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Des Moines Iowa Real Estate Market Watch - Week of August 11th, 2008

08-24-08
Tyler Osby
Tyler Osby: Loan Officer in West Des Moines, IA

Tyler's Daily Blog is Found at WealthWithMortgage.com .

Also, If you have any questions, please don't hestitate to contact Tyler and his team!

Des Moines Iowa Real Estate Market Watch


What’s The Real Estate Market Doing?

Do you ever wonder how our real estate market is here in Des Moines? Unfortunately, we spend a lot of time listening to how rough things are in other cities around the country, but too often we don’t really consider what our real estate climate is like.

I’m a fan of having as much information available before I take action on any big decisions. I don’t know about you, but I think buying or selling a home is a pretty big deal.

As a blogger and mortgage professional, when I receive good information - I pass it on. Home listings and sales are an interesting set of information most of us don’t have super easy access to. Thankfully, I have a Realtor that hammers me with e-mails (Just kidding, I don’t mind them) on market updates and her opinion on where things are at.

Do YOU Need Help?

As a mortgage professional, I cannot sell real estate. I can however help you connect with a Realtor. If you are looking for some answers, I’d be happy to introduce you to someone who can help! No question is silly or too off the wall.

I can also reach out to my connections throughout the country if you’re looking for real estate outside of Iowa. So please, feel free to contact us, we’d love to help!

Why Should You Care About Statistics?

Whether you’re looking to purchase, sell or refinance a home - this stuff matters. These statistics are compiled from the Multiple Listing Service and cover the Des Moines, Iowa residential real estate market.

With her permission, I post the facts here so you can come up with your very own market opinion. Here’s this week’s market commentary:

I have decided to start including numbers to show how the new construction market is performing. I’m working on getting these numbers as accurate as possible, but it can be difficult if all agents aren’t reporting their listings as “new construction.” Our sale pending numbers and solds last week have increased over our 2 month weekly average, but days on market is holding steady in that 90+ day range. You can also see that our total active listings has decreased below 6400 which is the first time in many weeks, last year at this time we had almost 6900 listings on the market!” - Heather Barglof, RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts

Des Moines Iowa Real Estate Market Watch - August 11th, 2008

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What Does This Report Cover?

I really enjoy this chart because it gives a breakdown of:

  • Days on the Market
  • Price Per Square Foot
  • Number of New Listings
  • Number of Expired Listings
  • Number of Price Reductions
  • Pending Home Sales (by price)
  • New Home Sales (by price)
  • All Active Home Sales (by price)
  • Best of all, it compares this week vs. last week and last year!

This is a great chart. I’m not a Realtor and would never try to take the place of one. If you’re looking for statistics in your specific neighborhood (because your neighborhood is the only one that matters when you’re selling), I can help connect you with the right Realtor for the job!

We Love Great Information and Love to Give Great Information!

If you’re a super cool person and have any market statistics you think our readers would find valuable, please feel free to contact me. If it’s relevant, It’ll show up here!

If you’re looking for my professional opinion or looking for a comment (press related), please contact me here.

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08-24-08
Tyler Osby
Tyler Osby: Loan Officer in West Des Moines, IA

Tyler's Daily Blog is Found at WealthWithMortgage.com .

Also, If you have any questions, please don't hestitate to contact Tyler and his team!

Des Moines Iowa Real Estate Market Watch


What’s The Real Estate Market Doing?

Do you ever wonder how our real estate market is here in Des Moines? Unfortunately, we spend a lot of time listening to how rough things are in other cities around the country, but too often we don’t really consider what our real estate climate is like.

I’m a fan of having as much information available before I take action on any big decisions. I don’t know about you, but I think buying or selling a home is a pretty big deal.

As a blogger and mortgage professional, when I receive good information - I pass it on. Home listings and sales are an interesting set of information most of us don’t have super easy access to. Thankfully, I have a Realtor that hammers me with e-mails (Just kidding, I don’t mind them) on market updates and her opinion on where things are at.

Do YOU Need Help?

