SMILE! It’s The Weekend!!!! Week Ending June 26, 2009 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 5216 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 335 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 158 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 107 Average Sale Price […] Bring On SUMMER!!!!!! Week Ending June 19, 2009 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 5131 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 354 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 171 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 104 Average Sale Price of […] Really? Is this what my Blog has become? Well, YES.. so what about it! Question: How many geese does it take to block a road? Answer: 23. My favorite one is the 6th one from the right.. the one with its head down… He (or she) was hissing the entire way across the street. This […] From The Des Moines Area Association of REALTORS® New home sales up 21% in May in Des Moines area Des Moines, Iowa – June 11, 2009 – The summer home-buying season is off to an active start in the Des Moines area: Figures from May show that home sales were up 21% over April sales. […] When I was a boy growing up in rural southwest Iowa in the 1960’s, summers were spent riding in the family car. On long trips we used to play a game that we called “Windmill”. As we would crest a hill, my brother and I would scan the horizon for a windmill. The one that […] Week Ending June 5, 2009 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 5170 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 339 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 174 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 133 Average Sale Price of Solds – $172,012 […] The Wall Street Journal Online reported today that the FHA has finally rolled out the requirements of using the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit to help fund FHA purchases for First Time Home Buyers. Here is the link to their story. http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2009/05/29/how-to-get-the-8000-first-time-home-buyer-credit-upfront/ Week Ending May 29, 2009 Total Number of Homes For Sale in […] It’s Memorial Day weekend in America. Time to pause and remember those that have fought for freedom. Some have paid the ultimate price. This weekend, we honor these men and women, for without their sacrifice, we surely wouldn’t enjoy the freedom we do today. Week Ending May 22, 2009 Total Number of Homes For […] No it wasn’t a mirage… 8 oz of Morel Mushrooms for $20.00 or about $2.00 per mushroom! Next week I’m searching for truffles…. or maybe Saffron This past week, I was in Washington DC at the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) Mid-Year meetings. NAR held a first ever Economic Summit on Tuesday starting off with an all too short (in my opinion) debate between Pat Buchanan and Harold Ford. Former Fed Chairman Dr. Alan Greenspan took the stage Tuesday and predicted […]
Category Archives: Market Statistics
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 6-26-09
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 6-19-09
Another Counting Exercise…
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 6-12-09
MY WINDMILL!!!
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 6-5-09
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 5-29-09
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 5-22-09
Golden Mushrooms Spotted At Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 5-15-09
