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Look at a home listing in Des Moines today, and AI has likely influenced everything from the price to the photos and description. If you’re applying for a mortgage or screening a rental, algorithms are involved there as well. Scott Wendl, broker/owner of RE/MAX Precision in Des Moines, has worked in the market for 30 ...
Out-of-state investors are driving up prices for rental properties in Des Moines, Iowa, by accepting lower returns than local buyers have traditionally required. According to Scott Wendl, broker/owner of RE/MAX Precision in Des Moines, this shift is making it harder for local investors to justify purchasing duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes at current prices. Wendl says ...
The Des Moines, Iowa, real estate market stands out for its steady performance. It offers a clear example of how Midwest cities can remain stable even as national housing trends become volatile. Transaction volumes have returned to levels last seen in 1997, and appreciation has held steady. Des Moines avoids the dramatic price swings and ...
National self-storage advisory team represents buyer on 291-unit, 54,775 SF facility in one of the fastest-growing submarkets in the Des Moines MSA ANKENY, IA – June 2026 – The De Jong Self Storage Team at Colliers has represented the buyer, Lekaks Texas, LLC, on the acquisition of SafeKeep Self Storage, a 291-unit, 54,775 rentable square ...
FeatherStone is one of our signature, managed communities and we are excited to be a part of the local Iowa City, IA area.” — Regina Umanskiy, President and CEO, Franciscan Advisory Services LEMONT, IL, UNITED STATES, October 9, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — On Thursday, October 17, FeatherStone at Hickory Hill, a senior living community located in ...
Original reporting from other Iowa markets on the KeyCrew network.
When an infrastructure company’s site selection team finally sends over its formal requirements for a Midwest location, the list of data points requested often catches local landlords off guard. Logan Freeman, a real estate professional at Midwest CRE Advisors, says most building owners have never calculated the numbers a serious buyer actually needs. “Most owners ...
Skyrocketing insurance premiums in Florida are wiping out cash flow on rental properties that would otherwise be sound investments. John Bastidas, President and Founder of DSCR Investor Loanz, says the insurance crisis has changed the investment landscape in one of the country’s busiest real estate markets. For many investors, the numbers no longer work. They ...
Top States for Retirement: Ranked by Cost of Living, Crime Rates, and Healthcare Quality Reverse Mortgages Insured By FHA across years Equity Access Group highlights best retirement & reverse mortgage states, including Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Texas so that you can plan for a smooth retirement. LADERA RANCH, CA, UNITED STATES, September 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — ...
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Spokane’s residential market has settled into a pattern that rewards discipline and punishes nostalgia. Sellers who list based on what they remember from a few years ago – when homes drew multiple offers within days – are finding that the market has moved on without them, according to Kim Hagel-Barkley of The Barkley Group in ...
The gap between Houston’s residential market and its coastal neighbor shows what happens when short-term rental speculation meets a correction. Harris County, Texas, currently has roughly six months of housing inventory – enough to classify it as a balanced-to-soft market where sellers need to price carefully and present homes in strong condition. But the sharper ...
The U.S. rental market built aggressively during the pandemic era, particularly in Sunbelt cities like Nashville, Austin, and Dallas. Now much of that new inventory, especially high-end apartments, is sitting partially empty, competing for renters whose budgets have tightened considerably since construction began. The disconnect is straightforward: developers built expensive Class A apartments in markets ...
In most American markets, holding a property for ten or twelve years builds a cushion of equity. In Manhattan, that assumption no longer holds across large segments of the market, according to Nikolay Afanasyev, Founder & CEO of CITY SPHERE Property Group, a boutique brokerage covering Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. Rising building carrying costs, ...
For buyers waiting on the largest purchase of their lives, the appraisal process is one of the last black boxes in a home purchase. Turnaround time isn’t a single number; it’s the sum of scheduling, inspection, report production, quality review, and any revision cycles that follow, and thin appraiser panels and uncontrolled revision cycles are ...
The company has already published over 5,000 articles in collaboration with over 1,800 market experts across all 50 states, powered by a tech-forward approach to research and reporting. MIAMI, FL – July 28, 2026: KeyCrew Media, the expert-sourced real estate news network, today unveiled KeyCrew Local, a network of local real estate news sites and ...
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