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Decoding the "Seller's Market": What Your Realtor Is Trying to Tell You
If you've recently dipped your toes into the real estate market in the Des Moines metro or have been considering buying or selling a...

Kari Stone
Mar 18, 2024


Answering the Question "How Much Is My House Worth?"
As a REALTOR, “how much is my house worth” is one of the most popular questions we receive. Determining the value of your home is a...

Kari Stone
Feb 14, 2024


What’s on the Horizon? Lower Housing Prices or Patient Buyers?
Anything to take advantage of the low rates has simmered. Now buyers are waiting to see what is going to happen next. The media has...

Sara Hopkins
Apr 19, 2023


The Housing Market is Changing But What Does That Mean?
The question I’m getting on repeat: what’s happening with the housing market? I have many things to say on this so I will try to keep...

Sara Hopkins
Aug 10, 2022


August 2021 Des Moines Market Update
Shout out to @simplydesmoines (Les Sulgrove) for being such a great resource to Realtors. He breaks down some pretty impressive stats 📊...

Sara Hopkins
Aug 2, 2021


Why You Shouldn’t Wait to List Your House
This year COVID-19 has devastated many industries from theeconomic standstill. Real estate however is not an industry effected by this...

Sara Hopkins
Nov 17, 2020


2019 - Are we headed for a crash?
This is a great start to the spring market. Despite all predictions of raising interest rates throughout 2019, rates for 30-year fixed...

Sara Hopkins
Apr 28, 2020


Recession? Yes. Housing Crash? No.
Market Conditions Show A Strong Housing Market, Not a Housing Crash I’ve had many people ask me since the Covid-19 crisis started “is now...

Sara Hopkins
Apr 27, 2020


Looking to the Future: What the Experts Are Saying about Economic Impact of Coronavirus
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS As our lives, our businesses, and the world we live in change day by day, we cannot help but wonder...

Sara Hopkins
Apr 15, 2020


How is COVID-19 affecting the Des Moines real estate market
As the world nervously watches the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the pandemic has begun prompting responses from every industry, and...

Sara Hopkins
Mar 16, 2020


Interest Rates at their lowest since February 2018!
This is a great start to the spring market, low interest rates. Despite all the predictions of raising interest rates throughout 2019,...

Sara Hopkins
Feb 27, 2019


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