Coralville IA Real Estate: Market Snapshot April 23, 2012 - 04/23/12 07:50 PM
The real estate market in Iowa City is heating up for spring, you know that already, I wrote about that last week. How about Coralville? If you follow my market reports you'll know that they don't move in tandem. Coralville is very different to Iowa City and had a harder time during the downturn. Fortunately Coralville also has a lot going for it, not only is it a real easy commute to Iowa City, there's also easy access to the Interstate. And yes, before you start wondering where I'm going with this, home sales are up in Coralville in April too. 22 homes sold in … (3 comments)

Iowa City Homes: Market Snapshot April 16, 2012 - 04/16/12 07:11 PM
The spring market has kicked in big time in Iowa City. A few weeks ago the real estate market was chugging along quite nicely with good solid gains month for month. This past couple of weeks there's been quite a shift and homes in Iowa City are going under contract left and right! To illustrate my point, 179 homes are marked on the MLS as pending or contingent. (There were 109 in March when I did my last update). And since the MLS relies on agents to update the data and they're pretty busy right now, it's probably safe to say there are … (2 comments)

April in Iowa - Yet Another Beautiful Spring Day in Iowa City! - 04/01/12 07:43 PM
What a glorious weekend we've had in Iowa again. We had a couple of nights of rain followed by glorious sunshine in the days. The perfect combination of course to encourage the foliage and plant life to grow at a pace that I definitely have not seen in the 12 years I've lived in Iowa.
I took the photo below when I visited clients who will be listing their home in Iowa City with me this week. My only concern at the moment is that considering how early the growing season is starting, just how long we might be pulling weeds … (0 comments)