Information on Homes, Real Estate, and Des Moines Communities

How to Build Your Home to Order
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How to Build Your Home to Order

Many of our clients are very excited at the idea of building their own home; they can get exactly what...
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Ready, Set, Stage!
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Ready, Set, Stage!

Every person selling home wants their home to sell quickly for a large profit, but it takes more than luck to...
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Des Moines Housing Market 2019 Update
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Des Moines Housing Market 2019 Update

How did we do in 2019?  My favorite part of real estate: the numbers! You may remember the analyses I’ve...
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Blog Communities

Norwalk

Norwalk, Iowa is a family-friendly, economically strong community that offers metro living with a small-town atmosphere. Just 10 minutes from...
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Stay Sane and Mindful this Holiday Season
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Stay Sane and Mindful this Holiday Season

The holidays are here!  Because we often have grand expectations of the people we will see and the things we...
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How to Make Buying and Moving into a New Home Go Smoothly
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How to Make Buying and Moving into a New Home Go Smoothly

Guest Blog submitted by George Miller writes for Securablilities.com, an online resource for fraud prevention, home security, and online safety....
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Giving Back 2019
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Giving Back 2019

It’s that time of year when we all start to count our blessings and try to give back to those...
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Fall 2019 Housing Report
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Fall 2019 Housing Report

Hello! This month, I’m presenting numbers, but I’m also speaking anecdotally.  Bear with me. (If you’re not familiar with our...
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Tips to Prepare Your Home for Sale
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Tips to Prepare Your Home for Sale

Jeannie Crosby here.  I see quite a few homes as they are getting ready to hit the market, and in...
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Our Favorite Posts
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Our Favorite Posts

With “back to school”, cooler temps, and lower interest rates keeping us rather busy right now, we thought we’d share...
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But first… coffee!
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But first… coffee!

If you’ve met with us to discuss real estate, life, kids, or anything really, you probably know that we love...
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Mid-Year 2019 Des Moines Housing Report
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Mid-Year 2019 Des Moines Housing Report

2019 is half over… how’s the housing market doing? We’re in the height of the 2019 housing market, and there...
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Seller’s Real Estate Dictionary
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Seller’s Real Estate Dictionary

Not only does buying a home involve its own language (https://homesweetdesmoines.com/buyers-real-estate-dictionary/), but selling a home does too!  We at Home...
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Buyer’s Real Estate Dictionary
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Buyer’s Real Estate Dictionary

Buying a home involves its own language. Thank goodness we at Home Sweet Des Moines speak fluent Real Estate. Today,...
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2019 Des Moines Spring Housing Market
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2019 Des Moines Spring Housing Market

How’s 2019 going? While purchasing or selling a home is often an emotional business, we here at Home Sweet Des...
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How to Spring Clean & Declutter in Des Moines
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How to Spring Clean & Declutter in Des Moines

If you are planning to sell your home, make a move, or just get ready for some spring cleaning, you...
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Those Crazy Iowa Property Taxes
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Those Crazy Iowa Property Taxes

Property taxes.  We all hate them.  They are the primary source of revenue for our local governments, however, and are...
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Des Moines Housing Market: 2018 Update
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Des Moines Housing Market: 2018 Update

How did Des Moines Housing Market do in 2018?  Do you remember the analysis I put together in July 2018, looking at...
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Holiday Traditions from Des Moines Area Friends and Family
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Holiday Traditions from Des Moines Area Friends and Family

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa (or all of them, or none of the above!), this time of year...
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Giving Back – Charities in Des Moines
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Giving Back – Charities in Des Moines

It’s that time of year when we all start to count our blessings and try to give back to those...
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