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Housing starts slow, but more people plan to build

The number of people starting to build homes in the Midwest fell 13.3 percent from April to May, according to numbers released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. 

New home starts in the Midwest decreased …

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Size of U.S. homes increasing

The average size of homes in the U.S. has increased by 4.6 percent during the last two years, according to a report from Business Journals. 

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the size …

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Two proposals submitted for future use of downtown fire station

The city of Des Moines received two letters of intent today for the purchase of Fire Station No. 1 at Ninth and Mulberry streets downtown, a structure that it being replaced by a new fire …

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Home equity rises to 2008 levels

Home equity is on the rise in the United States and gained more in the first quarter than in any other quarter in the past 60 years, according to a study of Federal Reserve data…
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Appraising Central Iowa

Forsythe Appraisals LLC, which said in a news release that it is the largest independent provider of residential real estate appraisals in the United States, has opened a branch office at 1919 Ingersoll Ave. in …

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Des Moines home sales rise in May

Prices for homes in Greater Des Moines and sales of homes both rose in May, according to the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors.

Realtors closed 864 contracts in May, which is a 15 percent …

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Commercial brokerage offers services to Pleasant Hill, as economic development director

The Pleasant Hill City Council approved an agreement Tuesday that allows a Clive-based commercial real estate firm to act as the city’s economic development director.

The idea was the brainchild of Mike Macri, a broker …

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Age-friendly community planning forum scheduled

AARP Iowa and Governing magazine will host a roundtable forum on age-friendly planning on June 27 in Des Moines.

The by-invitation event, “Iowa: Creating Communities for All Ages,” is one of four statewide sessions that …

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A Closer Look: Dale Hyman

The 2012 property tax debate came and went in the Iowa Legislature, and for once, Dale Hyman wasn’t around to weigh in on the issue. For 39 years, he has surveyed properties and established the …

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Delinquent property taxes down in Polk County

Polk County property tax delinquencies dropped in the year that ended May 31, Treasurer Mary Maloney said in a news release. The number of parcels with unpaid taxes dropped 23 percent to 3,553 and the …