In my September report, I made four year end predictions.  How did I do?  Take a look! Number of Homes For Sale 2014 has consistently had fewer homes for buyers to choose from with approximately 2½% less inventory over 2013 and almost 9% fewer homes compared to two years ago. My prediction is that Des […]

Week 1 – New listings outpaced Accepted Offers

2014 Des Moines Real Estate Sales It’s A Wrap! The final figures for the Des Moines real estate market will be available by mid-January 2015, but there is enough information to share now to give a good picture of where 2014 home sales in Des Moines will end up.  We are ending the year with […]

This report is posted by the 15th of each month for the previous months transaction activity. Entire MLS Adel  –  Altoona  –  Ankeny  –  Bondurant Carlisle  –  Clive  –  Cumming  –  Des Moines Grimes  –  Indianola  –  Johnston  –  Norwalk Pleasant Hill  –  Polk City  –  Urbandale  –  Waukee West Des Moines  –  Windsor Heights […]

Why Are There So Few Homes For Sale? It’s a question that homebuyers and Realtors alike have been asking for the past couple of years. After all, home mortgage rates have remained ridiculously (also referred to as historically) low. In 2014 a homebuyer could expect to get a 30 year fixed rate mortgage at 4% […]

This report is posted by the 15th of each month for the previous months transaction activity. Entire MLS Adel  –  Altoona  –  Ankeny  –  Bondurant Carlisle  –  Clive  –  Cumming  –  Des Moines Grimes  –  Indianola  –  Johnston  –  Norwalk Pleasant Hill  –  Polk City  –  Urbandale  –  Waukee West Des Moines  –  Windsor Heights

“Knock Knock” “Who’s There?” “Sweet Deals” “Sweet Deals For Who?” “Sweet Deals For Home Buyers As We Move Toward The End Of The Year!” Balance of the Market is Shifting! I was working with a first time home buyer this past week and she asked me when the best time of year to buy a […]