The Wall Street Journal Online reported today that the FHA has finally rolled out the requirements of using the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit to help fund FHA purchases for First Time Home Buyers. Here is the link to their story. http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2009/05/29/how-to-get-the-8000-first-time-home-buyer-credit-upfront/ Week Ending May 29, 2009 Total Number of Homes For Sale in […] It’s Memorial Day weekend in America. Time to pause and remember those that have fought for freedom. Some have paid the ultimate price. This weekend, we honor these men and women, for without their sacrifice, we surely wouldn’t enjoy the freedom we do today. Week Ending May 22, 2009 Total Number of Homes For […] No it wasn’t a mirage… 8 oz of Morel Mushrooms for $20.00 or about $2.00 per mushroom! Next week I’m searching for truffles…. or maybe Saffron 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 May 8, 2009 Gray’s Lake Walking Trail… I mean… Unicycling Trail. This past week the number homes for sale continued to increase. Although we are still below last years listing inventory, new listings continue to come on the market. Total Number of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines Area – 5,052 New […] Ahh a sign that Spring Is Officially Here! The Des Moines Farmers Market is back in business again!! Every Saturday from May through October you will find thousands of people flocking to Court Avenue between 5th Street and Water Street (1st Street). It opens at 7am and ends at noon, but from our experience, the […] Today my wife & I witnessed a gentleman experience a melt down. We had taken our lawn mower to True Value Hardware on 63rd St. in West Des Moines to be repaired. Next door to True Value is a Long John Silvers restaurant. It was lunch time and we were on our way to the […] The real estate market continues to pick up in the Des Moines metro. Ankeny led the area with 133 Pendings(new offers accepted). West Des Moines and Northwest Des Moines were not far behind is 108 and 105 Pendings respectively. Pendings are offers that have been accepted and while they don’t close for approximately 30 […]
Archives: May 2009
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 5-29-09
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 5-22-09
Golden Mushrooms Spotted At Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 5-15-09
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 5-8-09
Des Moines Farmers Market Is BACK!!!!
When Fish Fly
Des Moines Real Estate Statistics Week Ending 5-1-09
