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The Real Estate Market Local and National with Lance Hanson

Over the past several week's we've had several housing stories that have focused on everything from a potential housing bubble in parts of the nation to the surge in rental rates. Here to help us make sense out of this is our friend Lance Hanson a broker/realtor with ReMax Real Estate Concepts. Some amazing numbers... 
Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only hour-long, business broadcast in the Midwest. It is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising/consulting agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with The Business News Hour on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

The Business of Real Estate with Lance Hanson

We invited our friend Lance Hanson a Broker with ReMax Real Estate Concepts in to share with us the business side of real estate. What does it take to be successful, what about part-time realtors and how is the Des Moines Market today? Those questions and more...Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

The Des Moines Metro Housing Market and Zombie Homes?

We've been hearing and reporting, for months, about the national housing market and called on our friend Lance Hanson from Re/Max Real Estate Concepts to share with us the current status of the Des Moines Metro housing market.  Oh, and we did ask about Zombie Houses...Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

Metro Housing, Habitat and More

Just yesterday we had a national story about how rentals are outpacing home ownership. We reached out to Lance Hanson from ReMax Real Estate Concepts to ask him if that trend was also something local to the Des Moines Metro.  We talked about that and then Tim Meline a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity joined us to talk about their latest project.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more, here is our Facebook Page.

The Des Moines Metro Housing Market

There's a bunch of talk about the national housing market but what's going on locally?  We asked our real estate contributor, Lance Hanson a broker with ReMax Real Estate Concepts to come in and tell us about inventory, how quickly property is moving, the business of being and agent and more. Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only business broadcast in the Des Moines Metro and a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Realtor Ring Day with Kristin and Scott

Iowa is one of 28 states involved in the Realtor Ring Day Program. Joining us to talk about the program and the Des Moines real estate market is Kristin Pike from the Salvation Army of Des Moines and Scott Wendl the president of the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. Here is that conversation:Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

The Metro Real Estate Market with Lance Hanson

On the day Lance Hanson a Broker with ReMax Real Estate Concepts visited the studio a national story had broken indicating that, nationwide, twenty-percent of real estate appraisals were over-valued by thousands of dollars.  We asked Lance about that and about another story facing first time home buyers and why they can't find home loans. Here is that extended interview:Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications a full service advertising agency based in Des Moines and is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page

Is Your Community Walkable?

Dan Burden is a "walk-ability" expert who came to Des Moines to help with a forum on neighborhoods and making them more walkable. Here he is with AARP - Iowa director Kent Sovern talking about how the ability to walk in a neighborhood increases the value for homes and business.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Iowa Home Sales - The Sky Is Falling!

The headline screams, "Iowa Home Sales Drop by 15%". It makes it sound as if the sky is truly falling.  However, when you look beyond the numbers you face the reality of the market.  We called on our housing expert Lance Hanson with ReMax Real Estate Concepts to give us the real story as to what home sale numbers in Iowa and in the Metro really mean.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

The Housing Market and Getting a Loan

We've all heard the news, "People wanting to buy a home are being shut out because banks are not lending", "Cash only sales are increasing", on, and on, and on.  Todd Darland is a Mortgage Loan Officer with Bank Iowa.  We asked him to come by the News Hour and share with us what the reality is...at least here in the Des Moines Metro.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.