Observations
Third Quarter Draws to an End
As the 3rd quarter draws to an end and we move into the 4th quarter, July closed sales were down 25.8% from June and down 20.2% from July 2016. July pended sales were down 22.2% [READ MORE]
Articles
Featured Story
Meet Your HomeShowExpo 2017 Winners!
The competition was fierce at this year’s annual event held at The Estates on the Ridge at Echo Valley in Norwalk that featured seven beautiful homes built by the area’s finest builders. Attendees were able [READ MORE]
A Conversation With
A Conversation With Cindy Pelz
A look back at two decades in the real estate business. Cindy Pelz has been executive officer for the Des Moines Area Association of REALTORS® (DMAAR) for nine years. But her experience in the real [READ MORE]
Featured Story
A Tiny Home Solution
Joppa Outreach makes progress toward tiny home community. The January 2017 BUILD introduced readers to Joppa, a Des Moines-based nonprofit working to address the problem of homelessness in the metro area. One of Joppa’s efforts [READ MORE]
Observations
Are Home Values Rising in the Des Moines Market?
The short answer is “Yes, No, and It Depends”. With all the hype over how active the real estate market is in Des Moines and central Iowa, I thought it would be a good time [READ MORE]