The weekly real estate market report for the Des Moines area shows that as of September 28, 2012, there were 4,447 homes on the market, down from 5,457 the previous year. There were 1,554 homes under contract, up from 1,315 last year. For the week, 166 homes sales closed with 6,835 homes closing year-to-date, 1,137 more than in 2011.