Real Estate and Development

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Connecting a missing development link


R&R Realty Group and the city of Urbandale are considering a development plan that could lead to the extension of a street that city leaders consider key to commercial growth.

The Urbandale Planning and Zoning …

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Des Moines property sells for $26K above asking price

An industrial property on Des Moines’ northeast side has sold for $26,000 more than its listed price.

On Aug. 11, Seabass Realty LLC, a real estate investment group managed by Jeff Greteman, paid $425,000 for …

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Commercial property prices up

The average price of U.S. commercial property prices rose by 2.2 percent in the second quarter, according to a report by Investment Property Databank US Quarterly Property Index. According to CNBC.com, this was the first …

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Miami launches form-based zoning

The city of Miami has launched a new form-based zoning code guided by the tenets of new urbanism and smart growth, a national movement that involves the application of planning principles that support environmentally sensitive, …

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Home sales take a dive

U.S. sales of previously owned homes sank 27.2 percent in July — the biggest one-month drop ever — largely because of the phase-out of a federal tax credit, the National Association of Realtors said today.…

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‘Scuffling’ through the recession


Al Schroder has seen 40 years of booms and busts in the commercial construction business; the current recession tops them all.

His name is attached to a West Des Moines industrial park, and his Schroder …

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Downtown housing options swell


AP Lofts, a 70-unit market-rate apartment complex at 328 S.W. Fifth St., opened this month as an out-of-state developer hastens to complete a nearby affordable-housing project and a mixed-income development.

By Jan. 1, the three …

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Looking for renovation in all the Great Places


A vacant building in downtown Perry that once housed the Eagles lodge and later a bar is poised to begin a new chapter as a community resource center.

“The concept behind the resource center is …

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Habitat for Humanity builds hands-on homes


Sorry, Dyersville, but your city isn’t the only Iowa community with a “Field of Dreams.”

For 10 families that once could only dream about owning their own homes, an abandoned ballfield on Des Moines’ southeast …

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Council Bluffs casino owner eyes possible sale


Ameristar Casinos Inc., the owner and manager of eight U.S. casinos, including one in Council Bluffs, is evaluating a possible sale among other strategic alternatives.

The Las Vegas-based company hired Lazard Ltd. and Bank of …