There are many details to watch out for when you buy a home in the Iowa City area. This is true for every home big or small and even more true when you buy a condominium. The reason why is quite simple. When you buy a condo you’re not buying the land or the common… [Read More...]

Last week you may have seen the headline about a $2000 tax credit for home buyers in Iowa. It started in January 2013 and was made public last week. The report was pretty thin on details so I thought I’d do some due diligence and find out exactly how it works for home buyers to… [Read More...]

When should you take the plunge and buy a house? This is one of those questions where the answer depends on what you’re looking for in a real estate transaction. If you’re looking for lots of choices in home styles and home prices then Spring is by far and away the best time of the… [Read More...]

How much they should offer is always the first question I hear from buyers when they’re ready to make an offer on a home in the Iowa City area. Right up front I want to say that Realtors don’t set the price on homes on the market, neither do they tell buyers what to offer…. [Read More...]

Are you interested in learning what other home buyers are searching for in Iowa City? The stats for my website show that searches by school district and neighborhood are very popular. Below are links to pages of the five most searched for neighborhoods in the the last 90 days. Many of the saved searches on… [Read More...]