As a mortgage professional, I cannot sell real estate. I can however help you connect with a Realtor. If you are looking for some answers, I’d be happy to introduce you to someone who can help! No question is silly or too off the wall.

I can also reach out to my connections throughout the country if you’re looking for real estate outside of Iowa. So please, feel free to contact us, we’d love to help!

Why Should You Care About Statistics?

Whether you’re looking to purchase, sell or refinance a home - this stuff matters. These statistics are compiled from the Multiple Listing Service and cover the Des Moines, Iowa residential real estate market.

With her permission, I post the facts here so you can come up with your very own market opinion. Here’s this week’s market commentary:

“As you can see active listings are down over 400 from where we were last year at this time. This shows that inventory is declining but our sales, on average, still aren’t where they were last year.” - Heather Barglof, RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts

Market Watch for August 4th - 10th of 2008

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What Does This Report Cover?

I really enjoy this chart because it gives a breakdown of:

  • Days on the Market
  • Price Per Square Foot
  • Number of New Listings
  • Number of Expired Listings
  • Number of Price Reductions
  • Pending Home Sales (by price)
  • New Home Sales (by price)
  • All Active Home Sales (by price)
  • Best of all, it compares this week vs. last week and last year!

This is a great chart. I’m not a Realtor and would never try to take the place of one. If you’re looking for statistics in your specific neighborhood (because your neighborhood is the only one that matters when you’re selling), I can help connect you with the right Realtor for the job!

We Love Great Information and Love to Give Great Information!

If you’re a super cool person and have any market statistics you think our readers would find valuable, please feel free to contact me. If it’s relevant, It’ll show up here!

If you’re looking for my professional opinion or looking for a comment (press related), please contact me here.

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05-16-08
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Iowa Landlord Association Event on 4/17/08

Ken Tharp - Section 1031 Exchanges, Iowa/U.S.: Real Estate - Other in West Des Moines, IA

On April 17, 2008, the Iowa Landlord Association will sponsor the 2008 Spring Educational Seminar and Trade Show at the downtown Holiday Inn, 1050 6th Avenue, in Des Moines. The event starts at 8:00 A.M. and runs until 1031 exchange3:30 P.M. The speakers and their subjects are as follows:

  • Dave Sollenbarger, ILA Director and Past-President – Introductions and ILA Update
  • Tom Good, Iowa Civil Rights Commission – “Fair Housing / Discrimination”
  • Joe Kelly, Lobbyist – Legislative Updates for 2008
  • Gordon Kratz – “Effective Communication Techniques”
  • Ron Bugennagen – “The GREEN rewards of Energy Efficient Rental Housing Clinic”
  • Mark Hanson, Attorney – Legal Issues
  • Officer Larry Rogers, D.M. Police Department – “Crime-Free Housing”

Iowa Equity Exchange will be present at the event as a vendor/exhibitor. Please stop by our table and register to win a $25.00 gift card to Best Buy! It promises to be a fun- and fact-filled day! More information can be obtained on the ILA web site.

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Des Moines Market Watch 1/21/08-1/27/2008

02-03-08
Tyler Osby
Tyler Osby: Loan Officer in West Des Moines, IA

**Click Here To See The Original Post on WealthWithMortgage.com!**

Numbers are always extremely important to consider when buying, selling and financing a home. Each week, I recieve a weekly market watch update providing the breakdown of the activity from last week. The report is provided by Heather Barglof at Peoples Company. As I continue to get them, I will continue to post them (with her permission of course). Here is her breif market commentary this week:

"Below is a snapshot of how the market performed last week measured against the previous week and the average year to date numbers. In looking at the numbers over the last 3 months compared to the number of active listings today it looks as though there is just over a 9 month supply of homes in the Des Moines Metro. Six months' supply is considered a balanced market - when the number of listings roughly equals the number of buyers. Numbers over six represent a buyers' market and those below a sellers' market. We definitely have more inventory than we would all like, however active listings are slowly declining and we are moving into a busy time for real estate sales."

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I hope you continue to enjoy these brief updates as much as I do!

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