Sign Removal In Iowa’s Winter Thanks to Shane Guely from RE/MAX Real Estate Group for selling this home AND helping to get the sign out of the yard!
How to Remove A Real Estate Sign From The Frozen Ground
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Des Moines Cold Weather and Radon
It’s common to worry about freezing water lines or malfunctioning furnaces in extreme cold weather, but don’t forget about your radon mitigation system! My daughter called me tonight with a question about her radon mitigation system. With the recent sub zero temperatures, she’s notices that the fan that operates inside the radon mitigation PVC pipe […]
Des Moines Weather Eight Day Cold Snap
Be mindful of children and pets (and adults too!) being outside during the next week… Predicted lows Monday & Tuesday nights are double digits BELOW ZERO! Keep your TV tuned to KCCI Channel 8 Storm Team and STAY WARM Central Iowa!
Did We Dodge A Big Snowstorm?
Sunday, February 21, 2010 by Les Sulgrove Are we living right this weekend in Des Moines? Do we deserve a break in the weather department? Did someone pull some strings and give our snow shovels a breather? The image above was captured at 4:00pm here in Des Moines and by all indications, it appears that […]
“When ye proffer the pigge open the poke.”
Today on Facebook, I posted that I was "Happy as a Pig in a Poke". I figured I better find out what that really meant. I did a quick Google search on the origin of the saying and this is what I found. First of all, Pig in a Poke literally translates into “Pig in […]
Des Moines Real Estate Roundup Week Ending 3-6-09
Even though we had record temperatures in the 70’s this week, there is still a layer of ice at Waterworks Park. Fortunately, this Canadian Goose was doing her part to flap her wings to warm the water. The large building in the background is 801 Grand, Principal Financial Group’s flagship building and Iowa’s tallest office […]
Des Moines Real Estate Roundup Week Ending 2-27-09
Week Ending February 27, 2009 Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 4896 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 232 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 130 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 Days – 74 Average Sale Price of Solds – $166,154 […]
Des Moines Real Estate Roundup Week Ending 2-13-09
Week Ending February 13, 2009 What a difference a week makes! February 6th February 13th Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 4881 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 238 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 90 Homes Closed (Solds) During the Last 7 […]
Des Moines Real Estate Roundup Week Ending 2/6/09
Week Ending February 6, 2009 Didn’t Phill just see his shadow this week? We experienced 50+ degree temps this weekend! Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 4862 New Listings Taken During the Last 7 Days – 260 Accepted Offers (Pendings) During the Last 7 Days – 92 Homes Closed […]
Des Moines Real Estate Roundup 11-14-08
Week Ending November 14th, 2008 Last week I was at the National Association of REALTORS annual convention in Orlando, Florida. I snickered on Wednesday the 5th that Des Moines was getting its first snow for the year. Afterall, I was in FLORIDA! When I arrived back home on Tuesday, Nov 11th, I stood shivering outside the […]