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Weekly Real Estate Market Update Coralville August 30, 2010
228 Active Listings
17 Homes Under Contract
2 Homes Sold August 23 – August 30, 2010
| 1 Single family home sold | Price: $62,500 |
| 1 Condo sold | Price: $86,000 |
Highest number of days on market: 156 days
Lowest number of days on market: 7 days
The Coralville real estate market is continues to be pretty slow. We still have the winning combination of more homes than buyers in the market place + historically low interest rates. In fact they’re lower than ever – 4.25% for a 30 year fixed rate loan! As I’ve said before, beats me why the market isn’t a total frenzy with such lucrative times for buyers. If you’re still on the fence about buying a home in Coralville, I know you’ve heard it before, but this is an astoundingly good time to buy a home. This particular set of conditions won’t last forever. If there was ever a time to get into the game it is now!
Are you ready to buy a home in Coralville? Do you have a real estate related question or a question about the area for me? Just send me an email letting me know how I can help.
Last week’s real estate market update for Coralville
Coralville real estate market report July 2010
Coralville real estate market report 2nd Quarter: April – June 2010
Weekly Real Estate Market Update Iowa City August 30, 2010
557 Active Listings
41 Homes Under Contract
3 Homes Sold August 23 – August 28, 2010
| 2 Single family homes sold | Avg Price: $216,250 |
| 1 Condo sold | Price: $136,500 |
Highest number of days on market: 114 days
Lowest number of days on market: 41 days
The Iowa City real estate market is continues to be pretty slow. We still have the winning combination of lots more homes than buyers in the market place + historically low interest rates. In fact they’re lower than ever – 4.25% for a 30 year fixed rate loan! I’m going to say it again, beats me why the market isn’t a total frenzy with such lucrative times for buyers. If you’re still on the fence about buying a home in Iowa City, I know you’ve heard it before, but this is an astoundingly good time to buy a home. This particular set of conditions won’t last forever. If there was ever a time to make your move it would be now!
Are you ready to buy a home in Iowa City? Do you have a real estate related question or a question about the area for me? Just send me an email letting me know how I can help!
Last week’s real estate market update for Iowa City
Iowa City Real Estate Market Report July 2010
Iowa City Real Estate Market Report 2nd Quarter: April – June 2010
Landlocked Film Festival – Schedule & Locations Sunday August 29, 2010
Still lots going on in downtown Iowa City at the Landlocked Film Festival on Sunday. Full programs scheduled starting at noon at the Englert and ICPL. Of course the highlight will be the Awards Ceremony at 9.00pm at the Englert Theatre. Below is the full schedule of showing times through Sunday. You can find more information about the film selections at the Landlocked Film Festival Website. (Updated Monday: The link to the website now takes you to the Awards Page).
Click here for the schedule for Saturday’s showing times.
Schedule Sunday August 29
Englert12:00 pm (Noon) Ballhawks (Free)
6:00 pm Huset Overfor (Free) ICPL12:00 am Kid-Friendly All Ages – 45 min (Free)
1:00 pm (noon) Kid-Friendly Over 10 – 1 hr 15 min (Free)
2:15 pm Shorts Program #3 Drama – 2 hrs 40 min (will include a break)(Free)
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Carver Room – Sheraton
Plaza Room – Vetro
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Landlocked Film Festival – Schedule & Locations Saturday August 28, 2010
Iowa City is hopping this weekend with film makers and independent movie lovers getting together for the biggest event of the year – The Landlocked Film Festival. (Updated Monday: The link to the website is now to the Awards Page).
More than 80 films are being shown this year at five venues in downtown Iowa City. For most of them admission is free, with just a few exceptions where admission is a mere $5. Below is the schedule for Saturday.
Click here for the schedule for Sunday’s showing times.
Schedule Saturday August 28
Englert
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Carver Room – Sheraton5:15 pm From the Badlands to Alcatraz (Free)
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Landlocked Film Festival 2010 – Another Fun Weekend in Iowa City
After Sand in the City Weekend last weekend it’s only fitting that we highlight the fact that we are in fact landlocked here in Iowa City… This week it’s something entirely different. This week we’re taking it inside as Iowa City hosts its 4th annual film festival – Landlocked Film Festival 2010. This year there are more than 80 films by independent film makers being shown at five locations – The Sheraton Hotel, The Englert Theatre, Iowa City Public Library, Bijou Theatre, (in the IMU Building) and HotelVetro. The majority of the showings are free, with a low $5 admission for a few of the full length feature films. In addition to the films there’s also the opportunity to visit workshops and film maker panels. You can find more info about that at the Landlocked Film Festival Website.
Since I’m a map freak and have just learned how to use Google Maps, (bit of a learning curve there I have to say), I decided to put together a map showing the locations and the schedule for the film showings. It would have been too confusing to have it all on one map, so I decided to break it up into daily schedules. Click on the markers on the map to see Friday’s Schedule. Here’s the schedule for Saturday.
View Landlocked Film Festival Schedule Friday August 27, 2010 in a larger map
Pictures – Sand in the City Weekend 2010
The rain had little to no impact on this year’s Sand in the City event in Iowa City. Resourceful Iowans were able to save their sand sculptures from the rains on Friday and the weekend continued with sunshine and temperatures in the 90′s. On Sunday afternoon I showed up just in time to catch an excellent performance by the all male Capella, Intersection. Right after that I took some photos of the wonderful sand sculptures from the Sand Sculpting Competition. Check them out… I’m sure there are seaside towns that would love a visit from these guys. All proof that there’s no shortage of creativity in Iowa City.
