This report is posted by the 15th of each month for the previous months transaction activity. The New High Standard of Des Moines Real Estate   Entire MLS Adel – Altoona – Ankeny – Bondurant Carlisle – Clive – Cumming – Des Moines Grimes – Indianola – Johnston – Norwalk Pleasant Hill – Polk City […]

  Gizmodo.com reported Friday that Des Moines Iowa is one of only three US cities that have all three characteristics most favorable for home buyers and sellers. When looking for a place to live, people are generally looking for three things: affordability, a strong economy, and good quality of life. Most US cities can only […]

Not Everyone Is Happy About This Real Estate Market With all the reports of homes selling in days and even hours, it’s hard to understand how anyone could be unhappy in this market. As I’ve talked about in the past, there are three types of real estate markets.  Buyers Market – Balanced Market – Sellers […]

This report is posted by the 15th of each month for the previous months transaction activity. The Buyers Keep Coming… and Coming… and Coming Here are a few bullet points about the Des Moines real estate economy as of 5/19/16: Number of Homes For Sale – 2,965 – DOWN 14.3% Number of Homes in Sale […]

Des Moines Real Estate Sales Running Wide Open Real estate in Des Moines has become a 7 day a week proposition for Realtors and buyers alike. The biggest focus is on watching for new listings and agent to agent networking. The most needed price range of homes continues to be between $100,000 and $250,000. Homes […]

This report is posted by the 15th of each month for the previous months transaction activity. BREAKING MARKET ALERT The Number of homes under contract (Pending) are at a record high AND have surpassed the number of homes currently for sale for the first time! The Months of Inventory for the entire market has also […]

The Direction of the Des Moines Real Estate Market As the first quarter of 2016 comes to an end, Des Moines home sellers have seen buyers out early and anxious to buy.  With a listing inventory that has been on the decline since 2008, homes coming on the market are going under contract at a […]

End of February Des Moines Real Estate Market Update   If it feels like we are already in a spring market, read on. Mild weather and anxious home buyers have set the stage for a repeat of last years spring buying market in Des Moines. The only question is will they be able to find […]

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

2015 Des Moines Real Estate Market In Review So Long 2015 and Welcome 2016!!   This months report reflects back on home sale activity from last year and where we are headed in 2016 now that we have 31 days under our belt. 2015 was a year to remember but it may also be a […]