Kathryn Driscoll, Iowa Realty

09/22/2026

It's time to keep your heating systems in tip-top condition before cooler weather sets in. Talk to your real estate professional to learn more.

09/11/2026

🆕🆕🆕 LISTING | 515 SE Alba Place

Easy, move-in ready living in West Des Moines.

3 beds • 2 baths • open concept • 9’ ceilings • fireplace • quartz countertops • main-floor laundry + an unfinished lower level ready for more.

And out back — a deck that steps down to a concrete patio with plenty of room to hang out and enjoy the backyard.

Close to Raccoon River Park, Browns Woods + all things WDM.

📍515 SE Alba Place
Message me for details or a showing!

09/09/2026

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CURBSIDE CLEANUP: Starts Monday, Sept. 14

Due to tree damage caused by the recent storms, Public Works is offering FREE curbside collection of vegetative debris citywide. Please have your tree and yard debris at the curb by 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 14.

For those whose trash is collected in the alleyway, you must place your vegetative storm debris at the curb facing the street.

Limbs must be cut to lengths of 10 feet or shorter, and must be 24 inches in diameter or less. Anything larger will not be collected.

Please also make sure to keep piles away from utilities, poles, mailboxes, vehicles and other structures. Our crews will be using heavy machinery and need space to work.

Work will begin at 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, and will continue until crews have made a full pass through the city. There are no plans for a second pass, so please make sure to have piles at the curb by Monday morning in case your street is one of the first to be serviced!

In addition to curbside collection, we will be opening our Compost Center for free tree and yard waste drop-off this Saturday, Sept. 12, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. SCRUB rules apply.

Please obey all traffic closures and keep your eyes out for work crews.

The latest updates for flood and storm-related cleanup and closures can be found at the link in the comments.

09/07/2026

5814 Harwood Drive
So much of what people are looking for — an updated kitchen and baths, newer windows, finished lower level, attached two-car garage, and all the charm you want in an established Des Moines neighborhood.

3 beds • 2 baths • 2-car attached garage

Come see this one for yourself — message me for a private showing! 🏡

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day!

Wishing you a long weekend full of good food, good company, and nothing on your to-do list.

09/04/2026

🆕🆕🆕
5814 Harwood Drive
Des Moines, IA 50312

The kind of house that just feels good. Classic charm, thoughtful updates, a finished lower level, and a location that’s hard to beat — all tucked into one of those Des Moines neighborhoods people love to call home.

3 beds | 2 baths | 2-car attached garage

Schedule your private tour today!

09/01/2026

Think of this as the in-between season checklist of the smart moves you can make now while the weather’s still on your side.

🔖 Save this list for a smoother season ahead.

08/28/2026

Kinda chic. Am I finally getting the hang of these trendy realtor posts?? Probs not, but apparently I have to stay relevant somehow 😜

08/27/2026

More and more buyers and sellers are running things by AI before they call me, and I get it.

It’s fast, it’s free, and it’ll answer at midnight. As a starting point, it’s genuinely useful. Ask it how closing works, what a contingency is, what homes in your range have been selling for. But that’s where it should stay: a starting point.

It can hand you a number. It can’t tell you if that number makes sense for this street, what a seller will actually accept, or when to push and when to hold back.

That part isn’t information you can look up. It’s judgment, and it’s earned.

So use the tool. And when you’re ready for the part AI can’t do, that’s where I come in.

08/21/2026

I don’t usually feel compelled to share things like this (says everyone ever), but I’m pretty dang proud 🤗🤍
#1 in sales, company-wide, at Iowa Realty in July, with nearly $3.5 million in sales. And maybe this one feels a little extra special, accomplishing it in these first few months as a mom 🎀
To every client who trusted me with one of the biggest decisions of their life — thank you. I don’t take that trust for granted.
Let’s keep it going 🥳