Smart, Stylish & Sustainable
The Top 7 Landscape Design Trends for 2017. With renewed enthusiasm for the outdoors, today’s homeowners are embracing thoughtful design, stylish plantings and smart [ Read more... ]
Articles by Build Des Moines
Authentic 3-D Printed Landscapes
Iowa State geologists develop app to print 3-D terrain models of any place on Earth. Today’s geology lesson is all about anticlines. Students can read all they want about [ Read more... ]
Des Moines Real Estate Market Softens a Bit
As the first quarter of 2017 ends, there is a sense of déjà vu in the Des Moines real estate market. But if you look closely, you’ll notice some small differences [ Read more... ]
We Need to Talk
We are just a few weeks away from the end of the first quarter of 2017, and after doing A LOT of website reviews, we need to have a conversation. Contractor website design [ Read more... ]
Barriers Holding Back Prospective Homebuyers
Existing-home sales increased 3.8 percent to a 10-year high in 2016, but affordability pressures, student debt, and possible confusion about down payment requirements [ Read more... ]