Week Ending February 12, 2010 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 4574 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 246 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 117 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 43 Average Sale Price of Solds – $173,547 […]

Week Ending February 5, 2010 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 4532 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 275 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 139 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 60 Average Sale Price of Solds – $175,080 […]

Conventional Financing remained the most popular way to buy a home in Des Moines, Iowa in 2009 at 45.9%.  However it was substantially lower than 2008 when 62.2% of buyers bought with a Conventional mortgage. Coming in second this year was FHA financing at 34.3%. FHA appeared to have picked up the previously Conventional business […]

I’m not one to wish time by, but the way January has treated us this year, I can’t say that I’m sad the month is coming to a close.  As cold as it was today, I decided that I wasn’t going to let winter win, so I headed off to the grocery store around 5pm […]

This winter has been an unusual one to say the least.  I’ve lived in my home for the last nine years and I have never had problems with ice like I’ve had this year.  Ice dams occur when snow accumulates on a roof and a combination of warm outside air causes the outer layer of […]

Week Ending January 15, 2010 Back To Business This Week…. Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 4455 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 265 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 100 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 76 Average Sale […]

When you don’t refill the squirrel feeder FAST enough, they leave a warning sign… this time the lid, next time your ankle…  I got the message. Week Ending January 8, 2010 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 4044 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 220 Accepted […]

Week Ending January 1, 2010 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 4336 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 101 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 23 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 37 Average Sale Price of Solds – $200,035 […]

Week Ending December 25th, 2009 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 4455 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 74 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 50 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 52 Average Sale Price of Solds – $195,373 […]

Week Ending December 18th, 2009 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 4560 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 149 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 67 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 76 Average Sale Price of Solds – $180,449 […]