This year’s tax credit was a big hit!  The numbers are in and it has been a fabulous spring in regards to home sales in Ames, IA.  The tax credit deadline definitely appears to have been effective in getting buyers to make that deadline of April 30th.  At the same time, this proved to make for a slower than usual May and June.  At the end of June we have seen an increase in showings to take us back to more of a normal showing pattern for Ames, IA Real Estate! Traditionallly July and August are much slower in regards to showing activity when compared to March, April, and May!