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Pleasant Hill officials want residents to discuss pending comp plan

The city of Pleasant Hill will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at Riley Resource Group, 4400 E. University Ave., to discuss the city’s draft comprehensive plan and a parks, …

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CRE loans near pre-recession peak

Commercial real estate loans are on the verge of surpassing their pre-recession all-time peak of $1.731 trillion, InvestorPlace.com reported. Based on data from the Federal Reserve, loan value most recently measured $1.723 trillion, within 0.5 percent of …

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VIDEO: Ignite Des Moines – Why Housing Matters

Eric Burmeister has been with the Polk County Housing Trust Fund since 2010 and is currently the organization’s Executive Director. He has long been a proponent of affordable housing and through his work with the …

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Realtor.com: Millennials finally buying houses in DM Metro

Fifty-nine percent of the borrowers in the Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area who used a mortgage to buy a home in the first half of 2015 were between the ages of 25 and 34, according to …

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September house sales down from August, still above year-ago levels

With home sales occurring a scant 45 days on average after a house is listed for sale, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors (DMAAR) is offering tips for closing a deal quickly. The tips …

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Land sales proceeds would benefit Southwest Ninth Street upgrades

The Des Moines City Council is expected to set an Oct. 26 hearing date for the sale of a city-owned lot to Hurd Real Estate Services Inc. for a retail development at the northeast corner…
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New program will assist workforce housing

A new Workforce Housing Loan Program is now available to communities with a need for additional rental housing as a result of local employment growth, the Iowa Finance Authority said.


The program has a total…
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Newton a top small town

Newton is among the “Top 10 affordable small towns where you’d actually want to live,” according to a ranking by housing website Realtor.com. The list was based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s micropolitan areas, which are…
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Clark will leave firm he co-founded to join Ryan Cos.

Prominent Greater Des Moines landscape architect and urban planner Brian Clark will leave the firm he co-founded in 1998 to join Ryan Companies US Inc. as director of development.


Clark announced his resignation last week…
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House prices continue to climb

Greater Des Moines home prices increased 4.6 percent over the year ended Aug. 31, real estate research firm CoreLogic Inc. said. Prices rose 0.3 percent from July to August. Nationally, prices increased 7 percent over …