Julie Clark

Julie moved from Mississippi to Ames 23 years ago with her husband Robert
and two children Cason and Kaylyn. In the last 17 years, 15 other family
members have migrated from Mississippi to central Iowa. While raising their
children Julie worked in the Ames school district. She has now been selling
real estate for 9 plus years.

Nancy Miller

Nancy and her husband Malcolm came to ISU as students and decided to make
Ames their home. They live on an acreage east of Ames where they raised
their two children, Jessica and Jason. After attending Iowa State University
Nancy started successful careers in retail management, and advertising sales
which made for an easy transition into real estate in 2000.

Jason Miller

Jason was born and raised in Ames and has been building successful business
relationships ever since. After graduating from Iowa State University, he
moved to Phoenix, AZ and started his own business in the golf industry,
where he won many awards including National Salesman of the Year. Jason
moved back home to Ames in the fall of 2009, obtained his real estate
license and happily came to work for the family business where he continues
to build his network!

Kaylyn Clark-Christianson

Kaylyn is the daughter of Julie Clark and has been a part of the Miller and
Clark Team since 2004. She applied her creativity to the team with real
estate photography and graphic design. She is an Ames native and graduated
from Ames High and attended Iowa State University.

New homes typically have a higher sales price than comparable existing homes, and buyers are usually willing to spend more on a new home because of lower maintenance costs. Builders' warranties on new homes, when combined with a new roof, appliances, and major systems, usually make major repairs unnecessary and help to counter a slower initial rate of appreciation.

Census Bureau Housing Surveys suggests that operating costs are lowest for brand new homes and slightly higher for relatively new existing homes. Operating costs per square foot of living space are consistently higher for progressively older existing homes. Utility costs represent the largest factor in operating costs. Energy consumption per square foot depends on the size of the home, the insulation and quality of the windows, air leakage and the efficiency of the furnace.

New homes require fewer expenditures for routine maintenance. The cost of maintenance first increases with age, then declines, so you will generally spend less maintaining a home built before 1960 than for a home built between 1970 and 1975.

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