Archive for June 2010

Hubbell Realty Co. has listed for sale Venbury Square, a 13,560-square-foot speculative retail project developed by the West Des Moines-based company in late 2008.

The developer is asking $2,235,000 for the land and building located …

Lenders in the U.S. commercial real estate market are starting to loosen their purse strings as competition between insurance companies and investment banks picks up, Reuters reported.

The rivalry, according to one insurance executive, may …

On Monday, The Des Moines City Council preliminarily approved the city’s $1,050,000 bid to purchase the YWCA building downtown.

The acquisition, which is expected to close on June 30 pending final council approval, follows private …

A television deal that offers the University of Texas $20 million to $25 million will likely save the Big 12 Conference. The deal created by Dan Beebe, commissioner of the Big 12, will keep the …

The U.S. health-care industry could cut $3.6 trillion in waste in 10 years with a few common-sense steps to eliminate fraud and errors and to encourage efficiency and healthier behavior, according to an analysis by …

A strong global economic recovery is under way, and is unlikely to be thrown off course by European debt woes or the improbable event of the bursting of an asset bubble in China, a top …

Greater Des Moines home buying activity dropped off after a federal tax credit deadline expired April 30, but spillover activity spurred additional purchases, with market activity in the past two months ahead of the pace …