The housing market in the Greater Des Moines area continues to boom, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.Waukee hit a record number of building permits in 2020. The City of Waukee s Development Services Department issued a record 1,489 building permits. That’s nearly $250 million in building permits in 2020.That led to a lot of construction in new developments that shattered 2019’s building records.Brett Carney built a house in Waukee and moved from Ames in October. He wanted his daughter to be in the new Waukee High school boundary, but also took advantage of low-interest rates.“But also the resale value. Down the road, to resell a newer home in a new subdivision would be easier than a home that would be at 20 years old,” Carney said.Carney was one of the first to move into the new development. That s come with plenty of noise and a first-hand view of his neighborhood growing quickly“In the time that our home was built, and since we ve lived here, it s been a carnival out h