Night photography has always been a favorite hobby of mine.  This picture was taken last Saturday night around 11:30pm just south of Bridgewater, 70 miles southwest of Des Moines. Week Ending August 21, 2009 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 5100 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days […]

Hogback Bridge, Madison County, Iowa.   Week Ending August 14, 2009 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 5136 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 274 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 125 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 65 Average […]

Week Ending August 7, 2009 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 5139 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 272 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 176 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 133 Average Sale Price of Solds – $155,375 […]

MLS Statistics HOT OFF THE PRESS!  It’s the end of another month!!  What price ranges are selling? It’s pretty obvious from this months statistics that the $8,000 economic stimulus is still affecting the under $200,000 price range.  The red bar represents homes that are currently for sale (Active Listings).  By far the most selection of […]

This has been one of those weeks… I’m not sure why, but I thought about this piece by Kipling today.. Thank goodness for Google… in a matter of moments I had found the entire quote.  It’s Friday night and I feel better now.  Thank you Rudyard Kipling! If you can keep your head when all […]

It was announced recently that the Sears Tower in Chicago has been named The Willis Tower after Willis Group Holdings, a London based financial services firm.  I don’t care what they officially call it, it will always be the Sears Tower to me.  I started thinking about other buildings and landmarks that have lost their […]