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Q4 2014: Des Moines Metro Housing Snapshot
By Kalen | Published January 21, 2015
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. The number of town homes sold in the Des Moines-metro area last year shot up by an impressive 108, compared with 2013, as total sales of single-family homes decreased by 1 percent. Interestingly, inventories of single-family homes remain very low in the Des Moines market after decreasing steadily for several years. There were only 2,342 of these properties on the market heading in […]
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 […]
