23 Days in May Saw A Trace or More of Precipitation According to the National Weather Service, for the month of May, the Des Moines metro experienced only 8 days without rain. The average rainfall amount for May is 4 3/4 inches but this year we got exactly double that amount at 9.5 inches. The […]
Home Buyers and Sellers Playing A Little Catch Up From A Snowy Start Nothing cures a long winter like warm weather and sunshine. The same can be said about the Des Moines real estate market. While closed sales are just a little behind last year’s numbers, buyer activity is growing along with a welcome but […]
The Des Moines Spring Real Estate Market Has Officially Started It’s been a long last three months in central Iowa and the Des Moines real estate market. As March leaves like a lamb, homebuyers and home sellers are playing catch up. This months report contains sales data that you are used to seeing as well […]
It Won’t Be Long Now I would like to be one of the first to welcome everyone to a new month! After the last 28 days, the shortest month of the year certainly felt much longer. There is no doubt that weather this February has affected the Des Moines real estate market. Home inventory levels have […]
One Year Ends and Another One Begins in Des Moines Real Estate Welcome to a new year in Des Moines real estate! The month of January has proved to be challenging to say the least weather-wise. The month started off mild and seasonably warm. The honeymoon ended quickly with a cold blast that ended […]
Reprinted with permission from The Business Record January 18th, 2019 Closer Look: Les Sulgrove Take a closer look at the vice president of VIA Group Realtors BY KENT DARR, Senior Staff Writer Friday, January 18, 2019 6:00 AM When VIA Group Realtors President Ken Clark said last month that veteran residential real estate agent Les […]
2018 Ends Very Similar To 2017 In Some Ways – Not So Much In Others lf you look strictly at the sale volume numbers, 2018 was a similar year to 2017. But as you will read below, many other areas were different. Keep in mind, my month end reports are a snapshot of the market […]
PLUS Bonus – Year End Predictions November proved to be a month of change in the Des Moines real estate market. Homes above $200,000 felt the pace of a slowing market with price points $300,000 and up in a Buyer’s Market, $200,000 to $300,000 in a Balanced/Even Market. The only prices still in a Seller’s […]
No Tricks But Plenty Of Treats The month of October bucked tradition by seeing quite a bit of listing and subsequent sale activity. Looking back to 2014, September and October are the first two months that traditionally show a downturn in listing inventory. This year was different. Inventory in September continued to rise giving late […]
Bring On The 4th Quarter As we begin the final three months of 2018, Des Moines real estate is in transition. With home inventory levels on the rise, the feeling from veteran Realtors is that the Des Moines real estate market is changing yet again. Monthly Market Snapshot as of September 30th (Click Graphic To […]
