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an Appointment to see this home today!

$140,000.00      MLX:344160       9270 Greenspire Dr Unit 27, West Des Moines

1st TIME OPEN! Many upgrades throughout this airy 2story 2BR floor plan! Gorgeous hardwood floors. Extra Large Master Suite! Quiet neighborhood!

 

$725,000.00       MLX:343247        4025 NW 172nd Ct, Clive

Gorgeous home by Accurate. 5BR/5.5BA Easy to entertain in the spacious walk-out lower level with wet bar. Lovely kitchen perfect for preparing family meals!

$509,900.00        MLX:343020        4390 169th St, Clive

4BR ranch with finished walk-out lower level. Gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, Lavish master suite, 4 season room. Great Quality! Great Builder!

 

 

$429,900.00        MLX:343014        4329 168th Ct, Clive

WOW! Lovely 4BR/3.5BA walk out ranch. Superior Quality! Pella Windows.Cherry Cabinets. Home backs to trees stunning lot! 1st class home

$169,900.00         MLX:343617       2516 45th St, Des Moines

Charming Brick Beaverdale 3BR 1.5 story. Patio doors to a private deck! Finished lower level with its own Kitchen! STOP BY & CHECK OUT today!

$469,000.00         MLX:344052        8030 Heather Bow, Johnston

Magnificent Oak Built-ins throughout this 4BR/3.5BA home with a finished walk-out lower level. Home has recent updates & Amazing square footage! Oversized deck.

$349,900.00          MLX:336971       4115 140th St, Urbandale

Astonishing walk-out Ranch 3BR/3BA. Builder Incentive! Open maple kitchen main fl laundry. Relax & enjoy nature on the Composite deck!

~Close to several local parks and walking trails

15403 Hammontree Drive, Urbandale

$125,250

       Home Features

• Spacious great room with gas fireplace
• All oak kitchen with breakfast bar area
• Formal dining area
• Second floor laundry including washer & dryer
• Escape to the second level with its two bedrooms and two baths
• In the master bedroom you will find a large walk-in closet and 3/4 bath
• The basement is ready to be finished and is complete with an egress window
• Why rent when you could own! First time home buyers may qualify for up to $8,000 tax credit!

WHY WAIT?..Call Beth (515.537.9922) or Pat (515.577.6040) for an Appointment to see this home today!

3119 Sunnybrook Ct, Ankeny

$250,000 

Home Features

• 3 bedroom/ 3 bath over 2200 sq ft. of finished living area
• Granite countertops
• Pella Windows & French Doors
• Hardwood floors
• Solid Oak 6 panel doors
• Tile floor in kitchen and both baths
• Main floor Laundry
• 3 car attached garage plus a 4th car tuck under at the rear of the home makes a great workshop 
• Large deck and a paver brick patio for your summer entertaining in the beautifully landscaped, irrigated yard 

The lower level has it all!

• A Family Room with
  • Heated slate floors, Canton surround sound, Fireplace
• Tons of storage

Call Beth (515.537.9922) or Pat (515.577.6040) for an Appointment to see this home today!

Astonishing 5 bedroom Award Winning Home

in a pristine Johnston neighborhood.

Priced at $610,000

Entertaining made easy with an inviting Great Room  boasting a gorgeous floor to ceiling stone fireplace.

Don’t miss an opportunity to explore all this kitchen has to offer! It has it all with roll out cabinet drawers, beautiful hardwood flooring, a huge pantry, & a granite breakfast bar.

The home is spacious and inviting throughout with high ceilings, wide stairways, huge closets, and walls of windows allowing natural light and warmth into the home.

Bring the family home for the Holidays with a lower level filled for entertaining! Enjoy spending time in the game area or around the wet bar. After lasting memories are made guests can retire to their own suite. Feel free to indulge, there’s even a fitness room!

Call Beth (515.537.9922) or Pat (515.577.6040) for an Appointment to see this home today!

The beer at Gritty McDuff’s might be enough to lure people to Portland, Me. Established in 1988, the downtown pub offers a smattering of small-batch ales brewed on the premises in addition to usual tavern treats. From the patio, customers can enjoy a pint along cobblestone streets or retire to the copper-topped bar for a second round.

Tasty microbrews aren’t the only reason to like Portland. Thanks to high marks in five key quality of life metrics, Portland tops this year’s list of America’s Most Livable Cities.

"It’s a very easy place to live," says Leon Perrin, 31, a manager at Gritty’s. "It’s small, so getting around isn’t too much of a hassle. And it’s a beautiful place throughout all four seasons."

In Pictures: America’s Most Livable Cities

Perrin, who has lived in Maine for 20 years, is one of 513,000 residents living the good life in the Portland metropolitan area. The region earned high marks for income growth and culture; it also has low levels of crime and unemployment. Residents can afford the relatively high cost of living because of a 6.3% income growth rate over the past five years.

Bethesda, Md., and Des Moines, Iowa., round out the top three, followed by Bridgeport/Stamford, Conn., and Tulsa, Okla.

