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Drew Realty data report offers an honest look at development activity. “Caveat emptor.” Let the buyer beware. According to that principle, the burden lies with the buyer when it comes to making smart purchase decisions. [READ MORE]

Selling a stigmatized property can be a scary phenomenon. In a real estate market like we’ve seen over the past 18 months, properties are selling as quickly as they appear on the market. Usually, that [READ MORE]

Attorney Jodie McDougal chairs Construction Law Section Council. Des Moines attorney Jodie McDougal once considered a career as an architect. She pursued law instead, but she still wears a hard hat on occasion. That early [READ MORE]

Experts anticipate continued demand in the housing market. Nearly a year ago shockingly low interest rates were driving homeowners to refinance or purchase new homes at a pace that outstripped lenders’ ability to process the [READ MORE]

Housing initiative seeks to dramatically increase community’s growth. For several decades population growth in rural areas has been on the decline. Communities within a reasonable distance of metropolitan areas managed to hold steady, but small [READ MORE]