Cedar Rapids Real Estate Blog

The bill, H.R. 3221, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, passed congress and was signed into law this week, giving first time home buyers up to a $7,500 tax credit incentive to purchase a home between April 9th, 2008 and July 1st, 2009. Law makers offered the incentive to jump start entry buyers, which can have a ripple effect ...

Okay, everyone who has heard about the national "doom and gloom" forecast and predictions, raise their hand!  Okay, how about the nose dive with our stock market?  How about the financial bailout of several major banks and lending institutions? Heard enough?  Ready for some good news!  Here it is.  Our Cedar ...

Folks, every once in a while, a house comes along that is priced right, has everything your family is looking for and much more.  3605 Windemere Way in Marion, Iowa is just such a house.  This house could have been priced in the high 220's but is priced at $219,900 because the owner is highly motivated to move.  MLS #2807000, ...

[photo:listing:2027757] • 2,550 sq. ft., 3 bath, 3 bdrm 2 story - $219,900 - Priced 14K Below Assessed Windemere Heights, Marion  -  Beautiful Marion two story is move-in ready! Brand new roof this summer, beautiful walnut flooring throughout kitchen and breakfast area, two person jacuzzi tub, theater room, tons of storage ...

To my valued friends, I am pleased to be sending you our special Real Estate CyberTips E-Newsletter, which, in very concise form, will provide you with monthly Cyber tips and tricks along with our pointers to Internet places of special interest to real estate owners, investors and related professionals. Please click here to access your copy of ...

Cedar Rapids Real Estate has had its share of ups and downs just like any other real estate market in the country.  The good news is that its changes have been slow and deliberate and progress continues to be steady. It's still a great time to buy a home in Cedar Rapids, especially in the fall/winter.  Why?  Because ...

[photo:listing:1983503] Luxury Condo Built by Sattler • 2,781 sq. ft., 3 bath, 3 bdrm ranch - MLS® $289,900 Northeast Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids  -  ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE RANCH LOCATED IN SERENE, WOODED SETTING CLOSE TO EVERYTHING. GREAT ROOM FEATURES STUNNING VAULTED CEILINGS AND BUILT IN GAS FIREPLACE. THIS HOME HAS ...

Today is August 25, 2008. The real estate "season," not unlike the baseball season is just getting warmed up.  There is plenty of time to list your home with a professional Realtor who knows the real estate market and more importantly knows how to market your house to sell and not sit on the market for six months.  Let's ...

Sellers and buyers, just how convenient is your neighborhood or neighborhood you would like to purchase?  How do you know?  How can you find out?  Go to this great new website, enter your home address or address you'd like to move to and bingo!  Here is what you'll find out!How close am I to the nearest school?Where is ...

This beautiful ranch on the NE side of Cedar Rapids will be going on sale next week; probably Monday, August 11.  The home is on Falbrook Drive NE.  Here are some of the highlights:Pierce Elementary, Harding Middle School, and Kennedy High School.Coveted NE Cedar Rapids neighborhood.Convenient to everything!Ranch style homeThree ...