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Matt Grohe, RE/MAX Real Estate Concepts, 8020 Douglas Ave Urbandale, IA 50322. Matt is licensed in Iowa.
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Many members of the military (and surviving spouses) planning on buying homes in Iowa know that in certain cases they may still qualify for the Federal Homebuyer's tax credit, but few seem to know about Iowa's Military Homeownership Assistance Programwhich offers a $5,000 grant that certain membe...
01/11/2011
DOM or days on market is a measure of how long a property is on the market before an offer is accepted. This common statistic can tell sellers and potential sellers a lot about what is happening in the market and direct them to how they should market their property. Days on market were 111 as of ...
01/08/2011
DOM or days on market is a measure of how long a property is on the market before an offer is accepted. This common statistic can tell abuyer a lot about what is happening in the market, but there is more to the story that a buyer should know, and ask about. In the Des Moines area the most recent...
01/04/2011
OK. It's actually January 2nd but even though I wanted send out out New Year wishes to everyone for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! I'd like to also say thank you to everyone who visited and commented on my blog in 2010. 2010 was a really interesting one to be sure. There was a lot of u...
01/02/2011
"A rabbit year is quiet, giving respite after the year of the tiger."  If the ancient Chinese Zodiac is to be believed, this year will be a tranquil one. It certainly started out that way at our household, and that's just fine with me after the frenetic Christmas shopping season. In our household...
01/02/2011
Des Moines metro area home sales continued their downward slide in November according to newly released sales figures. November's unit sales of 504 units were below October's 522 units sold. Sales in general tend to fall towards the end of the year only to pick up again in the spring. However uni...
12/21/2010
If you've been a reader of my blog this year chance are you've seen mention of the awesome breakfasts our brokerage hosts the second Tuesday of every month at the Hilton Garden Inn in Johnston, Iowa. About 80-90 agents from all six of our locations: Altoona, Beaverdale, Des Moines South, Downtown...
12/13/2010
Last night provided a good opportunity to head to downtown Des Moines with my new Panasonic Lumix LX5 to test out its night scene capability. The LX5 is billed as one of the most advanced point and shoot cameras available. Since its debut in August of this year it has been getting rave reviews. T...
12/10/2010
These days there's no shortage of places for prospective home buyers to look for property listings. Today's Internet user has literally dozens of choices for data sources. What most don't realize however is that the data all essentially comes from the same source, the MLS or Multiple Listing Serv...
12/06/2010
Everbody Wins! Iowa a literacy and mentoring organization dedicated to increasing children's success in school through reading and mentoring experiences with caring volunteers is holding a fundraising event this Saturday December 4th from 1-4pm in Barnes and Noble bookstore at 4550 University Ave...
12/03/2010
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Matt Grohe is with RE/MAX Concepts, 8020 Douglas Ave Urbandale, IA. Matt is licensed in Iowa.