Warren County, IA

Kalen Ludwig and her team position themselves as Peoples Company's residential specialists in the Des Moines Metro. By representing Diligent Development, Kalen is a great resource if you are a builder or an end-user looking to secure a single family lot(s) to build on, Kalen also is a Partner/Director of Sales & Marketing for Ground Breaker Homes. 

Kalen brings her multifaceted experience and expertise to help clients who may be looking for development/lot, new construction homes, and residential resell. 

Her experience is proven in the awards and honors she has been recognized for. In 2021 alone, Kalen received the following honors: DMAAR Realtor of the Year; DMAAR Circle of Excellence, which is only awarded to the top-performing Realtors in the market; and Builder of the Year and Member of the Year, awarded by the Des Moines Home Builders Association. 

Keeping the market place up to date with her quarterly new construction and housing statistics/blog and speaking annually at Peoples Company's Builder and Developer Luncheon are focal points of her business. Sign up for this information at www.KalenLudwig.com!

After earning a Marketing and Real Estate degree from the University of Northern Iowa, Kalen joined Peoples Company in January 2005. She keeps active with Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines and was President in 2021, a member of EO Iowa, and was honored to receive Des Moines Association of Realtors’ 2021 Realtor of the Year.

Education

• University of Northern Iowa

  • Major: Marketing

  • (Emphasis in Sales and Advertising)

  • Minor: Real Estate

Memberships & Affiliations

• National Association of REALTORS®

• Iowa Association of REALTORS®

• Des Moines Association of REALTORS®  

• Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines Board Member (President in 2021)

• 2021 HBA Builder of the Year and Member of the Year

• 2021 DMAAR Realtor of the Year 

• Entrepreneurial Organization Iowa 

• Norwalk Chamber Member

• Indianola Chamber Member

• Dallas County Alliance Board Member

Expertise

Keaton Dreher started with Peoples Company in the spring of 2013 and is focused on the company’s residential, new construction, and land development/lot sales. He continues to assist Kalen Ludwig with her business and together they position themselves as Peoples Company's only residential specialists. As a team, they specialize in development/lot sales, new construction, listing resale homes for sellers, and assisting buyers. By representing Diligent Development, Keaton is a great resource if you are a builder or an end user looking to secure a single family lot(s) to build on. Keaton also represents Ground Breaker Homes as a sales associate for their new construction homes. Keaton enhances the Kalen Ludwig Real Estate Specialists team with his knowledge and expertise in land development and home building combined with his residential and commercial construction family background. Together, Keaton and Kalen have created a team relationship that is focused on delivering innovative solutions to their clients.

Keaton grew up in Storm Lake, Iowa and then attended the University of Northern Iowa. He graduated from UNI in 2013 with a Bachelor’s in Business Management and was a contributing member of Pi Sigma Epsilon, a co-ed business organization on campus. Through PSE, he gained the proper skills and knowledge needed to communicate and be successful in real estate. Keaton is a licensed real estate sales person in the state of Iowa.

Education

• University of Northern Iowa (2009-2013)
  •     Major: Business Management
  •     (Emphasis in Administration)

Accreditations

• National Association of REALTORS®
• Iowa Association of REALTORS®
• Des Moines Association of REALTORS®     

Affiliations

• Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines (HBA)
• Developers Council of Greater Des Moines (DEVCO)
• Professional Developers of Iowa (PDI)