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East Village Spa to move to larger space
Monday, May 20, 2013 2:54 PM
House construction dropped last month, but permits hit a five-year high
Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:06 AM
New house construction fell to a five-month low in April, according to a report today from the U.S. Commerce Department.
Down to the wire on property tax reform
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:55 PM
At least two observers of the most recent installment of the great property tax debate in the Iowa Legislature believe that this could be the year something positive happens, even if in little steps.
Traffic counts in West Des Moines
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:53 PM
There's little doubt that Richard Hurd and Gary Kirke have made big contributions to the Mills Civic Parkway miracle mile or so of development, but the traffic that would be generated by a Kum & Go convenience store at 60th Street and Mills Civic has scuttled a potential $12.7 million land deal the two had struck.
Iowa housing market continues to improve
Friday, May 10, 2013 3:46 PM
House sales increased 6.1 percent to 2,851 in April compared with April 2012, the Iowa Association of Realtors (IAR) said today. 
Rock on
Friday, May 10, 2013 7:00 AM
Richard Hurd was a rock’n’roller in his youth. For nearly four decades, he has maintained a steady groove in the real estate business
U.S. foreclosure filings dropped last month
Thursday, May 09, 2013 3:36 PM
The number of U.S. properties with foreclosure filings fell 23 percent in April from the previous year, bringing foreclosure activity to a 74-month low, according to market researcher RealtyTrac Inc.
Fewer liquidations of troubled commercial properties than in 2012
Thursday, May 09, 2013 3:34 PM
Morningstar Credit Ratings LLC said today that distressed real estate properties are being liquidated at a slower rate than a year ago. 
Architects and engineers waiting for vote on good Samaritan bill
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 2:52 PM
A good Samaritan bill falls under the category "unfinished business" on the Senate calendar, and proponents fear that is where it will remain once lawmakers call the session a wrap.
Take a tour of Des Moines architecture
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 2:36 PM
The Iowa Architectural Foundation's annual summer Architecture @ Hand Walking Tours kicks off May 16, with additional dates scheduled through September.
Hubbell Realty to build assisted living and memory care center
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 1:14 PM
Hubbell Realty Co. and equity partner Persimmon Capital Partners of Washington, D.C., will build a 40-apartment assisted living and memory care community at 2210 E. Park Ave. in Des Moines.
House prices continue to climb
Tuesday, May 07, 2013 2:41 PM
Housing recovery isn't giving a big bump to the economy
Monday, May 06, 2013 2:58 PM
The wealth effect from rising house prices may not be as effective as it once was in spurring the U.S. economy, Bloomberg reported
Foreclosures at pre-crisis levels
Monday, May 06, 2013 2:51 PM
Six years after the start of the foreclosure crisis, American homeowners are paying their mortgages like the housing crash never happened, Bloomberg reported.
Norden Hall could move to East Village development site
Monday, May 06, 2013 10:51 AM
Developer Jake Christensen plans to move the 133-year-old, state-owned Norden Hall rowhouse from 709 E. Locust St. to a city of Des Moines redevelopment site at 425 E. Grand Ave.
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