Brownstones On Grand Discounted More Than $80,000

Most people know that when a property isn’t moving many times a great way to jump start sales is to lower prices. When you get into new construction, especially in places where most units compare to each other, the last move people want to make is lower prices.
There are two major reasons for this. [...]

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418 Liberty Suite 803 For Sale

Live closer to the center at 418 Liberty! Executive luxury condos w/high ceilings offering unique quality construction with the urban sensibility of a high rise. 10 yr. full tax abatement, highest soundproof rating, additional lower level storage available for bikes,
kayaks, furniture, etc…, onsite full FX gym, tanning & Juice Bar w/1st yr membership free, premium [...]

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418 Liberty 5 Questions

If you missed part one of my interview with T….Your Downtown Gal (Tina Johnson) then be sure to catch up on what was said. Here is part two of my interview with her, which was all about her listing, 418 Liberty. If you haven’t yet seen 418 Liberty, what are you waiting for? [...]

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418 Liberty Plus 5 Questions Equals Great Read

One of the perks to my website here is that I get to interview a lot of great people. In case you haven’t met Tina Johnson, or as she likes to be called, T Your Downtown Gal, I’d like to introduce you to her.
She’s got a great perspective on her project, 418 Liberty, because [...]

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5 More Questions With The Gateway Lofts

Want to know more about the Gateway Lofts? You should, no property is moving faster downtown right now. They are doing an excellent job, and are moving units very, very well. If you haven’t yet seen Gateway Lofts, or if you want more information, this is a can’t miss article for you!
If [...]

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5 Questions About The Gateway Lofts

I recently had a chance to interview Trina Braafhart, the new property manager at Gateway Lofts. I tried to ask her as many questions as I could think of about the property.
I’ve found that Gateway Lofts are one of the properties that many people don’t know all that much about.

So here it is, the [...]

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Downtown Des Moines Rental Market Is Hot

Most people who pay attention to the downtown rental market know that it is hot. I should probably capitalize that ‘h’ because it’s just that hot. Most properties that are for rent are full, whereas there aren’t too many properties for sale that are.
Why is this? With so many people moving downtown [...]

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Downtown Residents Share What They Love Part 10

This is it. We’ve reached the end of our journey. In case this is something new to you, let me recap the first 9 parts of this series detailing a few of the things that the people living downtown love about it.

What is the best place to eat downtown?
Who has the best cup [...]

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Downtown Des Moines Residents Share What They Love Part 9

In part nine of this series the question was asked about the best way to improve life downtown. This is another interesting question because each person will have a different point of view. Some people love one thing, others would like to see it improved.
Still others are never happy no matter what! [...]

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Downtown Des Moines Residents Share What They Love Part 8

Here we are back with part 8 of this great series. In case you need a review, I’ve linked the first 7 parts to this series for you.

Best place to eat downtown
Best cup of joe
Best place to hang out at night
Favorite yearly event
The best thing to do downtown
Favorite building downtown
Favorite place to bring friends [...]

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