A look at the Days on the Market for January to June, 2008by: Brian Wentz, REALTOR 2008 has thrown every obstacle at the Des Moines Iowa Real Estate market one can think of. From a ridiculously hard and cold winter, to summer floods and tornado's, not to mention the national media beating the "The Market is Bad" drum, we have seen out share of headwinds in the market in 2008! But the numbers show the resiliency of the Des Moines market! After a pretty substantial jump ... Read Full Story

A look at the Days on the Market for January to June, 2008by: Brian Wentz, REALTOR 2008 has thrown every obstacle at the Des Moines Iowa Real Estate market one can think of. From a ridiculously hard and cold winter, to summer floods and tornado's, not to mention the national media beating the "The Market is Bad" drum, we have seen out share of headwinds in the market in 2008! But the numbers show the resiliency of the Des Moines market! After a pretty substantial jump ... Read Full Story

A look at the Days on the Market for January to June, 2008by: Brian Wentz, REALTOR 2008 has thrown every obstacle at the Des Moines Iowa Real Estate market one can think of. From a ridiculously hard and cold winter, to summer floods and tornado's, not to mention the national media beating the "The Market is Bad" drum, we have seen out share of headwinds in the market in 2008! But the numbers show the resiliency of the Des Moines market! After a pretty substantial jump ... Read Full Story

How the "Home Buyer Tax Credit" can help you buy your first home in Des Moines NOW!by Brian Wentz, REALTOR This week brought first time buyers in Des Moines a new Federal Tax Credit that can be a great reason to start looking for a first home, especially if you have been sitting on the fence waiting for the right time to get into the market! The bill, H.R. 3221, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, passed congress and was signed into law this week, giving first time h... Read Full Story

How the "Home Buyer Tax Credit" can help you buy your first home in Des Moines NOW!by Brian Wentz, REALTOR This week brought first time buyers in Des Moines a new Federal Tax Credit that can be a great reason to start looking for a first home, especially if you have been sitting on the fence waiting for the right time to get into the market! The bill, H.R. 3221, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, passed congress and was signed into law this week, giving first time h... Read Full Story

How the "Home Buyer Tax Credit" can help you buy your first home in Des Moines NOW!by Brian Wentz, REALTOR This week brought first time buyers in Des Moines a new Federal Tax Credit that can be a great reason to start looking for a first home, especially if you have been sitting on the fence waiting for the right time to get into the market! The bill, H.R. 3221, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, passed congress and was signed into law this week, giving first time h... Read Full Story

Staging a home to bee seen in it's best light.by: Brian Wentz, REALTOR I recently ran across a listing in the Des Moines MLS that caught my eye... A click on the virtual media link made me chuckle. As an agent, we frequently are in a position to coach sellers on what to do get their home sold for the most money. Often a fresh coat of paint, and some staging does the trick.  Beth and I always say "We LIVE in homes differently than we SELL them..." Buyers prefer to be able to pict... Read Full Story

Staging a home to bee seen in it's best light.by: Brian Wentz, REALTOR I recently ran across a listing in the Des Moines MLS that caught my eye... A click on the virtual media link made me chuckle. As an agent, we frequently are in a position to coach sellers on what to do get their home sold for the most money. Often a fresh coat of paint, and some staging does the trick.  Beth and I always say "We LIVE in homes differently than we SELL them..." Buyers prefer to be able to pict... Read Full Story

Staging a home to bee seen in it's best light.by: Brian Wentz, REALTOR I recently ran across a listing in the Des Moines MLS that caught my eye... A click on the virtual media link made me chuckle. As an agent, we frequently are in a position to coach sellers on what to do get their home sold for the most money. Often a fresh coat of paint, and some staging does the trick.  Beth and I always say "We LIVE in homes differently than we SELL them..." Buyers prefer to be able to pict... Read Full Story

180 Melrose Drive, 3BR Waukee 2 Story with LOTS of space!!by: Brian Wentz, REALTOR We just listed this great Waukee two story, located in the Winfield development in Waukee, Iowa. This 3 bedroom two story has more space than you typically find at the $188,500 price point, and includes a GREAT finished basement with two storage rooms and enough space for a pool table.   Specializing in homes for sale in Waukee, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Clive, Johnston and Des Moines, Iowa! Brian Wentz &am... Read Full Story