Thinking about buying and selling a home at the same time in Des Moines? This step-by-step guide explains how to avoid costly mistakes, protect your equity, and move with confidence. One of the most stressful conversations I have with clients sounds like this: “We want to move… but we don’t know how to sell our house and buy a new one at the same time.” You’re not alone. This is hands-down one of the most confusing parts of the real estate process, especially in a market where timing,...

You’ve probably already seen the headlines: “The new 50-year mortgage could make housing more affordable!” Sounds great, right? Until you actually do the math. And guess what…the math is not mathing. It is a “slightly” cheaper payment but trust me when I tell you it’s a much much bigger problem.  Here’s the idea: stretch your mortgage out over 50 years, and your monthly payment goes down. Simple. Attractive. Supposedly the answer to affordability. Except it’s not. Because that lower monthly...

It usually follows a 10-year pattern through four key phases: expansion, peak, slowdown, and recovery. From 2010 to 2019, we saw a solid...