Behind the Numbers
To form our list, we looked at quality of life measures in the nation’s largest continental U.S. metropolitan statistical areas–geographic entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for use by federal agencies in collecting, tabulating and publishing federal statistics. We eliminated areas with populations smaller than 500,000 and assigned points to the remaining metro regions across five data sets: Five-year income growth per household and cost of living from Moody’s Economy.com, crime data and leisure index from Sperling’s Best Places, and annual unemployment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Modesto, Calif., ranks as the worst metro area with more than 500,000 residents. This crime-wracked enclave in the Central Valley demands the same moderately high cost of living as Portland with a third of the job growth and nearly three times the unemployment. Modesto ranked fifth on our roundup of the nation’s most miserable cities earlier this year.

Denver, Colo., No. 11 on the list, ranks in part for its culture rank (19 of 379) and 4.4% income growth (77 of 379). The crime rating of Cambridge, Mass.‘ crime rating (29 of 379) helped it to No. 7 on our list. And though Little Rock, Ark., landed at 15, it boasts a 6% income growth rate (18 of 379) and a 5.4% unemployment rate (59 of 379.)

To be sure, Portland isn’t perfect either. Its 5.9% unemployment rate is much lower than Modesto’s, but it’s still double its 2007 unemployment rate of 3.7%.

"There are less jobs to go around, but our main industry of tourism hasn’t been affected much," says Perrin. "People are still coming to Portland."

Residents remain optimistic that their easy-living city will retain its desirability.

"Portland draws so many people because it has a strong arts, cultural, contemporary music and foodie scene," says Janis Beitzer, executive director of Portland’s Downtown District. "It’s a place where people set their own pace of life and work."

9800 Ashton Dr.

Open entry 2 Story with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths & 3/4 stub in basement. Outstanding Great Room with a beautiful fireplace and built-ins. The home boasts an executive trim package which includes oak woodwork, solid oak 6 panel doors on main level, wainscoting & crown molding in formal Dining Room. 9′ ceilings on main level.  Master Bedroom with trayed ceiling, crown molding, walk-in closet, double sink, 48′ shower and bubble tub. Beautiful Den with a full wall of built-ins. Vinyl siding with stone accents and enjoy summer days sipping lemonade on the deck off  of the Dinette.

Oak Kitchen with granite island, appliance package, brushed nickel hardware. Ceramic tile flooring in Kitchen, all bath areas & 1st floor laundry/mud room.

Call Beth (515.537.9922) or Pat (515.577.6040) for an Appointment to see this home today!

OUTSTANDING LOCATION!

Spacious home is ready to be moved into with fresh interior paint.

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  • 4 bedroom/ 3.5 bath
  • Gorgeous Oak trim and hardwood floors
  • Built-Ins throughout this home are endless and allow for a perfect amount of storage!

*Entertaining Made Easy!

The kitchen is designed around entertaining with its granite counter tops and center island. A seemless transition to the deeply wooded backyard is made by sliders to an oversized deck. Perfect for summer BBQ’s!

A spacious Great Room is a perfect gathering space with floor to ceiling windows a warm and inviting fireplace and an additional wet bar.

Don’t limit the entertaining to just the main level. The finished walkout lower level boasts a beautiful brick fireplace and direct access to backyard fun!

*The Master Suite..

With closets big enough for any wardrobe this is a dream come true for him and her!

Relax and gaze out the window of the tranquil master bath.

And finally have a good nights rest tucked back in the cozy master bedroom.

9270 Greenspire Dr. #27

 LOCATION IS EVERYTHING!

Situated in a quiet, well kept West Des Moines neighborhood, this townhome has it all!

The Master Suite boasts an ample amount of space for both him/her. Featuring a sitting/office area, large walk-in closet, & private 3/4 bath.

The Second Bedroom is very roomy and has its own full bath in the hallway.

Second floor Laundry for convenience

Located just south of University Ave. with quick access to I-80. 

Waukee School District

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Expertise
Pat Murphy, my partner, and I are the top producing agents at Prudential and in our company in in the top four in the Des Moines Metro market. I’ve been in the real estate business for over 15 years and Pat has 39 years selling and brokering.

We are CRS and ABR certified, as well as being broker associates.

Above every other achievement the most important thing from any client’s perspective is that we sell more properties and have more repeat clients. Nothing speaks louder than the words of our clients.

• Top 4 in the Des Moines market
• Top 1% Nationally
• Top Producing Agent & Team Prudential First Realty
• 97.3% List Price to Sale Price ratio!
• President Iowa Association of Realtors
• Iowa Realtor of the Year
• Prudential National Chairman’s Circle, Platinum
• Top 2% of Prudential Agents in the nation
• Prudential Presidents Club
• Top 100 Sales Associate Award/ GMAC Nationally
• “Best of Best” Top 100 Quality Service Award
• Platinum Service Recognition
• Circle of Excellence Gold Award
• GMAC Diamond Medallion
• Certified Relocation Specialists
  All statistics, 1997 to 2008, DMAAR, IAR, NAR