison to last year at this time? Here are the numbers to watch.

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Here are the latest mid-year statistics from our Dane County market.

In June of 2018, we had more than 11% fewer closings than we did in June of 2017. While that seems like a big difference, average and median prices have increased by 7% for June sales.

In our current market, we have about 1.87 months of inventory for homes and condos in Dane County. In a healthy, balanced market, we would have around 6 months of inventory. This level of inventory is lower than it was in June of last year, and that was even lower than…

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Close to Beltline - main highway running through Madison
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