Home Sweet Des Moines
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The blog features buyer & seller resources, home improvements, interest rates, investment properties, new construction, real estate and more.
Home Sweet Des Moines team specializes in helping their clients with area knowledge in the fast growing Des Moines market. They will help in selling a home, buying home, or investing in Des Moines real estate.
Home Sweet Des Moines
3w ago
If you’ve seen mention of home prices dropping due to commission structure changing in the news, and you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Jessica, Narda, or me for up-to-date information. By the way, this applies even if you’re not looking to buy or sell any time soon! Want to read more about the potential changes and what we know ..read more
Home Sweet Des Moines
1M ago
I’m being real here. Without my coffee, I’m pretty useless, as Jessica and Narda will attest. So, I’m always on the lookout for the best coffee dealers (I’m sorry, shops) in the metro and surrounding areas. We also love to support smaller local businesses, so you won’t find any “big box” coffee here. Do you ..read more
Home Sweet Des Moines
4M ago
How’d Real Estate Do in 2023? Back in January 2023, we predicted another roller coaster year of real estate here, and the year delivered. Interest rates shifted regularly, some houses sat on the market while others flew off, and a lot of people paused their home goals for a minute. Whew! First, you can refresh ..read more
Home Sweet Des Moines
4M ago
Can you believe it’s just about 2024? We can’t! I know I’m not alone in saying that 2023 has flown by. As you spend time with family and friends or take a well-deserved break, are you thinking about what changes you want to make in your life in 2024? I know I am. Like so ..read more
Home Sweet Des Moines
5M ago
If you’ve followed Home Sweet Des Moines for a hot minute, you may have noticed that we LOVE giving back to organizations in our community. After all, “a rising tide lifts ALL boats”. We have been blessed for the past eight years to serve hundreds of families in their journeys to their next step in ..read more
Home Sweet Des Moines
10M ago
Real Estate in Des Moines: A Tale of THREE Markets Truly, this quarter, I was excited to dig into the recent home sales and try to figure out what was going on. I suspected that we had two different market trends based on price point, and I was incorrect. We have THREE different markets going ..read more
Home Sweet Des Moines
1y ago
You might remember our post on Finding a REALTOR – Part 1, from November 2022. That article really focused on what’s key in your real estate agent when you’re buying a property. For selling a property, you’ll want to look at different criteria, especially because this is a VERY strange market. We’ve gone from a ..read more
Home Sweet Des Moines
1y ago
If you’ve been looking around AT ALL, you’ve probably realized that the housing market is changing. This is happening nationally, and we’re seeing the first signs here in the Des Moines market. Here’s the tl;dr (too long, didn’t read) version: Mortgage rates have inched past 7% for many buyers. We have way more active listings ..read more
Home Sweet Des Moines
1y ago
Jessica has been licensed as a Real Estate Agent since 2020. Her passion for Real Estate has flourished over the years. Being a Realtor has become a full time career for her and she enjoys helping her clients in each transaction to buy and sell. Jessica has personally and professionally bought and sold many properties ..read more
Home Sweet Des Moines
1y ago
Oh, hello housing inventory! We’ve missed you! It seems you can’t turn on any news programs without hearing about the incipient “housing slowdown”. Are we having déjà vu? Is this 2008 over again? Quick summary: Mortgage rates have gone up drastically since this time a year ago. They hit 6.5% briefly and are now hovering ..read more