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Wisconsin publishes state-approved WB offer forms. If an agent or broker is involved, that professional will generally select the current form for the property. Choose your situation:
Ask your agent or broker to supply the current board-approved offer and addenda for the property. WB-11 is used for many non-condominium homes; condos, vacant land, and other types use different WB forms.
Open the official Wisconsin forms libraryFor a typical non-condominium residence, review the public WB-11 Residential Offer to Purchase. Consider Wisconsin attorney review before anyone signs.
See the FSBO contract optionsWhen Chapter 709 applies, the seller must provide a completed Real Estate Condition Report no later than 10 days after acceptance. If no completed report arrives by that deadline, the buyer may deliver written rescission during the two business days after the 10-day period ends. Separately, if a report or amendment received after the buyer submitted the offer discloses a qualifying defect, a different two-business-day clock can run from receipt. These are not a general cooling-off period.
Read Wisconsin disclosure rulesPublicLegal sends you to the official Wisconsin DSPS forms and Wisconsin Legislature disclosure materials. We do not sell or rename a WB form.
Wisconsin law and forms checked August 2026 · Sources include DSPS WB forms (WB-11 mandatory-use date Aug. 15, 2024 on live PDF), Wis. Stat. ch. 709, and REEB 16
PublicLegal provides independent self-help guidance and links to official Wisconsin sources. We do not sell or reproduce WB offer forms as a PublicLegal product.
An accepted offer can become legally binding. The Chapter 709 two-business-day rules are not a general cooling-off period—they apply only to particular seller-report problems and require timely written notice. Contract contingencies and condominium laws have separate rules.
Editorial summary based on the DSPS Real Estate Contractual Forms Library, board-approved WB forms including WB-11, Wis. Admin. Code REEB 16, Wis. Stat. §§452.40 and ch. 709 (Real Estate Condition Report), Wis. Stat. §703.33 condominium disclosures, and EPA lead materials. Confirm the current PDF footer and statutory text before relying on deadlines. DSPS/REEB materials have discussed further form revisions into 2027.
The offer to purchase creates the parties’ contractual obligations once accepted. The Real Estate Condition Report is a separate statutory disclosure. The deed transfers title later at closing. Do not treat a deed form as a substitute for the offer.
Wisconsin’s Real Estate Examining Board approves WB contractual forms, and DSPS publishes them. Licensees generally must use the latest approved version. Buyers, sellers, and attorneys are not forced by that rule to use WB forms, but the public WB forms are the market standard for ordinary residential deals.
Wisconsin residential transactions commonly close through a title company. That provider coordinates title, funds, and recording logistics. It is not automatically your personal lawyer for negotiating contract rights or disclosure disputes.
Wisconsin real-estate licensees generally must use board-approved contractual forms when acting as an agent or a party in a covered transaction (Wis. Admin. Code REEB 16.04), subject to limited exceptions for party- or attorney-drafted agreements. The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) publishes the approved WB forms library for public download.
For many non-condominium residential deals, the current form is WB-11 Residential Offer to Purchase. Condominiums typically use WB-14. Vacant land, farm, commercial, and business transactions have their own WB numbers. Ask which form and revision is being used, and confirm the mandatory-use date on the form footer. PublicLegal does not sell a WB lookalike.
Licensees may provide a general explanation of approved form provisions but may not give advice about the legal rights or obligations of the parties, the legal effect of a specific contract, or the state of title (Wis. Stat. §452.40). You may still want a Wisconsin attorney for unusual terms. Separately, complete the Chapter 709 Real Estate Condition Report when it applies.
Unlike many states, Wisconsin posts the board-approved offer forms as free public PDFs. For a typical non-condominium residence, start with the official WB-11 Residential Offer to Purchase from DSPS. Do not use WB-11 for a condominium—use WB-14 and the separate condominium disclosure track instead. For vacant land or other property types, open the full DSPS forms library.
Public availability does not mean the form is simple. WB-11 contains binding contingencies, earnest-money rules, delivery methods, default provisions, and hard deadlines. The safer path is still a Wisconsin real-estate attorney who prepares or reviews the completed agreement before anyone signs—especially for seller financing, trusts, estates, entities, boundary issues, or custom occupancy terms.
FSBO sellers remain subject to Chapter 709 when the transfer is covered. Federal lead rules still apply to most pre-1978 housing. Select title and closing professionals early. PublicLegal does not sell a Wisconsin purchase-contract substitute on this page.
For many transfers of inhabited real property that includes one to four dwelling units—including condominium units and time-share property—Wisconsin Chapter 709 requires the owner to furnish a completed Real Estate Condition Report in substantially the statutory form (Wis. Stat. §709.03 for residential; §709.033 for vacant land). The report is not a warranty and is not a substitute for inspections. Exemptions include certain transfer-fee-exempt transfers, never-inhabited property, and specified never-occupying court-supervised fiduciaries (see §709.01).
