We are pleased to announce that Linda Prusha has joined Hunziker & Associates! Linda began working in our Nevada office in January as a Realtor®.
Linda specializes in residential homes. You can view her information and listings at LindaP.HunzikerRealty.com.
Welcome to the Hunziker & Associates family, Linda!
From Sperling’s….
“The Best Green Places study, which is based on data discovered by Sperling’s BestPlaces, examines 24 data metrics in 5 major categories — including air and watershed quality, mass transit usage, power usage, farmers markets, organic producers, and number of green-certified buildings — to determine which metro areas are the best places to live a green life. Sperling’s BestPlaces ranked the 379 major metropolitan areas, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Over 80 percent of all U.S. residents live in these 379 metro areas.”
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The latest in luxury apartment living is now available on the north side of Ames! Grayhawk, a Hunziker community, offers bright and edgy homes with many high-tech and “green” features.
Attached garages, 9′ or vaulted ceilings, private terraces and balconies, stainless steel appliances, and full sized washers and dryers included in each 1-3 bedroom unit.
4 decor packages are available featuring insulated wood laminate floors, quartz counter tops, painted trim, and panel doors. Grayhawk residents will also enjoy access to the clubhouse, 24 hour fitness center, ramada with fireplace and grill, and even a storm shelter. Elevators (or technically “lifts”) service each building.
For more information or to schedule a showing, contact Hunziker Property Management.
From the Des Moines Register….
“Ankeny city officials commission a citizens survey every two years to determine if programs and services are moving in the right direction. Once again this year, city leaders learned they must be doing something right.
With the help of a national research center that specializes in municipal surveys, the city sent questionnaires in November to 1,200 randomly selected households. Thirty-six percent of those who were chosen returned the survey, with the overwhelming majority — 93 percent — saying they’re pleased with Ankeny’s quality of life.”
From the Foundation for Child Development…
“A Child’s Well-Being Is Strongly Related to the State Where He or She Lives. Child well-being varies tremendously from state to state, ranging from a 0.85 index value for New Jersey, the highest ranked state, to a negative 0.96 index value for New Mexico, the lowest-ranked state.”
From the Des Moines Register….
“A proposed 500-acre development in Ankeny could provide the growing school district with space for athletic facilities and offer more fields for area recreation programs, but public officials say they cannot move forward without more information….
The plan calls for a football stadium and Olympic-sized swimming pool as part of a 150-acre sports complex that would be surrounded by 12 million square feet of commercial development.”
From Forbes Magazine….
10.7% of workforce
4,480 workers employed
In this March 10, 2011, photo Iowa State University researcher Lois Wright Morton is seen in a lab at Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. Wright Morton is leading one of three new major USDA-funded research projects on the effects of climate change on agricultural and forest production.
Hunziker & Associates, REALTORS is pleased to announce our new special promotion. From now through January 31st, purchase an eligible Hunziker & Associates listing through a participating lender, and receive a rebate of up to $1500 in closing costs!
Ames continues to post unemployment rates at about half the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics currently lists Ames in a tie for the 7th lowest rate in the nation.
Interestingly enough, the Ames real estate market also continues to hold steady, with the average sale price almost identical to last year. Most of the metros listed for high unemployment rates are also the ones making news for high foreclosure rates and falling home prices.
Perhaps those of us in the industry should be quicker to comment upon hearing “the #1 rule of real estate” quoted. The reason that location, location, location matters, is due largely to the jobs, jobs, jobs.
http://bls.gov/web/metro/laummtrk.htm
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