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A Helping Hand to Iowa Families Caught In Housing Crisis
March 27, 2008 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
Our nation is mired in a housing crisis created by poor management of home mortgages. Because of this crisis many Iowa families are currently struggling to keep the homes they worked so hard to buy and maintain.
Iowa home sales drop 3% in 2007
February 26, 2008 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
Home sales across the state fell about 3 percent last year over 2006, a new report shows, while the statewide median sale price was flat.
State to acquire Mercy Capitol
December 6, 2007 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
The Iowa Department of Administrative Services (DAS) received approval to purchase nearly five acres and the hospital adjacent to the Capitol Complex
UI alumnus creates scholarship in real estate law
November 13, 2007 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
From the University of Iowa News Services Office
University of Iowa graduate Ted Seldin and his wife, Sarah, of Omaha, Neb., have made a gift to the Iowa Law School Foundation to endow a scholarship in real estate law at the University of Iowa College of Law.
Realtors: Local market is strong
October 10, 2007 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
The local real estate market should not be compared to the downward-turning national market, a local group of Realtors said Monday.
More $1 million homes pop up in Des Moines area
August 28, 2007 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
The Des Moines area’s luxury housing market has blossomed in the past year, as downtown condos rise, suburban estates expand and south-of-Grand mansions get makeovers.
State bucks trend in home sales
August 21, 2007 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
Sales of existing homes in Iowa were up 4.1 percent during the April-June quarter, the second-fastest growth rate in the country, a real estate trade group reported Wednesday.
Downtown D.M. condos shift gears to meet rental demands
July 26, 2007 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
Sales were cool, but developers found there were plenty of would-be apartment dwellers.
Want to experience downtown living without a mortgage? There are now more options.
Iowa City Housing Market is Strong
June 20, 2007 Posted by Iowa RealEstateRama
By Mark Geary, Reporter
IOWA CITY - Turn on just about any news show or read any newspaper and you’re bound to see or hear something negative about the housing market.
While the rest of the country waits for the housing slump to end, some Iowa City Realtors are working seven days a week to meet customer’s […]