Were you one of the many wondering about Dos Rios? Just in time for weekend dining here’s a review done by our friends at The Des Moines Register.
Here’s a few highlights:
MENU: It’s as daring and seductive as a willful suitor, fearless in its quest to bowl us over. Tacos, chiles relleños and enchiladas share [...]
I am giving you a heads up. If you’re seeing this it’s because you’re one of the lucky ones to get advanced notice of the biggest series I’ve covered yet.
I’d be sure to check several times today, because I will be making a huge announcement very, very soon.
If you’re buying, thinking of buying, or have [...]
As covered by WHO news from 10/17. This is worth watching, a few things of note I saw.
Only 25% of condos built or under construction since 2004 have sold. (not good).
Ingersoll Square is now doing a rent-to-own as they only sold 4 of 69 units thus far.
Appraiser and Ingersoll Square developer agree [...]
Is the picture painted by Iowa Realty’s recent ad accurate? Not according to Iowa Realty Commercial COO Kevin Crowley. Here’s his quote from the Des Moines Register in an article discussing uses for Central Campus (School building). Full article is here.
Remember, if you are one that thinks the housing market is in trouble you need [...]
Take a look at a condo in Sherman Hill. A guided tour from a robot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGbHDGCSZQ0
EDIT: I guess this guy didn’t like having free advertising here, video has been removed.
Sidebar notice.
This month we’ve seen quite a large jump in our traffic. In fact, we’re over 5,000 hits already, which is great because September saw a total of 5,400 hits. I have to remind you that the only reason people come to this site is for information about downtown Des Moines. That’s [...]
If you’re looking to move downtown you’ve finally found the best resource around. We don’t just give you where you can live, but back it up with “inside information” and opinion. Here’s a quick reminder about what’s available downtown.
Here’s a listing of some of the great places to live downtown!
Brown Camp Lofts 217
The [...]
Let me get this ad straight. Iowa Realty has done the painstaking legwork to figure out that Las Vegas, Miami, California and Central Iowa are all in different locations. Good for them! We’re too stupid here to figure that out ourselves.
According to IA Realty the time it takes to sell a house [...]
Does anybody here know which property accounted for all 3 (yikes!) sales that downtown saw in September?
I’ll give you hint….This property has the best patios/decks downtown.
I’ve heard this same thing from many, many people. I decided to share it here and see if only the people contacting me are having trouble, or if the issue is more widespread.
Several people have contacted me about how impossible it is to get a return call, email, visit etc. from the property managers [...]

