Post Covid? – Did I Really Just Say That? Just over two years ago, the world was rocked by Covid-19. A year ago, I wrote about the changes in our market due to the virus. I thought it would be a good time to do that same analysis this year and see how things have […]
Category Archives: Market Statistics
Shelter Inflation and The Central Iowa Real Estate Market
What is Shelter Inflation? Shelter Inflation refers to the rising cost of housing. While some outlets only focus on the cost of home rentals, it also applies to today’s home buyers, especially since January of this year. Individuals that are paying monthly rent for their primary residence are all too familiar with the long-term uncertainty […]
1st Quarter Down for Des Moines & Central Iowa Real Estate
With three months of 2022 in the books, many of the real estate stats are looking different from previous years. From record low inventory of homes for sale to record high list prices, the concept of Supply and Demand has never been better defined. And this year is just getting started! FLASH ALERT!!! Your $1,200 […]
Housing Bubble or Buyer Bubble?
(And Why It’s All Going To Be Ok) A recent search on Google using the phrase “2022 housing bubble” yielded nearly 72 million results. Normally if you click deep into the search by pages, the topic begins to water down to unrelated search results. I stopped at 20 pages into my Google search and the […]
5 Reasons The 2022 Extreme Sellers’ Market Is Different From The Past Two Years
2021 State of the Market for Des Moines and Central Iowa Real Estate
Introducing DesMoinesMarketValues.com All The Graphics & Videos In One Easy To Navigate Website! Let’s Start Off by Talking About Big Numbers. 2021 was quite a year for Central Iowa residential real estate. 19,673 homes were listed for sale. 17,923 home sellers accepted offers on those homes. As of December 31st, 17,494 home sales closed totaling […]
Surviving 2021 Des Moines Real Estate
2021 was a year unlike any other. Some businesses did well after being closed during the early days of the pandemic. Others, like the restaurant and service industries continue to struggle to find workers. Families resumed normal activities such as recreational sports, vacations and family get togethers. Air travel resumed and, in my case, conventions […]
The Effects of an Extreme Seller’s Market
Six Year End Predictions for Des Moines Real Estate
3 Quarters Down – 1 To Go
Central Iowa Home Sales Are Beginning To Make A Turn There’s no doubt that 2020 will be seen as the odd year out due to Covid-19. So many things happened last year. The massive buyer demand appeared in March and cautious homeowners that would normally be preparing to put their homes on the market pulled […]