Weekly Market Update North Liberty IA August 23, 2010
211 Active Listings
23 Homes Under Contract
9 Homes Sold August 16 – August 21, 2010
| 4 Single family homes sold | Avg Price: $359,325 |
| 2 Condos sold | Avg Price: $ 91,700 |
| 3 Zeros lot sold | Avg Price: $140,300 |
Highest number of days on market: 155
Lowest number of days on market: 28
The North Liberty real estate market remains stronger than Iowa City and Coralville. The absorption rate is at 4.8 months. (This is the time it takes for the market to “absorb” homes). That’s an average or 144 days on market.
The fact that we have a price driven market means that there are still great opportunities if you are buying a home in North Liberty. Couple that with the extremely low interest rates – 4.25% for a 30 year fixed rate loan – and you can see that it’s really hard to imagine a better combination of factors when it comes to buying a home in North Liberty.
For sellers of course it’s not quite as rosy. The price driven market means you probably won’t make as much as you would like on the sale of your home. On the up side, the turnover rate for homes is better in North Liberty and it is likely that your home will spend less time on the market than in Iowa City or Coralville. (Depending on the location of course, location is always king). Bear in mind too that buyers are looking for deals. Pricing it right is one part of the equation. Equally important is that it’s in pristine condition. Pricing your home right + seeing to it that it’s the shiny penny on the block will put you well on the way to selling your home quickly.
If you need to sell your home and would like me to prepare a CMA (Current Market Analysis) please call me anytime at 319-400-0268 or click here to send me your contact details.
Looking to buy a home in North Liberty IA? Do you have a real estate related question or a question about the area for me? Just send me an email letting me know how I can help.
Last week’s market update for North Liberty
North Liberty real estate market report July 2010
North Liberty real estate market report 2nd Quarter: April – June 2010
Weekly Real Estate Market Update Coralville August 23, 2010
231 Active Listings
16 Homes Under Contract
5 Homes Sold August 16 – August 21, 2010
| 3 Single family homes sold | Avg Price: $241,967 |
| 2 Condos sold | Avg Price: $73,250 |
Highest number of days on market: 179 days
Lowest number of days on market: 36 days
The Coralville real estate market is continues to be pretty slow. We still have the winning combination of more homes than buyers in the market place + historically low interest rates. In fact they’re lower than ever – 4.25% for a 30 year fixed rate loan! Beats me why the market isn’t a total frenzy with such lucrative times for buyers. I guess we just wait and see what Fall brings. If you’re still on the fence about buying a home in Coralville, I know you’ve heard it before, but this is an astoundingly good time to buy a home. This particular set of conditions won’t last forever. If there was ever a time to get into the game it is now!
Are you ready to buy a home in Coralville? Do you have a real estate related question or a question about the area for me? Just send me an email letting me know how I can help.
Last week’s real estate market update for Coralville
Coralville real estate market report July 2010
Coralville real estate market report 2nd Quarter: April – June 2010
Weekly Real Estate Market Update Iowa City August 23, 2010
563 Active Listings
38 Homes Under Contract
9 Homes Sold August 16 – August 21, 2010
| 5 Single family homes sold | Avg Price: $164,780 |
| 4 Condos sold | Avg Price: $180,488 |
Highest number of days on market: 140 days
Lowest number of days on market: 36 days
The Iowa City real estate market is continues to be pretty slow. We still have the winning combination of more homes than buyers in the market place + historically low interest rates. In fact they’re lower than ever – 4.25% for a 30 year fixed rate loan! Beats me why the market isn’t a total frenzy with such lucrative times for buyers. I guess we just wait and see what Fall brings. If you’re still on the fence about buying a home in Iowa City, I know you’ve heard it before, but this is an astoundingly good time to buy a home. This particular set of conditions won’t last forever. If there was ever a time to get into the game it is now!
Are you ready to buy a home in Iowa City? Do you have a real estate related question or a question about the area for me? Just send me an email letting me know how I can help.
Last week’s real estate market update for Iowa City
Iowa City Real Estate Market Report July 2010
Iowa City Real Estate Market Report 2nd Quarter: April – June 2010
Free, Family Fun Downtown Iowa City – Sand in the City Weekend 2010
The Summer of the Arts Program kicks it up a notch this weekend with 3 full days of great family fun with Bank of the West’s Sand In the City. The fun starts on Friday morning at 9 a.m. when ten teams begin building their sand sculptures along Iowa Ave, Iowa City for the sand sculpting competition. Judging is at 4.00pm. Fingers crossed it stays dry…
Don’t think for a second the fun stops there though. That’s just the beginning. There’s also the Kid’s Sand Pit, and FUN Zone, Artist Booths and live music on the Iowa City Saab Main Stage. And to top it off you can feast on culinary delights on Culinary Row.
Here’s the schedule so you don’t miss a thing on this big weekend in downtown Iowa City.
Friday, August 20
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sand Sculpting Competition
11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Culinary Row – Children’s Sand Pit
4 p.m. Judging of the Sand Sculptures
4 p.m. FUN Zone – Artist Booths Open
5:15 p.m. Team Trophy Presentations
5:30 p.m. Live Entertainment: Kol Shira
7 – 9 p.m. Live Entertainment: Funk Stop
Saturday, August 21
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Culinary Row, FUN Zone, Artist Booths and Kid’s Sand Pit
Noon Live Entertainment: Surf Zombies
2 p.m. Live Entertainment: Dr. Z’s Experiment
4 p.m. Live Entertainment: Grooveship
6:30 – 8 p.m. Live Entertainment: Collectible Boys
Sunday, August 22
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Culinary Row, FUN Zone, Artist Booths and Kid’s Sand Pit
Noon Live Entertainment: Plain Point
1 p.m. Live Entertainment: The Sweet Hereafter
2 p.m. Live Entertainment: Intersection
3 p.m. Live Entertainment: Area Hip Hop Dancers
