Birdhouse Realty

08/06/2026

General assessment of real estate sales in the peninsula (and the island) so far this year. Reach out for more info!

08/05/2026

We’re just over halfway through 2026. Here’s the current state of the real estate market in Washburn, Wisconsin.

Five single family homes, of those listed this year, have sold. They sold at a median price of $247,000, with an average of $239,780.

Buyers paid approximately 95.6% of list price, and the typical home was under contract in just 18 days. That’s a fast-moving market for the homes priced right.

111 W 3rd St sold for $120,000. This is the outlier that dragged the average sale price down. Listed initially for $184,900, it sold for just 65% of list after 54 days on market.

111 E 7th St, a dated rambler on nearly 1/3 of an acre lot, also sold below asking, 86% of asking. It too sold for cash and fairly quickly, 18 days.

221 N 1st Ave W, a cute house near the business district, sat the longest among the sold group at 78 days but ultimately sold for $247,000. Down from the initial asking price of $265,000

608 W 3rd St sold quickly, in 6 days, and sold for what the sellers were requesting: $254,900. Priced right, it moved garners multiple offers and sold quickly.

610 Hillside Dr was the standout. It sold in just 4 days at 100.8% of list $362,000 (VA/DVA) meaning it actually closed above asking. On three acres, this property doesn’t look like many in the city, which highlights why it jumped off the market as fast as it did.

Of those that have sold so far, three were paid for with cash, one was sold conventionally, and one was financed with a VA loan.

So what’s happening with what’s still available?

Seven properties are currently under contract, with an average list price of $302,614.

Four listings remain active. The average list price is inflated by one major outlier — a 1.4 million dollar Lake Superior estate on nearly 5 acres.
Active listings have taken the deepest price cuts of any group so far, averaging 6.4% off original list, and they’re sitting a median of about 50 days on market. That’s longer than the sold group’s median sold time, which tracks: these are the homes still finding their price.

In the end, pricing is everything.

08/05/2026

https://www.birdhousewi.com/post/city-of-ashland-wi-a-look-at-the-2026-residential-market-so-far

Fifty-seven residential listings in the City of Ashland make up this snapshot of the 2026 market. Of those, 26 have sold, 19 are under a contingent offer, 10 remain active, and 2 are pending. Among the 25 sold transactions, prices ranged from $27,000 to $268,000 with a median of $180,000 and a mean....

08/03/2026

Quick breakdown of the current state of the Bayfield market as well as what things loosely looked like one year ago.

08/03/2026

https://www.birdhousewi.com/post/the-washburn-housing-market-in-2026-a-balanced-market-taking-shape

If you're wondering whether the Washburn housing market has finally settled down after the whirlwind of the past several years, the answer is yes—but "balanced" doesn't mean "slow." The first half of 2026 has shown a market where buyers have regained some negotiating power while well-priced homes ...

06/17/2026

If you're thinking about buying or selling property in Northern Wisconsin, one of the most telling numbers in any real estate market isn't the price — it's how long homes are sitting before they sell. Days on Market, or DOM, tells you a lot about demand, pricing accuracy, and where the market is h...

06/17/2026

Three homes sold in Bayfield last year at this point in the year; three homes sold this year. One big difference, though.

Through roughly the same point in the year, the City of Bayfield logged three closed sales in both 2025 and 2026, but the similarities largely end there. Last year's sales told a story of conventional financing, higher price points, and patient buyers willing to negotiate. All three 2025 closings ca...

06/02/2026

Ashland, Wisconsin Housing Market
2025 v 2026, so far...

So far in 2026 — at least relative to last year — the Ashland housing market appears stable. There have been a few more sales than this time last year, and prices are roughly in the same neighborhood. But when you get into the details, there are some meaningful shifts happening that are worth pa...

04/28/2026

Ambient sounds of Chequamegon Bay.

04/27/2026

https://www.birdhousewi.com/post/the-state-of-the-market-ashland-wisconsin

What the Current Ashland Market Is Actually Telling YouThere are 16 active residential listings in Ashland right now. That's a thin market by most measures, but it's enough to tell a story — and the story is more nuanced than "it's a seller's market" or "things are slow." Dig into the data and you...