Housing

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Urbandale apartment complex sold to Dallas group for $10.7 million


A group located in Dallas, Texas, has purchased an apartment complex in Urbandale, Polk County real estate records show.

The property at 7800 Iltis Drive in Urbandale includes the 144-unit Timberland at Meredith apartment complex. Bexley …

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Vote on incentives for Des Moines apartment project delayed

A vote was put on hold this week by the Des Moines City Council on whether to approved a development agreement for a proposed mixed-use project in the East Village Neighborhood. Heart of America Group is …

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Burmeister to retire from Polk County Housing Trust Fund in June

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The Polk County Housing Trust Fund board of directors announced Monday its search for a new executive director. As planned, Eric Burmeister will be retiring in June after more than 12 years of service.

“With …

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Multifamily construction expected to stabilize in U.S. in 2023, NAHB official says during luncheon

Construction began on 529,000 multifamily housing units in the U.S. in 2022, the highest total in 36 years, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The large number of …

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Multifamily project proposed along Indianola Avenue

A multifamily project would be built on the site of a former mobile home park on Des Moines’ south side under a proposal that will be considered this week by the Plan and Zoning Commission.…

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Here’s the outlook for multifamily construction in 2023

A wave of new multifamily construction projects – sparked by low vacancy rates and high interest rates for home mortgages – is expected to get under way in the coming months, adding more than 1,200 …

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186-unit apartment project planned in area ripe for redevelopment

A proposal to build a seven-story apartment project in an area east of Des Moines’ East Village district is prompting city officials to consider creating incentives to help spur redevelopment of the area.

On Thursday, …

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Here’s how many $1 million-plus homes sold in DM area in 2022

Eighty-three residential sales exceeded the $1 million mark in 2022, with 20 of the sales occurring in West Des Moines, information compiled by Iowa Realty brokers Rick and Marcia Wanamaker shows.

A record-setting 86 $1 …

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West Des Moines one of top places to rent new apartment

West Des Moines is ranked among the top 50 cities in the United States for finding a new apartment, a report by RentCafe.com found. The report ranked West Des Moines as the 40th-best city to …

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Kimberley Development launches new affordable line of housing

Bill Kimberley, founder and president of Ankeny-based Kimberley Development Corp., has launched Progressive Builders, a line of affordably priced single-family houses and townhomes that will be built in Central Iowa communities. Progressive Builders joins Kimberley’s other services …