// October Proves To Be More Treats Than Tricks The old saying about Iowa weather “If you don’t like the weather, wait an hour” has been very true this October. There aren’t many other places in the country where you have a high temperature of 85 degrees and just 3 weeks later have a low […]

// 2017 On Track To Be A Record Year In Des Moines Real Estate One thing is for certain as October arrives. The days become noticeably much shorter, leaves begin to fall and home sales in Des Moines point towards yet another record year. New listings for the third quarter are ahead by over 200 […]

// Home Inventory On The Rise As Summer Fades Home inventory levels are finally on the rise After a seven year slide, Des Moines home for sale inventory has finally taken a turn back upwards. In August 2010, the Des Moines MLS recorded 5,912 homes for sale and every year since then inventory levels have […]

// Up In Some Areas – Down In Others Are home values rising in the Des Moines real estate market? The short answer is “Yes, No, and It Depends”. With all the hype over how active the real estate market is in Des Moines and central Iowa, I thought it would be a good time […]

// 2017 Is Looking A Lot Like 2016 This is the third year in a row that home sellers in the Des Moines real estate market have been in control. Even though home inventory levels are ever so slightly on the rise, we are still about 800-1,000 homes short of what we would like to […]

// It’s All About Motivation! There have been many opinions of this topic ranging from the economy, sellers lacking confidence, rising mortgage interest rates, and a correction in the national real estate market. 2008-2009 was an obvious turning point in the real estate market, but why did it take so long after the real estate […]

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