Vernon County Wisconsin Quarterly Update (April - June)

Home sales in Vernon County have not been as bad as the general public might expect. We just aren't hit as hard around here as other parts of the country. Compared with 2008 (38 sales) with more to hit the books, we've seen 30 single family homes ranging from $17,000 (tear down on a couple acres) up to $250,000 (updated farmette). One of my favorite properties sold this past quarter was a 55 acre valley with smaller home. It's hard to find such a nice valley setting without flood plain issues!

Vacant land sales have slowed compared to 2008 (13 sales) with only 5 sales recorded thus far. The largest parcel was over 100 acres of woods and meadows with small cabin. It appears to be a great hunting property and I'm sure the new owners will have years of enjoyment. Other parcels were smaller building sites in and around Westby and Viroqua.

I was involved with a relative bargain of selling 35 unsurveyed acres in the town of Sterling for $90,000. This sale had some major issues as the tax records say the property is 35 acres. After diligent homework by the Buyer, he came the conclusion the property could be as little as 28 acres without road easement. He asked for a survey but neither Seller or Buyer was interested in coming up with that additional expense. Needless to say, the Seller decided to slightly reduce his price to complete the sale. We still don't know how much acreage the property consists of!

Contact Marty at Erlandson Realty for all your Vernon County real estate needs. 1-888-800-9786

All information provided by the local MLS board involved the La Crosse Area Realtor's Association and South Central Realtor's Association.