Greater Des Moines Real Estate and Living Journal
Matt Grohe, RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts, 8020 Douglas Ave Urbandale, IA 50322. Matt is licensed in Iowa.
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2007
Hubbell Realty announced on Thursday 10/25/07 that it will convert a former transmission business into 31 condominiums priced from $145,000 - $300,000, according to a Donelle Eller of the Des Moines Register. The article quoted Hubbell spokesperson Jarad Bernstein as saying "Housing may not be se...
10/27/2007
Longtime newstand real estate periodical The Real Estate Book announced today that the past issue in the Des Moines market would be its last. According to salesmanager Connie Altman. "Revenues were just not covering costs. The latest issue will remain on newstands for four weeks however." Owner ...
10/23/2007
Yes, I was sceptical at first, but this camera is the best I've ever seen for real estate because of the built in 23mm wide angle lens(vs 28mm for most wides). In the past, you had to change lenses, or with the advent of the digital age, snap on a wide angle attachment to get most of the room in ...
10/21/2007
Hold on to your hats folks! Recent data from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors showed Remax has passed 800 pound gorilla Iowa Realty to grab the top slot for unit sales in Des Moines from 01/01/07 t0 07/31/07 of this year. According to DMAAR Remax offices sold 1,523 units vs. Iowa Realt...
10/21/2007
Des Moines MLS unit sales slid 14.3% from last year, according to data from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. Unit sales for this September were 756 units, compared to 882 sold last year.Pending sales softened as well with 513 pending this year vs. 595 pending last year. Average days o...
10/21/2007
Top of the fold on Tuesday in the Des Moines Register was a Megan Hawkins story detailing the Des Moines school district's desire to perhaps divest itself of the 91 year old Central Campus Building located on the western edge of downtown Des Moines at 1800 Grand Ave. The building started life as ...
10/18/2007
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On October 16th a milestone was reached, for the first time in many years, all cooperating MLS Des Moines area brokerages were utilizing the same software platform. Up until the 16th, Iowa Realty and First Realty Prudential were using MLX by GEAC and pretty much everyone else was on Rappattoni ML...
10/18/2007
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Today we booted a potential buyer from a property for early occupancy. Unfortunately the buyer had started to remodel the garage and set eight posts in concrete in the back yard. (There's a lot more to the story, sadly)Too many things can go wrong with early possession, even when everyone's motiv...
10/08/2007
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Matt Grohe is with RE/MAX Concepts, 8020 Douglas Ave Urbandale, IA. Matt is licensed in Iowa.