At Mad City Dream Homes, our goal is to make you feel that your fee is fair for the service you receive. Not only that, when you look back on your experience, we want you to feel that you received a tremendous return on your investment. 

This means we give you our best throughout your entire buying or selling journey. It also means we don't add any extra charges on top of our fee:

So no transaction charge. No charge for a buying, selling, or cosmetics consultation. No charge for a market analysis. And no charge for our complementary staging support. We're here to help you, without any surprise fees. 

We're beyond excited for our clients, Jesse and Kara, who will be closing real soon on their new duplex. This closing will be an extra special one, because Jesse's mom will be moving into one of the units. Now everyone in the family will have their own space all under one roof.

Thank you Shelley for guiding Jessie and Kara throughout their search, and for negotiating their offer with your usual skill and care. You set a high standard for our profession, and your clients are lucky to work with you. 

Dane County home prices rose in May for two out of our three measures. Here's our full report on the Dane County single family home market for the month of May 2025. All data is sourced directly from the South Central Wisconsin MLS. 

Dane County home prices

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Three price statistics:

• The price per square foot grew from $244 in May of 2024 to $249 in May of 2025, an increase of 2 percent.
• The average price grew from $548,560 to $577,108, an increase of 5 percent.
• The median price dipped slightly from $475,126 to $475,000, down by a small fraction (note the median price dipped by 1 percent each in April and March).

We do see signs that the growth in Dane County home prices may be moderating. The rest of our report provides some

Kudos to Lane and his client Margaret, for the multiple offers and quick contract on Margaret's sweet downtown condo. Lane's marketing plan included staging by Amber Kluge, who made sure Margaret's condo was looking sharp. Our condo sellers continue to reap the benefits of professional staging, which is now an absolute must as inventory rises and buyers have more condos to choose from. 

Thank you as always to Step Inside Media for your stellar listing photos. 

Dane County condo prices continued to trend higher in May -- across all three of our measures. Here's our transparent look at the Madison area condo market for the month of May, 2025. Note all of our data is sourced from the South Central Wisconsin MLS. 

Dane County condo prices

Three Dane County condo price statistics

• The price per square foot grew from $225 in May of 2024 to $237 in May of 2025, an increase of 6 percent. 
• The average price jumped from $344,513 to $383,712, an increase of 11 percent. 
• The median price grew from $310,00 to $330,000, up 6 percent.  

** A quick note about prices: The condo market can experience large fluctuations in prices from one month to the next, due to the relatively low number of units sold

My kids and I feel lucky to have stumbled upon Tend Native Plants out of Blue Mounds, just west of Mount Horeb. Each week, we're bringing home new seedlings that we're transplanting into a patch of yard that we're reclaiming for pollinators. We're enjoying the process of tending to the seedlings, seeing them take root, and keeping the bunnies at bay. Our little pollinator patch is growing! 

Tend Native Plants is owned and operated by Sarah Savage. You can visit Sarah at her nursery or at the Westside Community Market on Saturday mornings. Sarah is also available to visit you at your home, and help you kick-start your garden. 

Thank you Sarah for helping us get started on our native gardening journey. It's clear that this is more than just a small

We feel fortunate to be affiliated with the most productive real estate office in South Central Wisconsin: A brokerage of professionals who work by relationship, referral, and reputation. Agents who collaborate by openly sharing their ideas and best practices.

This is a great example of how everyone wins when each individual contributes to a generous and professional work ethic. And when you work with Mad City Dream Homes, this collaborative approach means you get the collective expertise of dozens of real estate professionals, not just one. 

When we use these words often, every day, we give ourselves the opportunity to prosper as real estate professionals. We contribute to a culture where everyone on the team has the opportunity to prosper, too. 

Saying please

Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness. In the world of real estate, we can't possibly be the expert in every situation. We don't always have the bandwidth to do all the work that we need to do. We all need reliable colleagues we can turn to when we're in a tight spot. 

Saying thank you 

When we're in the habit of saying thank you, with sincerity, we show our peers that we value their contributions. It's a simple act of humility and respect. It implies that we'll be there to help our team members when they need help,

Our preliminary numbers are in, showing historically low listing activity for the month of May, 2025.

Dane County single family homes

A total of 594 single family homes were listed for sale on the MLS, which was down 9% from the 654 listed in May of 2024. Year-to-date, new single family home listings are up 1 percent. 

Dane County Condos

A total of 150 condominiums were listed for sale on the MLS, which was down 17% from the 181 listed in May of 2024. Year-to-date, condo listings are down 6 percent. 

Stay tuned for more May numbers coming real soon

Our full home and condo market reports will cover the latest trends for inventory, accepted offers, sales, days on market, and more. Call us if you'd like to discuss your real estate