When Chapter 709 applies, the owner shall furnish the completed report not later than 10 days after acceptance of a contract of sale or option contract (§709.02). That is an outside deadline, not a recommendation to wait. Delivering the report before a buyer submits an offer can change which rescission paths are available under §709.05.
Treat the two short rescission windows as separate clocks. First, a prospective buyer who does not receive a completed report within the 10-day period may, within two business days after that period ends, rescind in writing and recover deposits or option fees (§709.02). Second, if the buyer receives a report after submitting a contract and a defect is disclosed, the buyer may rescind in writing within two business days after receipt by the buyer or buyer’s agent, subject to statutory limits—including when the buyer already knew the nature and extent of the defect (§709.05). Incomplete reports and inaccurate “not applicable” responses can also create short rescission rights under specified conditions. An amended report that newly discloses a defect can start a fresh two-business-day clock.
A buyer may waive in writing the right to receive the report and/or the §709.05 rescission right; proceeding to closing terminates the §709.05 right (§709.08). If the owner obtains information after completing a report but before acceptance that would change a response, amendment duties under §709.035 may apply—do not treat that section as a free-floating post-acceptance amendment code through closing.
Condominium unit transfers that require a Chapter 709 report also need the condominium addendum information in §709.02(2). Separately, Wis. Stat. §703.33 condominium disclosure materials can create a different written cancellation framework—commonly discussed as five business days after receiving required materials. Do not collapse condominium rights into the Chapter 709 two-day table.
Most housing built before 1978 also triggers federal lead-based paint disclosures and the EPA pamphlet. Local transfer or inspection rules may add more requirements for the property address.
Key points to keep straight:
When in doubt about what must be disclosed for your facts, ask Wisconsin counsel. Use the current statutory form and the current WB offer version.
We do not sell a Wisconsin purchase-contract substitute. The official WB forms are free from DSPS. When you need a related PublicLegal product, these are optional and stage-specific.
Use this as a practical sequence—not a substitute for advice on your facts.
Depending on the property and transaction, parties may also need to address:
Local practices differ across Wisconsin markets. Use professionals and primary sources for your address—not a generic national packet.
Wisconsin residential purchases commonly close through a title company that issues the title commitment, holds earnest money or closing funds as agreed, coordinates lender requirements, and completes recording. That provider is not automatically your personal lawyer for negotiating contract rights or disclosure disputes.
A Wisconsin real-estate attorney can prepare or review the offer, advise on title objections, condominium documents, estate or entity authority, boundary issues, and custom terms. Consider counsel early in FSBO deals and whenever deadlines or documents are unclear—even though WB-11 is free to download.
The offer creates the sale obligations. The deed conveys title at closing. PublicLegal’s deed resources can help when you need conveyance forms, but a deed is not a substitute for the offer. A Wisconsin-specific deed router page is not live yet; use the general deed hub and coordinate with counsel or title professionals.
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That keeps this page honest: orientation and official-source links, not a substitute for DSPS forms or Wisconsin legal advice.
Yes. The Real Estate Examining Board approves WB contractual forms, and DSPS publishes them for free download. WB-11 is the Residential Offer to Purchase used for many non-condominium homes. PublicLegal links the official forms and does not sell a WB lookalike.
Wisconsin licensees generally must use board-approved forms when acting as an agent or party, subject to limited exceptions. Buyers, sellers, and attorneys are not forced by that rule to use WB forms. Condominiums typically use WB-14, not WB-11. Other property types have their own WB numbers.
Yes—the official PDF is public. That does not mean it is the right form for every property or that filling it out replaces legal advice. Consider Wisconsin attorney review before signing, and use WB-14 for condominiums.
When Chapter 709 applies, the owner must furnish a completed report not later than 10 days after acceptance of the contract of sale or option contract. Earlier delivery is often better for everyone.
No. Chapter 709 creates short, fact-specific rescission paths—for example, when a required report is not delivered within 10 days, or when a report received after the offer discloses a qualifying defect. Those two-business-day rules are not a general cooling-off period. Condominium laws and contract contingencies can create other rights with different clocks.
No. The offer to purchase is the contract to buy and sell. Title typically transfers later by deed at closing. A deed form is not a substitute for the offer.
Licensees may provide a general explanation of approved form provisions, but Wisconsin law limits them from advising on parties’ legal rights or obligations, the legal effect of a specific contract, or the state of title. Ask a Wisconsin attorney for legal advice.
Start with WB-14, not WB-11. Chapter 709 may still require a condition report and condominium addendum. Separately, Wis. Stat. §703.33 condominium disclosure materials can create a different written cancellation framework. Request association documents early and review them with professionals.
PublicLegal provides self-help forms and information. This is not legal advice. Real estate purchase and disclosure rules vary by state and transaction. Confirm requirements for your property with a qualified professional when needed.