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Urbandale approves new development incentives

The Urbandale City Council has approved new financial incentives for projects that add taxable valuation within the Northwest Market Center Urban Renewal Area. New incentives include a three-year 90 percent tax increment financing rebate for rehabilitation/redevelopment of …

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Feds hope lower fees will lure new homebuyers

 

A quarter of a million Americans who have been shut out of the housing recovery may be able to get a mortgage now that President Barack Obama has cut the cost to insure their …

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Commercial real estate backfill could be no fill

 

 

Attorney Jim Carney is taking a look at state of Iowa budget figures and wondering where the dollars will come from to pay for funding commitments made by previous legislatures.

 

He sees …

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Greater Des Moines house prices up 1.7 percent through November

Greater Des Moines house prices increased 1.7 percent in the year that ended in November, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said today. From October to November, prices dropped 0.7 percent. Nationally, prices rose 5.5 …

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Iowa Realty acquires Knoxville franchisee

Iowa Realty Co. Inc. has acquired Knoxville Iowa Realty, a longtime franchisee, according to a release. Iowa Realty’s Knoxville office and its agents will be part of the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors and …

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CNNMoney: Housing market recovery could fizzle

Plenty of housing experts and economists are expecting the housing market recovery to gain steam in the new year. But a number of factors could still derail the whole thing, CNNMoney reports. 

 

Among them:

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15 Industry Trends for 2015

My environment is about to get a whole lot better. 

Sorry, Doug. As much as I want to give you credit, your prediction on real estate trends came a bit late for us. But I …

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Afternoon Business Headlines

Russia slashing vodka prices as its economy reels

CNNMoney: The Russian economy is in a tailspin, but hey, its vodka is about to get cheaper! The state agency that regulates the alcohol market said this month that it will …

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New York REIT made largest single land buy this year in Polk County

 

New York-based American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (ARCP) recorded the largest land deal in Polk County in 2013, and it appears the publicly traded real estate investment trust is on track to claim that …

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Foreclosure rates in Des Moines-West Des Moines decrease

Foreclosure rates in Des Moines-West Des Moines decreased for the month of October over the same period last year, according to data from CoreLogic. The rate of Des Moines-West Des Moines area foreclosures among outstanding …