Entries from February 2008

February 26, 2008

Madison, Wisconsin Foreclosures

TCT reports,

Dane County had 127 foreclosure filings in January, 45.9 percent more than the 87 in December, 122.8 percent more than the 57 last January, and 746.6 percent more than the 15 in January 2006.
Wisconsin had 2,102 foreclosure filings in January, 20.5 percent more than the 1,744 in December, 58.4 percent more than the 1,327 [...]

February 7, 2008

A Letter To All Realtors

Dear Realtors,
Some where along the way we stopped selling homes and started selling houses. There is a big difference. I think we need to go back to selling homes.
Sincerly,
Darin Persinger

February 3, 2008

The Madison Real Estate Market Is Not Bad, But Not Good, Could Be Worse, But Is Now Getting Better

What?
Yeah, I know. I read this article from the Cap Times, Jeff Richgels and was left more confused. Here is part of the article,

Such is life in a housing market gone stagnant: After a long boom that peaked in 2005, sales of homes and condominiums in Dane County fell 10.4 percent in 2006 and another [...]

February 1, 2008

Waunakee Single Family Real Estate Market: Home Prices and Data from 2004-2007

I got an email from some one requesting the data on the Waunakee Real Estate market.
Actually they asked a simple question,

Has the value of homes in Waunakee, WI gone down since 2005?

The simple answer to that is NO. Home prices in Waunakee have not gone down. Home prices have actually gone up. By almost 10% [...]