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The Polk County Housing Trust Fund has approved nearly $600,000 in grants to 11 organizations to help bridge the gap between affordable housing and families in the community. According to a news release, the grants, from the …
Axios Des Moines: West Des Moines officials announced plans on Wednesday to improve the aging neighborhoods around Valley Junction to help local residents and attract first-time homebuyers and young families to the area. The area is …
Polk County will invest more than $15 million in affordable housing projects. The county’s Board of Supervisors approved the funding during its meeting on April 5. The funding is part of $95 million the county …
The Des Moines-area residential homebuilding market remained stagnant in May as rising home mortgage rates caused some potential buyers to leave the new-home buying market. The 14 jurisdictions surveyed by the Business Record issued 420 …
The Valley West Inn at 3535 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines would be converted to housing under a proposal heard this morning by a subcommittee of the West Des Moines City Council. Photo courtesy …
The median sale price of a house sold in the Des Moines area reached yet another record high in May, at $275,000, according to Des Moines Area Association of Realtors data. May’s record surpassed the …
The Des Moines-area residential homebuilding market continued showing signs of slowing in April as rising home mortgage rates pushed potential buyers out of the market. The 14 jurisdictions surveyed by the Business Record issued 389 …
Axios Des Moines: Des Moines locals have to earn 30% more than a year ago to afford the region’s median-value home, per the latest analysis by real estate company Redfin. The income needed to afford a …
For years, residents of neighborhoods near Drake University have pushed to see rental properties converted back to owner-occupied housing. The revolving door of rental occupants coupled with inattentive landlords resulted in unsightly properties. And while new …
A few weeks after Melisa Nouchanthavong and her husband bought their first house, they discovered problems with its foundation, including a wall that was nearing collapse.
“We needed a basement gutter system and braces …
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