Housing

Oakridge Neighborhood - Success and Diversity

This swatch of land near downtown Des Moines is, perhaps, one of the most culturally diverse sections of the city yet it boosts some of the highest educational success stories in the Metro. Meet Carol Bodensteiner the Board President for the Oakridge Neighborhood and learn more about this fascinating section of Des Moines and the program: Jazz, Jewels & Jeans. Success comes from commitment.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.

Let's Talk Home Remodeling!

Coming up this weekend it's the Homebuilders Association of Greater Des Moines tour of remodeled homes. We wanted to learn more so we invited Dan Knoup, the executive officer of the association and Marie Herrick of Modern Touches to our studio.  Here is that conversation:  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.

Rural Economic Development and the USDA

The USDA is not only about farmers and farms it also plays a significant roll in rural economic development. Our friend Bill Menner from the Rural Development arm of the United States Department of Agriculture came by to talk about bird flu to home loans.  Seriously interesting stuff.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.

Affordable Housing Issues in the Des Moines Metro

The Des Moines Metro is an amazingly vibrant region of the nation with low unemployment, a positive business climate, a strong work ethic and affordable housing...for some.  While a majority (61%) of people living in the Metro enjoy housing and transportation costs that takes no more than 45 percent of their household income there is another story: The 39% of families living in the Des Moines Metro that spend an excessive amount on housing and transportation thereby making housing for them unaffordable.  What is the impact to the economy and the people that are affected? We wanted to learn more and explore some solutions and asked Gunnar Olson of the Metropolitian Planning Organiztion and Eric Burmeister of the Polk County Housing Trust Fund to join us in the discussion. 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 Power of American Cities with Bruce Katz

The book is called The Metropolitan Revolution - How Cities and Metros are Fixing our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy and the co-author, Bruce Katz, visited Des Moines to offer his insight on the link between Des Moines and Detroit, mobility, economic growth, what we've got right and what needs work.  Here is a long-form interview that may surprise and inspire you to think differently or appreciate what we have today to build for tomorrow. 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.

Housing Tomorrow - The Present and Future for the Metro

The Des Moines Metro has some housing issues when it comes to entry level home ownership to rentals.  Eric Burmeister from the Polk County Housing Trust Fund talks about the economic reality of everything from wages to transportation to housing.  We cover lots of ground here and some of the information may surprise you.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.

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.

A Non-Profit Home Financing Alternative

We hear, all the time, about how frustrated people, especially first-time home buyers, are when it comes to finding financing. Meet Stephanie Preusch from the Neighborhood Finance Corporation a twenty-five year old non-profit mortgage bank that can get folks into a house for about 5% down. They can also help individuals qualify for up to a $10,000 forgivable loan to fix your new home up.  Yeah, we thought so too!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.