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 "Th
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08/06/2008
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 wait
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08/06/2008
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
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07/30/2008
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 fin
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07/24/2008
I just listed this wonderful Waukee home, on a 1.5 acre lot in town!by: Brian Wentz, RealtorPlease enjoy a tour of this home: (If the video tour is not visible, click here.) And now for some additional information... Brian Wentz | Burnett Realty | 515-779-7677 670 Boone Drive, Waukee, IA In town
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01/31/2008
Mortgage rates go down then jump by more than 1/2%, all in one day!by: Brian Wentz, RelatorWhat a day it was! The Des Moines Real Estate market was not immune to the roller-coaster of a day brought on by the moment by moment changes in the mortgage markets.I arrived at the office at 9:00 AM to th
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01/24/2008
A look at inventory levels of Homes For Sale in the Des Moines metro area.by: Brian Wentz, Realtor, ABR, CBRI am a visual person, and I love graphs. So recently when a client asked me how many homes were for sale across different price points in our MLS, I thought it might be interesting look ans
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01/22/2008
Essential numbers you'll want to have in your cell phone!by: Brian Wentz, RealtorOK, I am a bit of a Boy Scout- I admit. And what was the motto? "Always be Prepared", of Course!So if you live in the western Des Moines suburbs of Clive, West Des Moines or Urbandale, there is a number you just migh
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01/22/2008
An enchanting store worthy of an afternoon visit!by: Brian WentzThis one of a kind store is like a window into the past! Located at 9th and Cherry in Downtown Des Moines, Iowa, West End Architectural Salvage is sort of a high end junk yard for recycled home products and custom made art work- all
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01/19/2008
New changes in the way credit bureau's look at your credit score.by: Brian Wentz, RealtorFair Isaac, home of the well known "FICO" scoring method, has announced some changes that will impact consumers credit scores in 2008. Dubbed "FICO '08", the new guidelines put heavier emphasis on several key
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01/19/2008
