Easy process with above and beyond service from start to finish and some fun treats along the way…read more(baked goods, gift cards, etc)! Sleek, modern office space and very friendly team greets you when you arrive and continues to pleasantly communicate with you throughout your process. We were first time home buyers and I can't believe how easy it all was. May have helped we bought in the off season, but still! Thank you so much. Highly recommended!

Wonderful presentation, but with uninspiring substance. We bought our first home in May 2015 and…read morehad a mixed experience with the Winzenried team. Here's the summary: The good: 1) A great first impression during a meeting with Matt. We described what we were looking for and we had an engaging conversation. 2) Paperwork was easy to sign and was ready on time. 3) Matt's team got us in the door of every property we requested to see, and did so quickly. Even his office staff helped out during some home visits (including the home we bought). 4) Gifts, baked good, and event invites from Matt and his team. 5) Hannah was very helpful and was a lot of fun to look at homes with. If she becomes an independent agent, I'd recommend her. The bad: 1) We did most of the work of looking for homes ourselves and found the home we wanted by looking at the MLS ourselves. More often than not, we were trying to track down our agents to let us into the houses we found on our own. We did receive automated emails with properties that supposedly matched our criteria, but this automated system could not (or did not) weed out homes in neighborhoods we didn't want to live in. We were shown a few houses that were recommended by Matt, but I had some reservations about one of these (see point #2). 2) Conflicts of interest with the selling agent. We were shown one foreclosed home that was represented by an affiliate of Matt's parent company, which meant that this parent company was representing both the buyers and the sellers. When I asked Matt about this being a conflict of interest, he simply stated that this was standard practice and it was not, in fact, a conflict of interest. To be fair, this practice is not illegal; however, I felt that he didn't take my concern seriously and I was no longer confident that my best interests were being supported. 3) Some of the staff appeared new to negotiating with seller's agents. In one negotiation, we were assured that a particular bidding tactic would either win us the home or at least open up further negotiation--unfortunately, we lost the home without a chance to counter. To be fair, the buyer's agent seemed more disappointed and shocked than we were--I can only assume it gets dirty in the trenches of real estate. The context: According to every real estate agent we came across, the Spring/Summer of 2015 was exceptionally busy. It was likely that Matt's team had more clients than they could handle, which may have explained the lack of individualized service. At the end of the day, we had mostly positive or neutral experiences with the staff and we got a great home--we only wish we weren't the ones having to work so hard.

Working with Catherine Evans at Stark Realtors was truly a five-star experience from start to…read morefinish. From our very first conversation, it was clear that she genuinely cared about my needs--not just as a client, but as a person. She took the time to understand exactly what I was looking for, walked me through every step of the process with patience and transparency, and consistently went the extra mile to make sure nothing slipped through the cracks. Whether it was arranging last-minute showings, answering late-night questions with a calm and reassuring presence, Catherine was always there--available, responsive, and incredibly knowledgeable. What impressed me most was her integrity and dedication. After my offer was accepted and before I closed, she took several trips to the property with me to meet with contractors, sometimes over 90 minutes each time. I never felt like just another transaction; I felt genuinely supported every step of the way. Thanks to Catherine, I not only found the perfect home, but also gained a trusted advisor (and now, a friend) in the real estate world. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a home--you won't find someone more committed, professional, or kind. -- Kim Pawlak

Ron Kubalanza was great to work with. The whole process was seamless and easy. He went above and…read morebeyond expectations, and he helped us find a great home which met our needs and budget in the Madison area.

We just sold our house with Dan's help. We did incredibly well given the market and Dan was an…read moreamazing help throughout the process going well above and beyond his job to help me out with all that needed to be done. Honestly, you couldn't have a better realtor.

Working with Ryan and The Huemmer Home Team to buy our new home and sell our old one was amazing…read morefrom start to finish! They priced our home right so it sold quickly and effortlessly, and negotiated a great deal on our dream home. Ryan made the entire process incredibly easy. We couldn't have asked for a smoother experience!!!

Outstanding people to work with. Trust worthy and extremely knowledgeable. I'd refer them to…read moreeveryone I know.

