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04/28/2026

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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...

04/27/2026

Looking to buy a home in the city of Ashland? Here's a quick breakdown of the city's current active listings:

04/19/2026

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04/16/2026

Real estate should be all about transparency.

Buyers should feel confident they’re getting the home they deserve. Sellers should feel confident they’re putting an optimal product on the market.

Birdhouse can help that happen.

04/14/2026

Looking to sell a home in Ashland? To net the highest sale price, you've a 7 day window. Check out the linked article for more info!

If you're selling a home in Ashland, the most important week of your entire listing isn't closing week. It's the first seven days.That's not intuition. That's what the numbers say.After analyzing 309 closed sales from 2023-2026 in the city of Ashland, one pattern stands out above nearly everything e...

04/13/2026

In the first quarter of 2026, 18 Ashland single family homes closed; 10 of those sold at or above asking. Median sale price was $158,000; median DOM was 22.

6 of the 18 properties sold in a week or less, including three that sold in just two days. But a handful of properties, primarily 1100 Ellis, which sat on the market for 362 days, shifted the average—approximately 58 days—considerably.

Five homes sold above asking price, three by meaningful margins.

Listed at $159, 1008 12th Ave W sold at $180,000 in two days. This sale marked the highest premium, 113% of list, of any of Ashland’s sales last quarter.

1122 6th St W, initially listed at $179, was reduced to 164 and interestingly enough sold at $172.

The third, a place just south of town on Sanborn, listed at $149,9, sold in 4 days for $156,5.

January was the most active month for home sales in Ashland. This reflects closings of homes listed in 2025, though. Six homes closed in February, three in in March.

Of all sales, 6 of the 18 homes were paid for with cash; the others were financed, conventionally or otherwise.

If you’re looking to buy a home in Ashland this year, the $150-$200,000 price range—if trends hold—is where you’ll face the most direct competition and the least room for negotiation.

Below $100,000, cash is king and patience is rewarded.

Above $200,000, Ashland’s market thins considerably, which is a considerable shift from 2025’s first quarter. But I’d expect more homes above $200,000 as the year unfolds.

Will be interesting to see where this year’s spring market takes us.

Is it spring yet?