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Report: 11.2 percent of Des Moines area properties in negative equity

In Des Moines and West Des Moines, 11.2 percent of all residential properties with a mortgage were in negative equity for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to data released by information and analytics provider …

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Construction sector adds 33,000 jobs

The construction industry added 33,000 jobs in February – the sector’s largest monthly gain since March 2007 – according to an analysis of new federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of …

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Survey: Tenants on top as commercial market bottoms


The Greater Des Moines commercial real estate market appears to have bottomed out, but tenants will continue negotiating less expensive leases on office, retail and industrial spaces as the economy improves, brokers with CB Richard …

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The final frontier


As much as I distrust positive thinking – it certainly didn’t help in my pursuit of Raquel Welch – something that drastic just might be necessary to solve Des Moines’ biggest problem.

In the past …

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A Closer Look: Jesse Bunney


What were you doing before?

When I graduated from college, I got my real estate license and became a commercial real estate agent. For four years, I was a licensed agent in Phoenix. I made …

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Microsoft data center steadily taking shape


A cloud is forming in West Des Moines, where city leaders hope others will form.

In this case, the cloud will exist in a cluster of modular servers at the Microsoft Corp. data center. That’s …

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Bridging a (river) gap to the future


Let’s face it. When your company owns a piece of the future, it’s easy to get excited about a bridge that will lead to it.

Gerry Neugent, president and chief operating officer of Knapp Properties …

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AIA Iowa elects board members

The Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Iowa) has elected its 2011 board of directors, which includes three local architects. William Anderson, an architect at Neumann Monson Architects P.C., will serve as …

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Signed Lease Transactions (Week of Feb. 27)

Lemon Tree Frozen Yogurt has leased 1,580 square feet of retail space at 1805 S.E. Delaware Ave. in Ankeny. The tenant was represented by Dave Mercer of Iowa Realty Commercial. The landlord, Metro North/Ankeny Center …

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Church proposes 51,000 s.f. facility in Urbandale

New Hope Assembly of God plans to construct a 50,948-square-foot church building on 7.95 acres at 4425 70th St. in Urbandale. The proposed two-story building, which would supplement the organization’s existing facility at 6800 Townsend …