The average sale price of a home listed in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) rose by almost 4% in 2012 as the number of homes sold also increased. 2012 proved to be a strong year for real estate sales with 9,073 homes reported as sold as of 12/31/12. In 2011 7,908 homes were reported sold […] For the first time since 2007, Des Moines Home Sales exceed 8,000 closed transactions. In 2007 at the height of the market bubble, Des Moines real estate sales were just over 10,000. In light of the fact that there are no tax credits artificially stimulating the market, this is a very good sign that our […] This is the weekly Real Estate Update for the week ending October 12th, 2012 for Des Moines and Central Iowa by Les Sulgrove of Keller Williams Greater Des Moines. Pending transactions continue to show the majority of activity in the $100,000 to $200,000 price range. Total Residential Active Listings – 4,405 New Listings Taken During […] This past week, I was in Washington DC at the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) Mid-Year meetings. NAR held a first ever Economic Summit on Tuesday starting off with an all too short (in my opinion) debate between Pat Buchanan and Harold Ford. Former Fed Chairman Dr. Alan Greenspan took the stage Tuesday and predicted […] Week Ending November 7th, 2008 This week, my blog originates from Sunny & Warm Orlando, Florida! I emphasized “Sunny & Warm” because I received an email today from my office telling me that snow flurries were flying in Des Moines. I am in Orlando for two reasons.. First to attend a CyberProfessionals (http://www.cyberprofessionals.net) meeting and second […]
Tag Archives: National Association of Realtors
Des Moines Home Prices Rise 3.9% over 2011
Des Moines Home Sales Surpass The 9,000 Mark YTD
Des Moines Weekly Real Estate Update
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 5-15-09
Des Moines Real Estate Roundup 11-7-08
