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Farmland values down March to September

The average value of Iowa farmland dropped 1.7 percent from March to September, but remained up 1.2 percent for the year, according to a survey of farmland specialists, the Iowa chapter of the Realtors Land …

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Greater Des Moines house sales down, prices up in August

House sales dipped in August in Greater Des Moines, while median sales prices increased 3.5 percent, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said. Sales dropped to 1,392 from 1,462 in July and 1,415 in …

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Sept. 20-21: AIA Iowa 2018 Convention

Host: AIA Iowa
About: The annual convention is the largest architecture event in the state, with five keynote speakers, over 24 workshops and over 160 exhibit booths. This two-day event brings together architects, intern architects, …

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Toro plans $11 million expansion in Ankeny

The Toro Co. plans an $11 million expansion at its Ankeny distribution center, the Des Moines Register reported. Work on the 190,000-square-foot addition will begin this year. The Ankeny City Council approved $1 million in financial assistance. …

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Wells Fargo providing $4.7M in down payment grants for qualifying home buyers in Polk County

Wells Fargo & Co., along with a local and a national housing organization, unveiled a $4.7 million mortgage assistance program today that could help 250 Polk County residents become homeowners.

Called NeighborhoodLIFT, the program provides …

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Iowa Finance Authority names HousingIowa award winners

Projects, programs and an individual have received HousingIowa Awards for advancing affordable housing development in the state. The city of Davenport received the single-family development award for Riverview on 6th, the city’s first urban subdivision; …

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Hubbell brings an old office building to life

        Hubbell Realty Co. has rehabbed a four-story office building that has served single tenants for most of its 55 years into a contemporary, multi-tenant property.

In its day, the four-story building…
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Greater Des Moines homebuilders organization receives national recognition

The Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines has received three awards of excellence from its parent organization, the National Association of Home Builders. During the recent NAHB management conference, the Home Builders Association of …

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Connecting the Gems

The steady creep of the Great Recession probably was going unnoticed in late 2007 and early 2008 unless you were losing your job, your retirement savings or a piece of development land.

When it struck …

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Weitz receives industry award for convention center hotel

The Weitz Co.’s work on the Hilton Des Moines Downtown, the convention center hotel long sought by regional leaders to complement the Iowa Events Center, has received a best project award in the Midwest region …

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