I drive by a home every day on my way to work that is for sale. It has been for sale for a long time and with a few different Realtors. Even though the for sale sign in the front yard changes, the home doesn’t.
The list price hasn’t changed. The fact that it’s two bedrooms [...]
Entries from April 2007
April 30, 2007
Painting Might Help. It Sure Won’t Hurt.
April 29, 2007
Local Madison Real Estate Firm To Play At Barrymore Tonight
Madison real estate company, Keller Williams , to play at the Barrymore tonight?
Naaaaaa!
Keller Williams is a folk/acoustic musician that uses samples and loops in his music giving his solo performance depth, diversity and a dynamic that is hard to find in other solo acts.
Keller Williams Loop Jam from “Breathe”
The Barrymore Theatre is [...]
April 28, 2007
Weekend Weed Out
Madison Real Estate News Week In Review
We at The Gardyn have searched other blog posts and news articles that may or may not have anything to do with Madison real estate. We hope to make this a routine for each Saturday giving you a weekly wrap up of the real estate news in and around Madison. It’s [...]
April 27, 2007
PODS MOVING MADISON
Moving something Madison? Or just looking to make storage easy?
I was running a bit late for work this morning as a POD was being moved from the house across the street. Not to late though. It only took 15 minutes from the time the truck showed up until the pod was loaded and moved away! [...]
April 26, 2007
13 Ways To Stop The Rain and Water
Over the last couple of days, rain has been steady in the Madison area.
With April showers brings May flowers wet houses, if you have not taken the preventive measures. Water can do some damage to your home and investment if you are not careful.
I currently own 4 properties, 2 of those being flat roofs and here [...]
April 25, 2007
Hang In There FSBO
Going For Sale By Owner can be a big challenge.
I’m not here to tell you that you can’t, like some other real estate agents might though. I am here to be realistic with you and let you know what going For Sale By Owner really means.
I am a Do-It-Yourselfer at heart and believe anyone and [...]
April 24, 2007
The Capital Times Calls Dane County Housing Sales “encouraging”
In an article by Jeff Richgels of The Capital Times, a local Madison paper, entitled County Housing sales “encouraging”, Jeff writes,
“When you fear really bad news and don’t get it, that’s good news. That could describe Dane County’s residential real estate market in March.”
Jeff interviews John Deininger, RASCWexecutive director, for the story and John confirmed [...]
April 23, 2007
First Quarter Stats for Dane County Real Estate
*These numbers include single family homes and condos.
The Dane County real estate market has gotten off to a slower start then 2006 or 2005.
The average days on market for a single family home in Dane County is 87. The average days on market for a Dane County condo is 130.
In the first quarter last year [...]
April 22, 2007
Dane County Real Estate Buyer Programs
Dane County and the city of Madison have programs to assist first time home buyers . Below is a chart camparing the Home-Buy program and the American Dream Downpayment Program.
HOME-BUY DOWNPAYMENT PROGRAM
MADISON AMERICAN DREAM DOWNPAYMENT PROGRAM
Program Administrator
Terri Goldbin 266-4223 ext. 302
City of Madison CED Office
Pam Rood 266-1053
City of Madison CDBG Office
Funding source
HCRI/HODAP – State General Purpose Revenue [...]
April 20, 2007
The Gardyn On The Daily Page
These flowers are for the Isthmus online.
The Daily Pageis the Isthmus paper online. They have a wide spectrum of info covered, from blogs, to news, to events all updated daily. The Garydn has had a link on the Madison Miscellany page for the last three days. We appreciate that we are being recognized as a [...]
April 20, 2007
What Can $150,000 Buy You On The Madison East Side?
A few blog posts back we explored what $150,000 would buy on the Madison west side. Let’s take a look at the Madison east side today.
There are currently 50 single family homes for sale on the Madison east side. Sixteen of the Madison east side homes have 3 bedrooms and 1 actually has 4 bedrooms.
There [...]
April 19, 2007
The Gardyn Gets A Breakfast Link on Dane101
These flowers are for Breakfast Links, a blog at Dane101.com.
