CLIVE, IOWA (Dec. 15, 2011) – According to the Iowa Association of Realtors® (IAR), Iowa home sales were up again in November, marking it the fourth month in a row with an increase in number of sales. IAR’s 2011 November Housing Trends Report indicates the number of home sales in November increased by 12.2 percent, [...]

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According to monthly statistics released by the Iowa Association of REALTORS®, the number of sales in July increased by 38.7 percent, with 870 more sales than last year at this time. The REALTORS® report that 3,118 homes sold/closed in July 2011, while 2,248 homes sold/closed in July 2010. Prices were up in July as well. The average sales [...]

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USA Today reported today on new data that shows several Midwestern states (including Iowa) fared better than the nation as a whole during the economic recession of the last few years. Specifically, for the 12 months ending March 2011, the number of home sales in Iowa reached 70% of pre-recession levels. However, most other states did [...]

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The conventional wisdom is that “real estate is local”. But at least on the national level there are some signs that the slow spring 2011 housing market may finally be starting to pick up. This could mean good news for those trying to sell a home. Bloomberg reported today that according to a recent study by [...]

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