Des Moines Real Estate Roundup Week Ending August 1st, 2008 The Figure 8 Races were held last weekend at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Indianola. A true sign that summer is at its peak are the county fairs in full swing! To see more photos of this “successful” rollover crash during the front wheel […]
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Des Moines Real Estate Roundup
Week Ending July 25th, 2008 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Metropolitan Area – 5,793 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 266 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 129 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last Days – 130 Average Sale Price of Solds – […]
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 7/18/08
Summertime heat. Summertime Thunderstorms. We seem to be in that cycle of HOT daytime temperatures followed by evening thunderstorms. The real estate market is also showing signs of heating up. We are in our third week in a row with Active listing counts below the 4,000 level. In the next couple weeks, I’m going to […]
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 7/11/08
When I was a young boy, I remembered summer as being very hot. I would step outside of my air conditioned home and just stand out in the sunshine. After a couple of minutes I could feel the rays of the sun begin to burn my skin. I didn’t care… after all, this […]
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 7/4/08
It’s official… the 2008 is now 1/2 over. With the 4th of July comes fireworks, family reunions and summer vacations. This weeks photo was taken across the street from Wakonda Golf Course on the south side of Des Moines. I liked this one because it reminds me of a carrot.This week marked the first time since I started this blog that Active […]
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 6/27/08
It’s drying up here in Central Iowa… sort of.. The photo to the right was taken last weekend as some local heavy rain cells passed through Des Moines. When we first saw the rainbow, it was spanning the entire skyline. Just like a curtain being draw, the wall of rain began to overtake the rainbow. It’s just been […]
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 6/20/08
A funny thing happened the week after the flood water receded. Real estate business began to pick back up. Homes actually closed to be more exact. You see the Polk County recorder was at ground zero of the crest of the Des Moines river. The photo you see in this blog is a bunker of sandbags protecting the entrance to the basement […]
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 6/13/08
In 1993, the city of Des Moines experienced a 100 year flood that took out the cities water supply for 12 days and crippled the city. This week we have experienced a 500 year flood. Heavy rain in western, northwestern & north central Iowa during the last week have caused the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers to overflow. […]
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 6/6/08
Several nights of spring storms have kept Iowans up late this week. It seems as though everything is running about a month behind this year. I wondered if spring would ever get here.. now we are experiencing our April showers all the way into June! Now we have flooding to deal with in Des Moines. Stay alert and DRY this […]
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Statistics 5/30/08
Ahhh the end of the month! Many buyers choose to close near the end of the month when purchasing a home. There are reasons to close at other times of the month (less competition for closing times with your lender for one) but it seems that even REALTORS® look for that magic “month end” date when […]