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Building a home in and around Madison, WI is an exciting time, but your interests and the builder’s interests may not be the same. Your buyer agent is the perfect intermediary between you and the builder. Find out why…

Want to make buying Madison real estate a dream come true? Check out the top seven things your Madison ABR (Accredited Buyer Agent) suggests you do to make buying Madison real estate a snap!

It is a common practice for buyers and sellers to equate the assessed value of a home to its likely market value, but these two numbers are very different from each other. Assessed values have to do with tax collection while market values reflect a selling price to which a buyer and a seller have agreed. There is, however, a way to use assessed values to your strategic benefit. Madison Broker Jon Nelson discusses how.

A sellers’ market exists when there are roughly 20% more buyers than sellers. You need a strategy to win in what will likely become a bidding war without falling into a unacceptable negative equity trap. Find out how to gain the upper hand in this kind of market.

Buyer Agency is what puts you as the Buyer on an equal footing with the Seller. The Seller is represented by the listing broker, but without your Buyer’s Agent, the agent working with you is also working for and representing the Seller. Seem a little lopsided? It is. So the good news is you too can have professional real estate representation. And the better news is the listing broker almost always picks up your agent’s commission costs. Here’s the scoop…

FHA financing may be key for Madison, WI home buyers with less than 20% to put down. There are many advantages to FHA financing like a down payment as low as 3.5%. There are some limitations but most can be worked with fairly easily. Here’s a selection of some homes that may well be within reach with FHA financing in Madison. Check it out…