Over the last seven years, the Wisconsin Legislature has addressed a variety of landlord-tenant issues to provide greater clarity in the law and to balance the rights between tenants and landlords.  This session’s landlord-tenant bill, AB 771, is designed to address affordability issues such as historic preservation, excessive rental inspection fees, the rental weatherization program, and […]

Need more inventory?  Help Increase the Supply of New Housing In Wisconsin by Asking Your Legislators to Support the Housing Affordability Bill. The WRA supports AB 770, legislation aimed at increasing the supply and reducing the cost of housing in Wisconsin by (a) streamlining the local approval process for new subdivisions, (b) reducing the local […]

Thank you to all attendees at the 2018 RASCW Commercial Real Estate Forecast held on January 25th in the TDS Corporate Conference Center. We appreciate your time and hope the program provided value to your practice. We also extend our thanks to our presenters: (Click on the speaker’s name below to see copies of their […]

Despite recording the 3rd best December for sales of single family and condominium homes in Dane County, 2017 fell just short of setting the annual record for the 2nd year in a row. Sales for the month totaled 483, but trailed last year’s record of 534 sales. Year-to-date, 2017 stands second only to 2016 by […]

Fueled by a record number of sales in November, could 2017 set another all-time mark for sales of single family homes and condominiums in Dane County? Sales for the month totaled 540, well beyond the previous highs of 496 in 2015 and 492 in 2009. Year-to-date, 2017 has surpassed 2016, the current record holder for […]

Thanks to our members’ engagement, REALTORS® have helped positively influence tax reform in some key areas.  For example, both the House and Senate have agreed to maintain deductibility of state and local property taxes up to $10,000, and to maintain Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges in their present form for real estate investments. BUT OUR WORK […]

Dane County single family home sales, including condominiums, were up 8.6% for the month of October compared to 2016. With such a strong showing, year-to-date sales trail last year’s record breaking pace by only 1.3%. October 2017 Monthly Statistics

As a REALTOR® you have no doubt heard about tax reform plans from Washington, DC. Now Congress is threatening tax incentives for homeowners, like the mortgage interest deduction and the state and local property tax deduction. These incentives are critical for a strong housing market that creates jobs and builds stable communities. Take action to tell Congress […]

September sales of single family and condominium homes continued a strong year throughout the South Central Wisconsin MLS market region. All areas reported increased sales over last year with the exception of Rock County (down just 6 sales) and Dane County (down 4.7%). All areas had increases in median sale prices for the month. September […]

Home sales in Dane County finished the summer of 2017 very strong – matching the number of sales reported last August during that record-setting year. This follows a strong month of July and narrows the year-to-date sales gap between 2017 and 2016 to just 2.7%. The entire SCWMLS reported sales up 1.5% for the month, […]