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Iowa City Area – 2012, Commercial Real Estate Status and Confidence
Iowa City Area – 2012 Commercial Real Estate Status and Confidence Jeff Edberg, CCIM, SIOR In 2007 the real estate housing bubble burst followed by the collapse of the financial markets supporting unsustainably high market real estate prices. The Iowa City area is a unique metropolitan area largely due to the strong and stable influence of the University of Iowa and the University of …
Leased Investments
The Principles of Leased Investments Lepic Kroeger, Realtors Leased investments have always been strong elements of the Iowa City Commercial Real Estate and the Cedar Rapids Commercial Real Estate scene. There are great investment properties in both markets and ample high income investors with a desire to take advantage of the unique benefits a leased investment offers. …
Case-Shiller Housing Value Index Blues
Case-Shiller Housing Value Index Blues The national news looks bleak with regard to home sales prices across the nation. A recent report citing the Case-Shiller Index report shows that national homes prices found a peak value in July 2006 and then fell off the cliff through the recession we were all hoping we were emerging from. Values plummeted until 2009 and started …
Last Decade Iowa / US comparison
The Gazette reported in the Wednesday 12-30-2009 addition that basically, prices are higher and incomes are lower than they were 10 years ago. Median income is down $2,000, public debt is double and gas is 30% higher. At least the Iowa City housing market is stable. This is good news if you’re a real estate broker, or a home owner! I believe it also …