Real Estate and Development

Hubbell Realty Co. kicked off the construction on the second phase of its Melbourne Apartments at 5150 S.E. 14th St. in Des Moines with a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday. The $8 million affordable housing project will …

Architects billed for more design work in August, with an index entering positive territory for the first time in five months, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) said in a release. The billings are considered …

Almost two-thirds of U.S. residential real estate investors plan to buy as many as or more homes in the next 12 months than they have in the past year, even as prices rise, according to …

Urbandale Care Group LLC of Vancouver, Wash., paid $3.8 million to Urbantus LLC of Seattle for a nursing home at 8525 Urbandale Ave. in Urbandale. At the time of the sale on Aug. 31, the …

Eichinger 4 LLC has purchased 2860 S.E. Grimes Blvd. in Grimes from First American Bank, which was represented by Cindy McCauley of Brad Johnson Investments LC. The buyer was represented by Darcy Gill of …

The 2012 Iowa Commercial Real Estate Expo will be Oct. 2 at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, 1800 50th St.

The expo will feature three keynote speakers,12 educational breakout sessions, breakfast, lunch, evening cocktail reception and …

Regus PLC has provided a newcomer to Greater Des Moines some room to move.

HMN Architects Inc., which entered the Iowa market last year, has moved from Regus office space at West Glen Town Center …

The Remodelers Council of the Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines will host the 2012 Tour of Remodeled Homes from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The tour will feature professionally remodeled …

Des Moines Register Media President and Publisher Laura Hollingsworth announced today that the Register has signed a lease for about 86,000 square feet of space in Capital Square in downtown Des Moines, the Register reported …