Alex is an amazing realtor. He's so good that I sent the president of First Weber (who knew my…read morefather) this message. Is Alex Saloutos real? A realtor who thinks about us first, and not him? Let me explain. You already know the first part of this; but the latest chapter is new. We want to buy a lot. Alex spends a lot of time showing us lots and does an electronic mapping thing that works great with my personality. After a long search, we find one we love. It is, I forget maybe $99,000. I suggest an offer around $91,000. Alex builds a spreadsheet of golf course lots in Dane County and notes that this one started on the market 3 years ago at maybe $109K. He thinks it can be had for under $80K. We make an offer below $70K, and settle at $71K and make the purchase. We are ecstatic. Melanie, though, really wants to live IN Madison. After completely designing a house for the lot in SketchUp (OK, I can be psychotically driven); I say, "If that's where you want to live; let's expand/remodel your old house". $300K later it is great. But we still own the lot, which is listed at $79,900 to be virtually the same price as the adjacent lot. Early this week we get an offer of $74K. Alex researches the offer and talks to the seller's realtor. He learns that they want to build a BIG house on a golf course (like the neighbor's house), and need two lots to do that. He learns that they have an accepted offer on the adjacent lot, contingent on closing with our lot. There are only three lots in our subdivision left, and only two adjoining. Alex advises holding on our price, and countering at full price; but offering them a copy of the detailed survey that we paid for ($925), which costs us nothing now. That's gutsy! His best interest would have been served by saying, "take it!" You understand better than anyone that one way to get easy commissions is to get your clients to underprice their homes, or advise them to buy at premium prices. The next day they accepted the full price offer Between the two transactions; Alex took us from a loss of around $20K (plus taxes and transaction fees), to a net profit even after fees and commissions. I can't recommend Alex too much. We will sing his praises to everyone interested in a realtor. I have a vCard for Alex that I send to anyone interested in a realtor. You really can build your business by serving clients' interests, and not going for the quick gains. Jeff Boldt, PE

I greatly enjoyed working with Alex. He takes time to understand what his clients are looking for…read morein their new home, helps to establish realistic expectations and focuses on finding the best fit for his clients, rather than just on completing a transaction. Alex impresses with his knowledge of architectural style, neighborhoods, construction quality and patience for clients who have very particular needs. I recommend Alex to anyone that is looking to buy or sell a home without reservations.

Working with Accord Realty has been one of the most stressful and frustrating experiences of my…read morelife. I was looking for a starter home in the Madison area and had the displeasure of working with their agent, Greta Drammeh. What I was looking for was an advocate that could help me through the complex and confusing process of buying a home for the first time. Greta advised me to make higher and higher bids on a home I was looking at. After an inspection it turned out the home was a real dud, there were a massive number of undisclosed defects that adversely impacted the value of the home, not to mention the time and stress required to deal with them. Over the course of the next week Greta failed to negotiate any real solution to the defects, coming back with only a token $1000 credit from the sellers as a "win" despite the defects costing far more to fix. I was never able to learn the actual extent of the defects as Greta never got the inspectors we requested in the house to look at the issues and get in person quotes despite our insistence. This whole process has left me distraught and in my opinion Accord Realty did not prioritize me as a client over getting their commission as soon as possible with minimal resistance. I needed a fighter for this difficult transaction and that is NOT what I got with Greta and Accord Realty. If you are looking for a home around Madison my advice would be to find a representative and advocate elsewhere.

Our current and ongoing experience with Accord Realty has been an absolute disaster. I feel that my…read morerealtor (Greta Drammeh) has let me and my partner down in what should have been an exciting first time home buying experience. The house in question had over 10 undisclosed defects (which are defined by Wisconsin law as a "condition that would have a significant adverse effect on the value of the property") that only arose during the inspection process (including two active water leaks, mold, a broken rafter, and a dead animal in the chimney). While we expected some issues to come up in the inspection given the age of the house; however, we were flabbergasted at all of the defects, but we were more stunned when we realized that Greta did very little to advocate for us in negotiations with the selling party. We requested multiple times from Greta that she get certified contractions to get into the house to provide us with quotes to repair the defects, which we feel she failed to do. Additionally, once we made it clear we were no longer interested in the house, she did very little to help us get out of the deal with any of our earnest money. We believe that she wanted to settle the matter as quickly as she could instead of advocating for us like a realtor should have done. We also saw a noticeable shift in her behavior once we made it clear multiple times that we did not want the house as there were too many unknowns and did not feel comfortable going forward with the purchase (she stopped responding as quickly to our emails, and delayed sending us communications from the selling party). The whole situation has left a bad taste in our mouth, and a significant amount of disappointment with Greta and Accord Realty. We will be looking for a different realtor in the future to meet our needs.

First off my wife and I would like to say we were originally looking at places in the Beaver Dam /…read moreWatertuckey area, not too far for someone working out of the Madison / Stoughton area. Then we found the houses in West Bend way more appealing and Jess McRae still made the hour and half trip to show us houses that were 15 min away from us. Jess is a truly wonderful person with dedication, perseverance, and knowledge of the home buying process. We highly recommend Jess to anyone looking to purchase a home. Even though the process was fairly fast we would consider Jess to be more of a friend than just a realtor. Thank you Jess McRae for making our first-time home buying experience a Rock*star* Realty moment.

We worked with Nate Ray on selling our home. He was professional, detail oriented and a pleasure…read moreto work with. He was on top of everything and make the transaction an easy process. I would highly recommend Nate to help you buy or sell a home.

Every interaction we had with Jamie Beltran and the rest of the Ferraro Real Estate team was…read morepositive, smooth, and professional. Jamie was knowledgeable of the area and very helpful when we did our first tours of homes (one of which we ended up getting an offer accepted on). Thanks to their hard work, everything went perfectly. The communication was great, as first time home buyers we had a lot of questions and we felt supported at every step of the way by the entire team. We highly recommend Jamie and the real estate team for anyone looking for a positive home buying experience in the Wisconsin area!