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Kevin Crowley named Ivy College of Business CRE Professional of the Year

The plan was for Kevin Crowley to spend six months in Des Moines in the late 1970s, open a restaurant on Grand Avenue and move on to another town and another restaurant opening.

Crowley, then …

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2020 Annual Real Estate Magazine

2020 Annual Real Estate Magazine

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Out-of-state company agrees to pay $75,000 for asbestos violations

Phoenix Investors LLC, a Milwaukee real estate company, has agreed to pay the state of Iowa $75,000 for admitted asbestos violations regulations at a former Maytag building in Newton, according to the state attorney general’s …

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First reading of proposed zoning changes approved by Des Moines council for 2 controversial projects

The Des Moines City Council on Monday approved the first reading of a request from White Willow Events to change the zoning at 6011 and 6015 Grand Ave. to allow the construction of an events …

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Retail Roundtable Q&A – 2020 Annual Real Estate Magazine

More than 9,200 retail stores closed in 2019 in the United States, a record high, according to Coresight Research, a global marketing research firm. 

Among them were Forever 21, Bed Bath & Beyond, Payless ShoeSource, …

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Office Roundtable Q&A – 2020 Annual Real Estate Magazine

At the close of 2019’s fourth quarter, 12.4% percent of competitive office space in the Des Moines area was vacant, according to CBRE|Hubbell Commercial’s quarterly survey. 

More than 1 million square feet of the vacant …

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Land Roundtable Q&A – 2020 Annual Real Estate Magazine

In 2019, Des Moines University paid $8.5 million for West Des Moines farm ground on which to build its future campus, according to Dallas County real estate records.

The price tag of $95,830 per acre …

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Industrial Roundtable Q&A – 2020 Annual Real Estate Magazine

Amazon.com in February announced that it was opening a massive fulfillment center in Bondurant, a revelation that surprised no one after months of behind-the-scenes work.

But the long-awaited announcement likely will spark a flurry of …

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Housing Roundtable Q&A – 2020 Annual Real Estate Magazine


Nearly a year ago, Capital Crossroads, the Polk County Housing Trust Fund and several Des Moines-area cities released a study predicting that more than 150,000 new jobs would be added to the region during the …

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More residences sold in Des Moines area in March than a year ago

The number of homes sold in the Greater Des Moines area in March increased more than one-third compared with the number sold in February, data from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors shows.

In …