It's Monday and the last day of the month - An excellent opportunity to take a first look at home sales in Iowa City for the month of October. At the beginning of the month it didn't look like we were going to break any records for the month. I'm happy to say that changed and as of 5.30pm today 5
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10/31/2011
The North Ridge Neighborhood unsurprisingly borders on North Ridge Park. It's North of I-80 and on the North West side of Coralville. We're having beautiful Autumn weather in Iowa this year and last week I took a trip out to my favorite park in Coralville to take some photos of the park and the s
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10/31/2011
This was a question I was asked several times this summer by folks relocating to Iowa City. I've had a busy year and been asked a lot of questions. Now seems the perfect time to start a series where I answer some of them. First of all let's clarify what closing costs are. Closing costs are the fe
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10/28/2011
With September behind us it's been a great month to take a look at the first three quarters of the year to figure out what's going on in the real estate market in our area. Last week I looked at Iowa City. Today I'm looking at Coralville. I put together two graphs to show home sales and prices fo
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10/27/2011
The Rocky Horror Show is a Halloween favorite. This weekend you can choose to see the freaked out musical performed at the CCPA in Coralville or go the more standard route and take in the cult movie at the Englert or the Bijou Theatre in Iowa City. (Although I'm not sure the word standard has any
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10/27/2011
Annual Puppet Festival Saturday October 29, 2011 10.15am - 1.15pm at the Iowa City Public Library There's so much going on this Halloween weekend it's hard to choose what to write about! As it happens I'm a sucker when it comes to puppet shows so this one was a no brainer for me. Some of my favor
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10/26/2011
Halloween Weekend is coming up. Here are links to some of the popular venues in downtown Iowa City for live entertainment and good food... With a couple of them vying for the position of pulling the best draft beer in town. I'm a Guiness gal myself. (Which I'm guessing won't come as a surprise to
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10/26/2011
Halloween Parade and Carnival, Iowa City, October 28, 2011 - 6.00pm - 8.00pm It's everyone's favorite time of the year again. Children and their parents and caregivers can get ready for a fun time organized by the Iowa City Parks & Recreation Department at this year's Halloween Parade and Carniva
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10/25/2011
It's a great time to take a look at home sales and prices in Iowa City. The 3rd quarter is behind us, it's the perfect time to look at the bigger picture and take a look at home sales and prices for the year to date. The graph below shows home sales and prices in Iowa City January through Septemb
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10/25/2011
It was a beautiful Fall day in Coralville today. Went over to my listing on Oakleaf St to check everything was in order for the showings tomorrow. (Yes, plural, more than one showing. Things are definitely picking up around here lately). While I was there I couldn't resist taking a shot of this m
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10/22/2011