
Dane County’s Fall 2025 Market Insights
Dane County Market Analysis, Economy, For Buyers, For Sellers, Forecasts, Home Prices, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Interest Rates, Inventory, Market Updates, McGrady Group Blog, Mortgage Rates, Pricing
In our Summer market outlook, we discussed the early 2025 trendlines in Price, Days on Market and interest rates matching Spring of 2024. Would this trend continue into the Summer and Fall of 2025, or would a softer real estate market begin…

Dane County’s Summer 2025 Market Insights
Dane County Market Analysis, For Buyers, For Sellers, Forecasts, Housing Market Updates, Infographics, Inventory, McGrady Group Blog, Mortgage Rates
In our Spring market outlook, we predicted that 2025 would repeat the trend lines of 2024. So far, that prediction has held steady. This update continues our focus on Dane County market data, mortgage rates, and provides insights for buyers…

Madison’s Challenge: Escalating Prices & Sluggish Listings
Dane County Market Analysis, Housing Market Updates, Interest Rates, Market Updates, McGrady Group Blog, Pricing, Time-sensitive
Here at The McGrady Group, we love digging into the data to determine how national headlines apply to us in South Central Wisconsin. Our latest analysis delves into how Dane County’s robust employment but lackluster listing quantity influences…

Data Centers Are Moving Closer to Homes. What Does That Mean for You?
For Buyers, For Sellers, Home PricesData centers probably weren't on your list of things to think about when buying or selling a home.School districts? Sure. How close you are to family? Absolutely. A large building full of computer servers down the road? Probably not.But that…

The Housing Market Split in 2. Which Side Is Your House On?
Agent Value, For Sellers, Home Prices, Luxury / Vacation, Selling TipsAsk a couple people how the housing market is doing and you’ll probably get a couple different answers. That’s because right now, the market runs on 2 very different tracks, split by price point.Knowing which track your house is on changes…

Why Buyers Shouldn’t Overlook a Fall Move
Affordability, First-Time Buyers, For Buyers, Home Prices, Inventory, Mortgage RatesYou've been waiting for something to change before you buy. It just might not be the thing you expected…While everyone’s paying attention to mortgage rates, only the savviest buyers know that the changing season can start tipping things…

Think New Homes Cost More? Not Right Now.
Affordability, Agent Value, Buying Tips, For Buyers, Home Prices, New ConstructionMost people think a newly built home costs more than an existing one. But right now, that’s actually backwards. Newly built homes are more affordable than existing ones in a lot of markets. And that’s because builders are cutting prices…

Sellers Are Cutting Prices To Meet Buyers Where They’re At
Affordability, Buying Tips, For Buyers, Home PricesYou're scrolling through listings on your phone and everything looks good until you see the price (or the estimated monthly payment). Then you close the app. Because even if you love the house, the numbers feel impossible. But here's the thing.Nationally,…

Worried About a Housing Crash? The Numbers Tell a Calmer Story.
For Buyers, For Sellers, Home Prices, Inventory, Mortgage RatesA recent survey from Talker Research asked Americans to pick one word to describe how 2026 has felt so far. The winner? Stressful. And honestly, there’s been a lot going on.So, it’s understandable if you've been putting off buying or selling…

The Kind of House Buyers Are Willing To Pay More For
Downsize, For Sellers, Home Prices, Selling TipsThat spare room on the main floor. The finished basement with a kitchenette and its own entrance. The bonus room you've been using for storage. To you, it's extra space. But to a growing pool of buyers, it's the reason they'd pick your house.…

Home Price Growth Slowed Down. That May Be Changing.
Buying Tips, For Buyers, For Sellers, Home Prices, Selling TipsAfter more than a year of headlines talking about how home prices are going to crash, the latest data shows that price growth may be starting to pick back up again.

Selling a Luxury House? Here’s Why Now Is a Good Time
For Sellers, Home Prices, Luxury / Vacation, Selling TipsIf you own a luxury house, you're in a stronger spot than most sellers right now. While much of the market has cooled, the high-end tier hasn't.

More Homes, Better Prices: A Buyer’s Summer
Buying Tips, First-Time Buyers, For Buyers, Home Prices, InventoryIf you’ve thought about buying a home in the past few years, you may have run into two frustrations: asking prices that kept climbing and too few homes to choose from.

