Double Whammy Exposes Weakness in Des Moines Commercial and Residential Real Estate - 02/17/09 11:02 PM
Folks who were lucky enough to be able to read today's Des Moines Register got a hint that we might not have yet seen the bottom of value and sales declines in the Des Moines metro and surrounding counties.
According to the top of the fold front page article "Developers land goes to auction" huge swaths of development ground are scheduled for sheriffs sale in the coming months marking yet another sad chapter in the near annihilation of the metro's home building market. Local banks are holding about $163 million" in building and commercial property" foreclosures and are holding a total of … (10 comments)

MyIowaHome.com passes million hit mark - 02/04/09 03:11 PM
From its humble five page beginnings in January 2005, MyIowaHome.com has grown into a valuable and trusted home buyer and seller resource serving the cities of Des Moines, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Urbandale, Johnston, Ankeny, Altoona, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Norwalk, Polk City, and surrounding areas.
For the past year MyIowaHome.com has been averaging over 1,300 page views per day and passed the million hit mark in late January. Since January 1, 2009 however it has been averaging closer to 1,900 hits per day. Today's hit count stands at 1,024,039
MyIowahome.com is unique in that it displays listed properties directly on the home page, something … (5 comments)