Category Archives: Real Estate Tips

Google Introduces Mortgage Search

Many potential homebuyers start their home search by doing research online. If you have been researching financing online, your email inbox may become inundated with mortgage offers and unsolicited messages. Now the search engine giant Google has a new mortgage search feature that can help.  Their new mortgage seach will eliminate the unwanted emails and calls [...]
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A Madison Buyer’s Real Estate Update

I recently put up a post about whether it was better to rent or buy here in Madison.  The Freddie Mac site I had recommended targeted both personal and financial reasons to consider one option over the other.  As a follow-up, I want to share a mortgage calculator that compares the financial impact of renting [...]
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Ready for WI Homeownership?

There is no doubt that we have entered a buyer’s market here in the Madison area.  This market, although great for all buyers, is especially great for the first time Madison area home buyer.  With plenty of mortgage options available and still amazingly low 30 year fixed rates available, people with adequate credit and stable [...]
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The Importance of Staging

Despite the slower paced real estate market here in Wisconsin, there are still many viable home buyers available.  A major difference between today’s market and that of a couple of years ago, is that the property inventory levels in the Madison and Middleton areas are high.  This means that prospective buyers have plenty of choices.  [...]
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Timing Your Real Estate Purchase

I know it is difficult to sort out all the real estate headlines that hit the press on a daily basis.  Foreclosures, dropping prices, and daily decreases in sales volume!  Many people are asking themselves, “is it ok to buy a home with all of this swirling?”  Absolutely!!  With the shift that has occurred in [...]
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