Prairie Home Realty LLC

06/09/2026

Why use a Realtor ??
Using a realtor to sell your home protects your equity and saves you time. Agents provide accurate, data-driven pricing, market your property on the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to reach the widest audience, and expertly negotiate offers, inspections, and closing terms.Key reasons to hire a professional listing agent:Maximized Sales Price: Agents use a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to price your home competitively, ensuring you don't leave money on the table or let the listing sit.MLS Access & Marketing: They place your home on the MLS,e and which syndicates to major platforms like Zillow and Realtor.com, while also coordinating professional photography and open houses.Skilled Negotiation: Agents handle cutthroat tactics, repair requests, and closing delays, acting as an emotion-free buffer between you and the buyer.Contract Management: They ensure state disclosures are met and draft binding contracts to protect you from future legal liability.To help narrow down your goals,.

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06/06/2026

Have a buyer looking for 30 to 50 acres of land so he and the grandkids can enjoy outdoor activities. Call Randy at 608-751-9392

06/04/2026

Yes, listing your property with a realtor gets on the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) automatically syndicates your home's details to hundreds of public real estate websites. This single step maximizes your reach, ensuring buyers can find your property across all major portals.Top Sites Your Listing Will Syndication to:Zillow & Trulia: By default, MLS listings override independent For Sale By Owner (FSBO) profiles, pushing your home to the front.Realtor.com: The official site of the National Association of Realtors pulls directly from local MLS databases.Redfin: Displays your listing with full MLS data, photos, and virtual tours.Homes.com: Another major platform that aggregates real-time MLS listings to connect buyers with sellers.Brokerage Websites: Local and national agency sites (like RE/MAX, Coldwell Banker, and Century 21) pull these feeds to display homes to their clients.

06/02/2026

Offer To purchase. The Wisconsin WB-11 Residential Offer to Purchase is the legally binding contract used to buy or sell a home in the state. It establishes the purchase price, earnest money, closing date, and specific conditions (contingencies) that must be met before the sale can be finalized.Key Sections of the OfferThe WB-11 contract is an extensive document that covers several critical areas of the transaction:Property Details & Price: Identifies the exact property via legal description and outlines the buyer's offered purchase price.Inclusions & Exclusions: Clearly specifies which personal property (e.g., appliances, window treatments) stays with the home and what the seller is taking with them.Earnest Money: The upfront "good faith" deposit the buyer provides to show they are serious about the purchase. The contract dictates how much is paid, who holds it (usually the real estate firm or a title company), and what happens to it if the deal falls through.Binding Acceptance: The deadline by which the seller must accept and sign the buyer's offer. If the seller accepts, it becomes a legally binding contract; until it is signed and delivered, the buyer has the right to withdraw their offer.Closing & Occupancy: Sets the exact date the ownership officially transfers (closing) and when the buyer gets possession of the house.

06/02/2026

Offer to purchase, Common Contingencies, Contingencies are conditions that must be met for the deal to proceed. If a condition is not met, the buyer can walk away with their earnest money returned:Financing: Ensures the buyer can secure a mortgage loan within a specific timeframe.Home Inspection: Allows the buyer to hire a professional inspector to check the structural and mechanical health of the property.Sale of Buyer’s Home: Makes the purchase conditional on the buyer successfully selling their current residence.The Inspection & Negotiation PhaseIf an inspection reveals a property "Defect" as defined in the contract, the buyer can deliver a Notice of Defects. The seller’s response dictates how the deal moves forward:Right to Cure: If the contract specifies the seller has the "right to cure," the seller can choose to repair the defects before closing.Voiding the Contract: If the seller does not have the right to cure (or refuses to), the offer becomes null and void unless both parties can mutually agree on a repair or price reduction amendment.

06/01/2026

The highest-value home improvements focus on low-maintenance functionality, modern curb appeal, and energy efficiency. The most cost-effective projects for boosting your property's value include:Garage Door Replacement: Upgrading to an insulated steel garage door provides one of the highest returns on investment by instantly boosting curb appeal.Steel Entry Doors: Swapping an old front door for a steel one improves security, weathers harsh Midwest climates well, and yields high ROI at resale.Minor Kitchen Refreshes: Skip expensive gut renovations. Focus on replacing hardware, updating light fixtures, and installing modern countertops like quartz.Energy Efficiency: Updating to vinyl windows or installing a smart thermostat reduces utility costs while signaling to buyers that the home is well-maintained.

05/23/2026

Thank you Doris Putney For Choosing us to sell your home.
And thank you buyers- Josiah & Kaitlyn Kloepping. Randy & Jen

05/21/2026

For the second straight month, existing home sales grew at a healthy pace rising 7.4% compared to April 2025. Likewise, median prices increased to $340,000, which is up 6.3% over the last 12 months. Revised March figures show sales were up 8.5% relative to a year earlier, and prices rose 6.5% over that same period.



After a slow start to the year, solid performance in March and April pushed year-to-date sales up 4.1% relative to the first four months of 2025, and the median price rose 4.9% to $325,000 compared to the January through April period last year.



Inventory remains quite limited. Even though new listings were up 5.6% compared to April 2025, the strong sales resulted in an increase of just 0.2% in total listings.



Overall, this remains a strong seller’s market, with just 3.7 months of available supply, down 2.6% compared to 12 months earlier. This is well below the six-month benchmark that signals a balanced existing home market.



Available supply fell over the last 12 months across all urban and rural classifications. Still, counties with less densely populated areas continued to have greater supply than more populated areas. The large metropolitan areas had the tightest supply at just 3.4 months. This was followed by smaller towns and cities that are in micropolitan areas that had 3.9 months of supply, and the sparsely populated rural areas that had 4.8 months of available supply in April.



Mortgage rates fell 40 basis points from an average of 6.73% in April 2025 to 6.33% this past April, and median family income rose 1% over that same period.



Affordability dropped 1.6% since April 2025, primarily because robust home price appreciation offset the improvements in mortgage rates and family income.