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Builders Hit Pause While Resale Inventory Climbs – Q2 2025 Housing Snapshot
By Kalen | Published July 10, 2025
The real estate market continues to shift and adjust in response to rates, inventory, and buyer confidence, and Q2 2025 was no exception. What stood out this quarter was a noticeable divergence between resale and new construction activity. While resale inventory has climbed, new construction inventory has pulled back slightly. At the end of Q2, there were 2,227 single-family homes on the market, up from 1,998 at the end of Q1. That’s also over 200 more homes than we saw this time last year. On the flip side, new construction single-family homes dropped from 956 in Q1 to 817 in Q2—down from 898 in Q2 2024. This aligns with what I’m seeing on the ground: many builders are taking a […]
Q3 2014: Des Moines Metro Housing Snapshot
By Kalen | Published October 10, 2014
The Des Moines Metro Market Snapshot is a quarterly report featuring inventories of new construction and existing single-family homes in the 18 communities I track for Peoples Company. My reports cover the residential housing data and statistics presented during Peoples Company’s Annual Builder & Developer Luncheon, and provide updates on the Des Moines-area market throughout the year. Sales of single-family homes slowed a bit in August and September following a robust spring and early summer as buyers and sellers focused their attention on end-of-summer vacations, back to school preparations and seasonal pastimes such as the Iowa State Fair. Sales of existing homes have been more attractive for some buyers this year as the average new construction sale price has continued […]
