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Iowa Mutual Lofts: Live in a Piece of DeWitt History
Here's your chance to live in a celebrated piece of DeWitt's history. Iowa Mutual Lofts, represented by Ruhl Property Management, gives you a special opportunity to enjoy modern life in an updated historic building. This iconic structure, once the home of the Iowa Mutual Insurance company, has been renovated and turned into a dynamic place for people to live. You can move in soon and become part of this legacy enjoying today's comforts while soaking up the charm of downtown DeWitt.
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Mother's Day Brunch Destinations She'll Savor
Nora Ephron, writer of Sleepless in Seattle and other beloved rom-coms, once said her mother believed that if you worked hard, someone else would do the cooking for you. On Sunday, May 11, our real estate agents suggest that you show your appreciation for Mom's hard work by treating her to brunch at these special restaurants around the Quad Cities and beyond.
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Iowa Farm and Land Values Level Off in Early 2025 As Buyer Interest Grows
The Land Trends and Value Survey, presented by the Iowa Farm and Land Chapter #2 REALTORS Land Institute, reported a 1.0% decrease in cropland values on a statewide average for the September 2024 to March 2025 time period. This is following the March 2024 to September 2024 time period that showed a 5.0% decrease, giving us a year-over-year decrease of 6.0% for the state of Iowa. After a period of rapidly increasing values, the tillable land market has entered into a sideways trend. Pastureland (down 0.3%) and Timberland (up 1.2%) followed the trend of tillable acres and saw minimal changes for the six-month period.
Survey respondents described the market as "stable" and mentioned an increase in buyer interest since the 1st of the year. Low supply of land being offered to the market and a rally in commodity prices from fall lows have helped stabilize the downtrend in land values seen in 2024. A level of uncertainty has entered the market over the last 30 days, as buyers and sellers try to interpret the future effects of tariffs on agricultural products.
"While over the last year we have seen a slight pullback on land prices, the last six months have leveled off. Commodity prices and interest rates will determine where we go from here," said Eric Schlutz, ALC, Realtor, and Manager of the Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors Muscatine Office.
"The results of the Farmland Survey are pretty much what was expected. In our market area, we see pretty stable prices overall with high quality, well located, and mostly tillable land still commanding strong prices. In general, the inventory of land for sale remains tight, thereby supporting prices. Any softness in the market is in the lower quality farmland. The future land value trends will be impacted by commodity prices, this year's yields, and the impact of tariffs on agriculture and our general economy," said Dennis Stolk, ALC, Farm and Land Specialist with Ruhl Farm & Land.
For the survey, participants are asked to estimate the average value of farmland as of March 1, 2025. These estimates are for bare, unimproved land with a sale price on a cash basis. Pasture and timberland values were also requested as supplemental information.
Ruhl Farm & Land, a division of Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors, is focused on the sale, purchase, and marketing of land, farms, and acreages.
Iowa |
High-Quality Crop Land |
Medium-Quality Crop Land |
Low-Quality Crop Land |
% Change in Tillable Cropland |
Non-Tillable Pasture |
Timber Per Acre |
| East Central | $14,950/acre | $11,748/acre | $8,254/acre | -1.5% | $5,201/acre | $4,728/acre |
| Northeast | $14,194 | $11,868 | $8,913 | -0.1% | $5,019 | $5,071 |
| Southeast | $14,030 | $9,918 | $6,757 | -0.7% | $4,789 | $4,579 |
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Landscape Inspirations: Top Garden Centers to Explore
Iconic photographer Annie Leibovitz, who knows a thing or two about art and beauty, once said, "I feel a responsibility to my backyard. I want it to be taken care of and protected." In observing World Landscape Architecture Month this April, our real estate agents take inspiration from these words and visit these fully stocked local garden centers for plants, supplies, and advice.
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Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors Ranks as Iowa's Largest Independent Real Estate Company
RealTrends 500 - Best Real Estate Brokerages in Iowa link
Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors has once again been ranked as the largest independent real estate company in Iowa for 2024, according to the RealTrends 500 report. The annual report ranks the top 500 real estate firms in the United States based on residential transaction sides and sales volume. Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors ranked 123rd nationally based on 4,181 transactions closed.
RealTrends 500 ranks companies on residential transactions only. When farm and land, and commercial transactions are included, Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors closed 4,231 sides in 2024. On average, Ruhl agents closed 15....
