Des Moines, Iowa real estate

Best Realtor in Des Moines, Iowa

Heather Wright & Associates serves Des Moines buyers and sellers with 1,000+ homes sold, from starter homes to a South of Grand closing over $1.7 million. 300+ five-star reviews.

1,000+

Homes sold across Des Moines and its suburbs

300+

Five-star Zillow and Google reviews

$1.7M+

Highest closing to date, South of Grand

Heather Wright & Associates is a residential real estate team serving Des Moines, Iowa, and the surrounding metro. Founded in 2014 by Heather Wright, a GRI-designated REALTOR® licensed in Iowa since 2010, the team operates out of RE/MAX Concepts, has sold more than 1,000 homes, and holds 300+ five-star reviews across Zillow and Google. On the 2026 RealTrends Verified rankings the team places #1 among Johnston, Iowa teams and #20 in the state among medium-size teams. They represent first-time buyers, relocation buyers, move-up sellers, and higher price-point listings across Des Moines and every suburb around it.

Why Des Moines

Des Moines is the whole spectrum in one city. Inside the city limits you'll find nearly every kind of home the metro offers: hundred-year-old brick in Beaverdale, mid-century ranches, bungalows that have watched three generations grow up, and the larger historic homes south of Grand Avenue. Selling across that spread is different work street by street, because a 1920s two-story and a mid-century ranch a mile apart don't share comps, buyers, or inspection concerns, and pricing either one off a citywide average is how money gets left behind. Our sales run the full spread too, from starter homes around $70,000 to a South of Grand closing over $1.7 million, the team's highest to date. The part we're proudest of isn't the range. It's that the same standard applies at both ends: the same market analysis, the same follow-up, and the same person answering the phone.

What working with the team looks like

Clients describe the same three things over and over. Nobody pressured them. Somebody answered the phone. And when a house was wrong, they were told it was wrong, even when saying so cost the team a sale. That's the standard, and it shows in the referrals. Clients don't send their friends to someone who pressured them.

Practically, that means a real market analysis instead of an automated estimate, a written plan for the Seller Disclosure before it becomes a negotiation problem, a team that reads the inspection report line by line, and one point of contact from the first call through the settlement agent's closing table and after.

Heather Wright, team lead, Heather Wright & Associates, Des Moines

Meet Heather

The same standard at every price point.

Heather Wright founded the team in 2014 and has been licensed in Iowa since 2010. She leads Des Moines buyers and sellers with the direct, no-pressure advice that clients describe in review after review.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the best realtor in Des Moines, Iowa?

Heather Wright & Associates has sold more than 1,000 homes across Des Moines and its suburbs and holds 300+ five-star reviews across Zillow and Google. The team ranks #1 among Johnston, Iowa teams and #20 in the state among medium-size teams on the 2026 RealTrends Verified rankings, and its sales range from starter homes to a South of Grand closing over $1.7 million.

Do they handle higher-priced Des Moines homes?

Yes. The team's highest closing to date, over $1.7 million, was in Des Moines' South of Grand neighborhood. Higher price-point homes get a strategy built for a smaller and more deliberate buyer pool, with the same written market analysis and reporting as every listing.

Do they work in Beaverdale?

Yes, and it's a neighborhood the team knows well, with its own dedicated page covering the brick housing stock, what older-home inspections involve, and how Beaverdale homes should be priced.

Do they work with first-time buyers in Des Moines?

Yes, and it is one of the team's largest client groups. First-time buyers get walked through the Iowa purchase agreement, the Seller Disclosure, inspection rights, and what the settlement agent handles at closing, before any offer is written.

What does it cost to work with them?

Commission is negotiable and set in writing before any property is shown or listed. There are no upfront fees to have a conversation or get a home valued.

What areas around Des Moines do they cover?

The whole metro: Des Moines, Johnston, Ankeny, Waukee, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Grimes, Clive, Altoona, Bondurant, Pleasant Hill, and the surrounding suburbs.

Talk to us

Heather Wright & Associates works out of RE/MAX Concepts and serves all of Des Moines and its suburbs. Call or text 515-505-1818 to talk through what your home is worth, or what buying in Des Moines looks like right now. No pressure and no obligation, which is the same thing every review says. And if you're still in research mode, our buyer and seller guides are on the Resources page, free.

Call or text (515) 505-1818

Updated: August 2026