recent blog posts from Jen Burkamper
Posted by Jen Burkamper | on July 1, 2010, 4:24 pmLast night, the Senate passed the National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010 which extends the National Flood Insurance Program until September 30, 2010. This will allow current transactions to move forward. The bill is retroactive and covers the lapse period from June 1, 2010, to the date of enactment of the extension. Additionally, Congress passed » Read more
Posted by Jen Burkamper | on June 21, 2010, 5:02 pmWhat is the IPOA? IPOA is the Iowa Property Owners Alliance started by the Iowa Association of REALTORS®. It is our mission as an association to not only serve our members and enhance professionalism but also to protect real property rights. That is why we started IPOA. Every year, new and proposed laws have the » Read more
Posted by Jen Burkamper | on June 17, 2010, 9:05 pmThe U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to extend the home buyer tax credit closing deadline to Sept. 30, giving an estimated 180,000 buyers who met the contract deadline of April 30 extra time to close the transaction… …The measure still must be approved by the House. …Source: Associated Press, Andrew Taylor » Read more
Posted by Jen Burkamper | on June 10, 2010, 2:58 pmJust got back from the Iowa Association of REALTORS® summer meetings in Riverside Iowa. I was pleasantly surprised by the resort that we stayed at: Riverside Casino & Golf Resort www.riversidecasinoandresort.com/ Check it out! It is a fabulous place to stay. I highly recommend » Read more
Posted by Jen Burkamper | on June 3, 2010, 4:33 pmHere is good information from the Iowa Association of REALTORS®. (Clive, Iowa may 24, 2010) Home sales and prices in Iowa were up in April, according to the latest report from the Iowa Association of REALTORS® (IAR). The IAR’s 2010 April Housing Trends Report shows the total number of homes sold in April was up 36.3 percent » Read more