John Ross- Real Estate Unlimited

09/23/2026

Nature Trails looks like lake living in Milford, but there's no access to Okoboji's lakes at all. Homes here range from duplexes in the $300s to ranch homes over 4,000 square feet. Here's what's actually inside this neighborhood before you go looking.

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09/23/2026

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09/22/2026

Want to live in Okoboji? That doesn't tell me where to send you. One neighborhood has zero lake access. Another puts you on private West Lake shoreline that costs millions. Here's how four Okoboji communities couldn't be more different from each other.

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09/22/2026

Ever notice how two Okoboji listings can both say they're "near the lake" and mean completely different things?

I just walked through four Okoboji area communities, Nature Trails, The Dwellings at Indian Hills, Monarch Cove, and Hayward's Bay, and broke down exactly what you get with each one. Some have zero lake access. Some give you a shared beach and boat slips. One still has properties with private West Lake frontage.

If you're comparing neighborhoods around the Iowa Great Lakes, or just curious what your own is really worth, this video will save you a lot of guessing.

Watch it on YouTube, link's below. And if you've got real estate questions, call or text me anytime at 507-329-5902.

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09/21/2026

Is Okoboji turning into a year round boom town? Here's the honest answer.

The lake homes and seasonal side of this area aren't going anywhere. What's actually changing is something else.

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09/20/2026

Milford already has plenty of housing. So why does the city still call it a housing problem?

The city's own study found the issue isn't the number of homes, it's whether they're the right kind at the right price.

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09/19/2026

One third of all housing in Dickinson County is seasonal. That single stat explains a lot about the housing shortage in the Iowa Great Lakes.

You can have thousands of homes here and still not have enough for the people who live and work here year round.

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09/18/2026

The most important part of Spirit Lake's newest neighborhood isn't the houses. It's what's underneath them.

Cypress Ridge needed a new sewer lift station before a single home could go up, and without it this project would've been delayed a year.

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09/17/2026

Milford just got labeled a distressed workforce housing community. Here's why that's actually good news.

The city's own housing study found gaps in what's available and affordable, and Harvest Hills is the direct answer to it.

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09/16/2026

Dickinson County's population barely moved since 2020. So why are Milford and Spirit Lake planning over 240 new homes right now?

It's not about more people moving in. It's about whether the housing we already have is actually the housing people need.

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