The housing market is complicated and unbalanced due to Covid “supply side” economics as applied to the housing market.  Housing shortages due to owner reluctance to sell, uncertainty of present and future jobs, and dramatically increased building supplies have created shortages and thus much higher housing prices.  How long will this last?  Is this trend coupled with historically low mortgage interest rates?  Will this trend with the easing of the acute effect of Covid-19 with and without variant D?  These are the questions this study will dig into to make some sense ..read more

They are killing American business.   Tariffs sound like they should be a tax on other countries products, so American buyers are less likely to import foreign products.  American companies can compete because American products are less expensive compared to the products produced by other Countries and our companies win.  That is not exactly how they work.  When the United States imposes a tariff on a foreign product, AMERICANS pay the tariff and so the foreign products are more expensive for us, and the US Government pockets the tariff. We pay for them. If we buy less of those products becau ..read more

The Best Real Estate Company Jeff Edberg Commercial Real Estate Leaders in the Iowa City Area What is the BEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY, or the BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT? Many companies and agents proclaim that they are the best.  The reality is that among the 595 REALTOR ® MEMBERS and approximately 100 REALTOR® offices that serve this area there are strengths and weaknesses for all candidates. Let’s dig a bit and see what qualities are admirable and desirable in a company or agent.  Many will claim that the top position belongs to the top seller in terms of volume of sales and leases of real estat ..read more

A new neighborhood just south of downtown featuring a waterfront park with walking and biking trails, access to the Iowa River for boating and fishing, a variety of housing options near shopping, restaurants, jobs, a state-of-the-art recital hall and recreational facilities, just a short walk to Downtown Iowa City and the University of Iowa campus. Riverfront Crossings is well-situated for redevelopment. The district is adjacent to the downtown and the Iowa River, proximate to major employers, well served by public transportation, and intersected by a regional trail net ..read more

        (The 3rdand 4thfloor of the rise are currently offered for lease (or sale) under separate listing by Jeff Edberg, CCIM, SIOR     IOWA CITY — Nearly 600 University of Iowa students now call an upscale high-rise home. Last month, tenants moved into Rise at Riverfront Crossings, a 15-story private student-housing development with more than 300 units. Rise is one in a string of high-end student-oriented housing complexes to come online in Iowa City, including The Quarters and a proposed 15-story four-building development at 12 E. Court Street, Iowa City. “Demand has grown for modern, amen ..read more