We at the Gardyn were pleased to see a link from Breakfast Links and Dane101. The Gardyn has only been in bloom for a week for Edyn Real Estate and we have not even let out of the bag who we are, what are plan is [...]
April 19, 2007
Be Careful How You Price Your FSBO Home
For Sale By Owners or FSBO’s will some times start off trying as a FSBO with the intent on listing with a real estate agent if they do not sell it themselves in their given time-line.
This is a fair and reasonable practice. Why not try to save some commission right?
If this is your thought process though [...]
April 18, 2007
Madison Market Update
The first quarter is done. Numbers are in.
What is happening in the Madison market? Is there a real estate bubble burst in Madison? Did the real estate market crash in Dane County? Or are home prices still climbing? Are home buyers still buying? Are home sellers still selling?
Here is chart of the last 3 years [...]
April 18, 2007
Stats on Expired Listings in Madison, Dane County area
Year to date in the Madison real estate and Dane County real estate market there have been a total of 1,137 listings expire. An expired listing is a home listed for sale that did not sell in the time during the listing contract agreed to by the listing agent and the home seller.
Looking at the [...]
April 17, 2007
Rent or Own
A comedy video from Pat Brice.
Discussion: Do you rent or own? Rent or own what?
Sourced: YouTube Rated: PG13
April 17, 2007
What Can $150,000 Buy You On The Madison West Side?
So you got a solid income? Tired of paying rent? Want a place to call home? What can $150,000 buy you on the Madison west side? $150,000 is probably the max of what a single person even making $50,000 a year, with nothing down on a fixed rate can afford. Visit a Mortage Calculator Site [...]
April 15, 2007
Open Houses
I noticed a lot of open house signage today driving around the Dane County area today.
I drove through McFarland, Stoughton, Monona, and the Madison east side. I saw open house signs for Realtor’s and FSBO’s.
As many open house signs I saw, I know that only a small percentage of homes are actually opened each weekend. A [...]
April 13, 2007
Options For The FOR SALE BY OWNER in Madison
So you have decided to go For Sale By Owner. You have read our article “Four Questions A FSBO Should Ask A Buyer”
You have your sign in the yard and now you wait?
NO.
As a For Sale By Owner you have got to market your property just as hard, if not harder than a real estate [...]
April 13, 2007
FOUR QUESTIONS A FSBO SHOULD ASK A BUYER
Decided to go For Sale By Owner? Looks like we are in the same business, for awhile at least.
The business of selling homes.
There are four important questions that you should ask buyers before you let them into your for sale by owner house.
1. Are you Pre-Qualified?
2. How much are you Pre-Qualified for?
3. Who Pre-Qualified you?
4. [...]
April 13, 2007
Get Your Home For Sale Traffic
When you are driving, traffic is not a good thing.
When you are trying to sell your home, it is a great thing though.
The greater number of potential home buyers that see your listing the greater chance you have for top dollar.
More Exposure=More $$$$
There is no doubt that the best place to have your home [...]
April 12, 2007
A Good Time For Real Estate Buyers To Take A Step Up
Have you been thinking about that 4th bedroom?
Wishing you had a master suite? Thinking a three car garage would be nice? Would a bigger kitchen make entertaining easier?
This is a buyers market. This type of market offers a great opportunity to “move up” because the values of higher priced homes are more likely to [...]
April 12, 2007
2006 2nd Best Year Ever in Real Estate For Dane County
2006 was the 2nd best year ever for volume of real estate sold in Dane county. It was the 3rd best year ever for number of transactions that took place in Dane County. Home prices increased by 3.17% in Dane County. In the city of Madison, home prices increased by 4.83% to an average price of $246,370.
April 12, 2007
Why Are Homes Taking So Long To Sell In Madison, WI?
Inventory is increasing. Listings are expiring. Buyers keep looking and looking and looking. Will your home ever sell?
The truth is even great homes are not selling right now in this market, as quickly as they once did. The days on market has been hovering at around 90-105 for the last 6 months or so in [...]
