Some village homes sold above their asking prices over the past year, while others changed hands for considerably less.
A look at recent residential property transfers in Oostburg reveals something familiar to anyone who has bought or sold a house: the asking price and the final selling price aren’t necessarily the same thing.
Consider 408 Michigan Avenue, a four-bedroom ranch that was listed for $524,900 in May 2026. The asking price was subsequently reduced to $519,900, and the property sold in June for $480,000, according to Wisconsin real estate transfer records.
That’s $44,900 below the original asking price.
But there’s another number worth considering. The same property sold for $420,000 in September 2023. Despite falling short of the seller’s 2026 asking price, the latest sale represented a $60,000 increase, or about 14%, over that earlier transaction.
Elsewhere in the village, buyers paid more than the advertised price.
At 125 N. 10th Street, a property offered for $219,000 sold for $240,000 in November 2025, a difference of $21,000.
And at 123 N. 12th Street, a home advertised for $311,800 sold for $338,300 in May 2026, exceeding the reported asking price by $26,500.
Other transactions landed much closer to their asking prices. A property at 615 S. 10th Street, listed for $309,900, sold for $310,000 in November 2025.
These examples illustrate the range of outcomes in Oostburg’s housing market. Some sellers received more than they asked. Others accepted less, sometimes after reducing their advertised prices.
They also demonstrate why asking prices alone offer an incomplete picture of local real estate values.
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue’s real estate transfer records provide the actual consideration reported for property conveyances. When those figures are compared with publicly available listing histories, they offer a closer look at what happened between putting a house on the market and completing a sale.
For buyers, sellers, and anyone curious about property values in Oostburg, the difference can be revealing.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Revenue real estate transfer records, supplemented by publicly available residential real estate listing histories. The properties described are selected examples, not a statistical summary of all Oostburg home sales.