Marathon County home sales, week of Aug. 31–Sept. 5, 2026

Wausau Pilot & Review Marathon County recorded 84 property transfers during the week ending Sept. 5, including four transactions at or near $1 million and a cluster of commercial sales across the Wausau metro area. The week's largest residential sale was a home at 6050 W. Cassidy Dr. in the village of Maine, which sold for $1,080,000. Two transactions tied at $1 million: a commercial storage property at 310 E. Kent St. in Wausau, and farmland on County Highway A in the town of Johnson, which Bhend Bros. Inc. conveyed to G & K Waldvogel Farms LLC. Commercial activity stayed strong for a third straight week. Steven Nelsen sold a commercial property at 6201 Schofield Ave. in Weston to KJR Holding LLC for $950,000. In Schofield, MAS Properties LLC conveyed a commercial building at 510 Alderson St. to TAK Land LLC for $555,000 — the second Alderson Street commercial sale in two weeks, following a $737,546 transfer of a nearby building in late August. In Mosinee, a commercial property spanning 506 and 520 Ring Rd. sold for $500,000 to SLI Properties LLC. Other high-end residential sales included a $786,000 home on Canopy Drive in the town of Bevent, a $700,000 sale on Peninsula Lane in Weston and a $605,000 home on Sonnentag Road in Marathon City. An undeveloped parcel in the town of Marathon sold for $650,000, transferred between two limited liability companies. Green Tree Construction Inc. recorded two more closings in its Muskie Drive subdivision in Weston, at $454,223 and $438,531. The builder has now recorded at least 10 sales on that street since mid-June. Agricultural land continued moving as well. Blume Farms of Clark County Inc. sold cropland on Meadow Drive in Colby for $325,000, and a McMillan Township parcel on County Road E sold for $59,000. Wausau led the county in volume with 84 sales recorded over the past 30 days, followed by Weston with 19 and Rib Mountain with 13. The middle half of county sales over that period fell between $162,000 and $400,000, with a midpoint of $260,000. Marathon County's September median stands at $287,500, though that figure rests on just 46 recorded sales in the month's first days and will move as more transfers post. August closed at $260,000. The county's September figure runs $37,500 above the six-county regional median of $250,000. Statewide, Wisconsin's existing home sales rose 8.1% in July compared with July 2025, while the median price climbed 6.8% to $360,000, according to the most recent Wisconsin Realtors Association report. Supply held at 4.2 months, below the six-month benchmark for a balanced market, and the association reported Wisconsin's Affordability Index fell 4.1% over the past 12 months. Central Wisconsin remains the state's most affordable region, with a July median of $280,000, compared with $376,520 in southeastern Wisconsin and $401,476 in the Madison area. Nationally, the median existing-home price was $434,100 in July, up 2% from a year ago and marking the 37th consecutive month of annual increases, the National Association of Realtors reported. Sales slipped 1.7% from June but were up 0.7% from July 2025. In the Midwest, the median price was $342,900, a 2.8% annual increase. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.54% in July. NAR releases its August figures Thursday. Recorded transfers may reflect a lag of days to weeks between sale, recording and Department of Revenue posting. Only arm's-length sales of $1,000 or more are included. By the numbers 84 — transfers recorded in Marathon County, week ending Sept. 5 4 — transactions at or near $1 million $260,000 — county median sale price for August, the last complete month $162,000–$400,000 — middle half of county sales, past 30 days $1,080,000 — week's largest sale, a home in the village of Maine Related