Real Estate and Development

The performance of first-lien mortgages serviced by large national banks and federal thrifts improved during the first quarter of 2011, according to a report released today by federal regulators. The quarterly report by the Office …

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.’s investment management division is eying $2 billion in property investments in key markets this year, Citybiz Real Estate reported.

LaSalle Investment Management said Tuesday that Washington, D.C., is among the markets …

CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial has brokered a multimillion dollar sale of The Mansions at Jordan Creek, a 140-unit apartment complex at 355 88th St. in West Des Moines. Constructed in 2007, The Mansions were sold …

Dean Snyder Construction said it is on track to finish a $7.35 million project at North High School in Des Moines by October. Besides constructing a 10,000-square-foot addition for a new administrative area, the contractor …

The State Historical Society of Iowa has recognized an East Village owner for his preservation of a historic property. The Margaret Keyes Award went to Baker-DeVotie-Hollingsworth Blocks, a property at 516-526 E. Grand Ave. that …

The metal roofing credited for stopping a January fire from spreading through and completely destroying a 36-unit apartment building at 5515 Vista Drive in West Des Moines will be showcased for 10 years. Funded in …

On June 30, the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center will host an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. at its new owner-occupied building at 8553 Urbandale Ave. in Urbandale. Following the completion of a …

Greater Des Moines foreclosure rates increased slightly in April, according to real estate research firm CoreLogic Inc. The rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans was 2.57 percent, compared with 2.27 percent in April 2010, …

Home prices dipped in April from March, though the pace of decline moderated at the start of the spring buying season, according to a survey released today, Reuters reported.

Even so, economists cautioned that house …

Greater Des Moines is the second-most expensive metropolitan or micropolitan  statistical area in Iowa for renters, according to U.S. Census Bureau data compiled by Bizjournals.com.

The median monthly rent contract in Greater Des Moines in …