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Legal aid organizations can apply for part of Bank of America settlement

The Iowa Supreme Court Lawyer Trust Account Commission announced it is accepting applications for grants in a special program funded by a Bank of America donation of more than $346,700.

 

The money must be …

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SW 9th Street businesses seek improvement district

Friends of SW 9th and the Southwest Ninth Merchants Association are proposing a special taxing zone called a self-supported municipal improvement district, or SSMID, to pay for improvements along a four-mile stretch of the road, reports …

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Harmony in home construction

The number of residential building permits issued so far this year in Greater Des Moines has fallen compared with last year, but not to despair. There is harmony in the demand for the three housing …

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UNI real estate program among the best in the country

The University of Northern Iowa has the 12th-best degreed real estate program in the country, according to a website that, among other things, also tells renters where to find the best surfing waters in the …

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Home rents rise sharply

Real Property Management Des Moines Select and RentRange reports that the average rent for single-family homes in Des Moines in the second quarter was up 21.2 percent over the the previous year, at $1,228.

 

Nationally, …

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Architectural indicators for future Midwest construction rose in June

New facilities for education, public safety and government helped push up the Architecture Billings Index in June following fluctuations earlier this year. The American Institute of Architects reported the June index was 55.7, up from 51.9 in …

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Des Moines Realtors issue protocol for agents’ safety

Saying the 2011 murder of Realtor Ashley Okland in a townhome she was showing was “one too many”, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors on Thursday unveiled a three-pronged plan to protect real estate …

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The Photo Issue: Rob Smith

Rob Smith

Principal, Co-Founder, Architects Smith Metzger
Plays the Didgeridoo

“This is the story,” Rob Smith says as he picks up what appears to be a 3-foot shank of bamboo.

“The didgeridoo came from Australia. …

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$200 million build-out planned for Prairie Crossing in Altoona

Prairie Crossing is ready to spread across 230 acres of land in Altoona in a mixed-use development that would rival the largest in Greater Des Moines.

 

Developer Mike Whalen anticipates a minimum of $200 …

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Homebuilders’ confidence at highest level in nearly a decade

Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes in July hit a level of 60 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, the highest level since November 2005, according to …