As the U.S. economy recovers from the COVID pandemic, the real estate market has become very strong in some parts of the country. Brown County is included in the real estate boom.
Consider the following statistics, provided by the Heartland Association of Realtors. All figures are residential sales, first five months of 2021 vs. 2020: Total number of houses sold up 40% (199 in 2021 vs. 152 in 2020) Total sales dollar volume up 54% ($45,740,182 vs. $29,626,004) Median sales price up 8.98% ($151,380 vs. $138,900) Median sales price per square foot up 33% ($133 vs. $100) Ratio of closed price to listed price up to 97.1% in 2021 vs. 94.8% in 2020 (Actually reached 100% in May 2021) Median days to sell: 24 in 2021 vs. 59 in 2020 (Actually dropped to 7 days in May 2021)