Several nights of spring storms have kept Iowans up late this week. It seems as though everything is running about a month behind this year. I wondered if spring would ever get here.. now we are experiencing our April showers all the way into June! Now we have flooding to deal with in Des Moines. Stay alert and DRY this week!
Real Estate Statistics for the week ending Friday, June 6th, 2008 for Des Moines, Iowa and surrounding communities.
Single Family Homes
4,091 Homes Currently For Sale – Down 21 from last week.
$229,048 Average List Price
1,148 Homes Pending – Up 1 from last week.
(Offers Accepted But Not Closed Yet)
$199,156 Average List Price
79 Average Days On Market
52 Homes Closed – Down 67 from last week.
$179,903 Average Sale Price
63 Average Days On Market
Acreages
192 Homes Currently For Sale – Down 1 from last week.
$329,916 Average List Price
36 Homes Pending – Down 1 from last week.
(Offers Accepted But Not Closed Yet)
$263,506 Average List Price
86 Average Days On Market
$338,000 Average Sale Price
78 Average Days On Market
1,724 Homes Currently For Sale – Down 63 from last week.
$190,614 Average List Price
306 Homes Pending – No Change from last week.
(Offers Accepted But Not Closed Yet)
$166,303 Average List Price
121 Average Days On Market
12 Homes Closed – Down 13 from last week.
$165,309 Average Sale Price
196 Average Days On Market
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Les Sulgrove, RE/MAX Real Estate Group
Information on this blog posting is for informational purposes only and not intended as solicitation if you are already working with a REALTOR® There is no obligation or fee for any information on this blog posting.
Data Source: Les Sulgrove, RE/MAX Real Estate Group – Des Moines Area Association of REALTORS® MLS.
Des Moines Metropolitan Area defined as: Adel, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Dallas Center, Desoto, Granger, Grimes, Indianola, Johnston, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Urbandale, Van Meter ,Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Winterset
Des Moines Metropolitan Area defined as: Adel, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Dallas Center, Desoto, Granger, Grimes, Indianola, Johnston, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Urbandale, Van Meter ,Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Winterset
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