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.

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.

I worked with Joff and Shelly of the Opportunity Team when it came time to sell my home of over 20…read moreyears. I found Joff to be very knowledgeable of the real estate market, and together with Shelly, his executive assistant, they answered all my questions, and helped guide me through the successful sale of my home. After getting 2 offers in the first week of the listing, I accepted a contingency free, above list price offer, and closed the transaction smoothly and swiftly, exceeding all my initial expectations!

This team is incredible and we felt like we were treated as close friends or even family from the…read morestart of the process. Sateash is an incredible buyers agent. When searching for our new home we were incredibly picky as we knew this home would be one we'd be in for a while. Sateash was incredibly patient and helped us throughout every step of the way. She went on so many viewings with us that I lost count and was just wonderful and patient with us throughout the process. Joff is incredibly knowledgeable and went through great efforts to make sure we got our old house up in tip top shape for listing. In addition to having a wealth of great partners who helped us do things like finish our floors and replace windows, he even got us a staging consultant who helped us figure out how to stage our home. The result was that we got $15,000 above asking. We cannot recommend this team enough.

My husband and I recently sold our home in Madison and we chose to work with Josh because we had…read morebeen receiving his newsletters over the years about the state of the market in our area. We could not have been more pleased with the outcome. Josh and his coordinator Julie took amazing care of us--making the selling process a lot less stressful and helping us secure a solid offer on our home. Anyone looking to sell a home in the Monona area would be well-advised to get in touch with Josh.

I first met Josh two years ago when i was going to buy and called it off. This spring Josh just…read morehelped me buy my better than dreamhouse condo at about $25K under market. I can only speak from the POV of being a buyer, but I have really liked working with Josh. I have a sales component to my own job, which makes it very difficult to sell to me (I know the playbook). So, as someone who does not want to get pressured into a decision, I found Josh to be a good listener, easy to be around and sincerely invested in helping me find my dreamhome. Buying a house is a huge personal decision and at the end of the day you need to work with someone that you feel like you can trust (not to sound like EF Hutton) to help you make a good decision that you'll feel good about for years to come. I felt like Josh offered that so Id encourage any buyers, especially nervous ones like to me consider working with Josh.

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.

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.

Jason Holtman is THE MAN. Through thick & thin, Jason stuck with us in our home buying process…read more From seeing homes on Saturday mornings & late on Monday evenings, from taking a 3+ month break, to always checking in on us, he absolutely made our home buying process a blast. Not only that, but he recommendations for offers, closing, mortgage lenders - the list goes on - have all been outstanding. If Jason gives you advice, you take that advice!

First time home buyer who worked with Pure Integrity to find our new home in Madison. Worked with…read moreJason Holtman on the recommendation of other first time homeowner friends. Jason was wonderful throughout the process--he has a great attitude and is personable yet professional. Quick to respond to our many many emailed questions. We'll recommend him to as many people as we can and definitely work with him when the time comes to sell this home! Thank you Jason!!!

Guy and his team, what else can I say but wow! Guy is an amazing realtor. The amount of knowledge…read morehe has in the real estate game is incredible. He was never pushy and very patient. He even pointed out things in which I never would have considered when buying a home. I highly recommend Guy and his team to anyone that is looking to buy or sell their home. Thank you Guy! I love my new home!

Guy lofts is a fantastic Real Estate Agent. I confidently refer business to his Team on a regular…read morebasis and my clients always give them good reviews. I've also hired them personally and done loans for at least 50 of their clients. Guy is experienced and professional. He will tell you what you need to hear, even if it isn't what you want to hear. Expect results!