Iowa Real Estate & Property Data

Iowa Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: March 19, 2024

Get access to Iowa real estate data and housing market reports powered by the industry’s leading provider of real estate and property data, ATTOM. There have been 37,408 residential properties sold in the Iowa real estate market over the past 12 months. As of January 2024, the median home price in IA on single-family homes is $219,000. The median single-family home value for properties over the last 12 months is $196,671. Currently, the State of Iowa has 321 properties in foreclosure and 16 REOs (real estate bank owned).

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Iowa Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 1,273,427
Total Commercial Properties 136,795
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 58 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,521
Total 2024 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 1,842
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q1 2024) 1.72%
Total 2023 Residential Sales 35,566
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q1 2024) 26.58%
Effective 2023 Property Tax 1.31%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 321
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Iowa Real Estate Overview

There were 37,408 residential properties sold in the past year in Iowa. The median home value in Iowa is $196,671. There are a total of 1,273,427 residential properties in the IA.

Median Sales Price i
$219,000
(Jan 2024)
+18.4%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • January '24 Jan '24 $219,000
  • December '23 Dec '23 $210,000
  • November '23 Nov '23 $205,250
  • October '23 Oct '23 $202,750
  • September '23 Sep '23 $212,000
  • August '23 Aug '23 $218,000
  • July '23 Jul '23 $220,000
  • June '23 Jun '23 $225,000
  • May '23 May '23 $215,000
  • April '23 Apr '23 $200,000
  • March '23 Mar '23 $200,000
  • February '23 Feb '23 $194,900
Median Down Payment i
$22,000
(Jan 2024)
-2.2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • January '24 Jan '24 $22,000
  • December '23 Dec '23 $22,500
  • November '23 Nov '23 $25,000
  • October '23 Oct '23 $22,725
  • September '23 Sep '23 $25,000
  • August '23 Aug '23 $25,000
  • July '23 Jul '23 $25,500
  • June '23 Jun '23 $25,750
  • May '23 May '23 $21,000
  • April '23 Apr '23 $18,950
  • March '23 Mar '23 $17,772
  • February '23 Feb '23 $18,934
Number of Homes Sold i
1,842
(Jan 2024)
-13.8%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • January '24 Jan '24 1,842
  • December '23 Dec '23 2,554
  • November '23 Nov '23 2,690
  • October '23 Oct '23 3,334
  • September '23 Sep '23 3,382
  • August '23 Aug '23 4,041
  • July '23 Jul '23 3,167
  • June '23 Jun '23 4,061
  • May '23 May '23 3,331
  • April '23 Apr '23 2,422
  • March '23 Mar '23 2,666
  • February '23 Feb '23 1,780
Number of Purchase Loans i
1,854
(Jan 2024)
+16.6%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • January '24 Jan '24 1,854
  • December '23 Dec '23 2,376
  • November '23 Nov '23 2,567
  • October '23 Oct '23 3,072
  • September '23 Sep '23 3,157
  • August '23 Aug '23 3,600
  • July '23 Jul '23 2,610
  • June '23 Jun '23 3,236
  • May '23 May '23 2,754
  • April '23 Apr '23 2,082
  • March '23 Mar '23 2,142
  • February '23 Feb '23 1,387
Number of REFI Loans i
1,720
(Jan 2024)
-0.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • January '24 Jan '24 1,720
  • December '23 Dec '23 2,001
  • November '23 Nov '23 1,906
  • October '23 Oct '23 2,333
  • September '23 Sep '23 2,285
  • August '23 Aug '23 2,546
  • July '23 Jul '23 2,311
  • June '23 Jun '23 2,607
  • May '23 May '23 2,409
  • April '23 Apr '23 1,952
  • March '23 Mar '23 2,106
  • February '23 Feb '23 1,494
Number of HELOC Loans i
1,102
(Jan 2024)
-2%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • January '24 Jan '24 1,102
  • December '23 Dec '23 1,059
  • November '23 Nov '23 1,193
  • October '23 Oct '23 1,579
  • September '23 Sep '23 1,634
  • August '23 Aug '23 1,649
  • July '23 Jul '23 1,911
  • June '23 Jun '23 2,169
  • May '23 May '23 2,382
  • April '23 Apr '23 1,705
  • March '23 Mar '23 1,569
  • February '23 Feb '23 1,066

Iowa Real Estate Market Overview

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Iowa Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 321 Iowa properties with a foreclosure filing in January 2024. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 170 Iowa properties and repossessed 16 Iowa properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in January 2024.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
321
(Jan 2024)
+9.6%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • January '24 Jan '24 321
  • December '23 Dec '23 254
  • November '23 Nov '23 296
  • October '23 Oct '23 276
  • September '23 Sep '23 351
  • August '23 Aug '23 280
  • July '23 Jul '23 296
  • June '23 Jun '23 309
  • May '23 May '23 332
  • April '23 Apr '23 378
  • March '23 Mar '23 347
  • February '23 Feb '23 300
Foreclosure Starts i
170
(Jan 2024)
+45.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • January '24 Jan '24 170
  • December '23 Dec '23 59
  • November '23 Nov '23 96
  • October '23 Oct '23 95
  • September '23 Sep '23 92
  • August '23 Aug '23 105
  • July '23 Jul '23 104
  • June '23 Jun '23 92
  • May '23 May '23 134
  • April '23 Apr '23 105
  • March '23 Mar '23 135
  • February '23 Feb '23 99
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
16
(Jan 2024)
-20%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • January '24 Jan '24 16
  • December '23 Dec '23 47
  • November '23 Nov '23 18
  • October '23 Oct '23 45
  • September '23 Sep '23 37
  • August '23 Aug '23 46
  • July '23 Jul '23 33
  • June '23 Jun '23 20
  • May '23 May '23 20
  • April '23 Apr '23 16
  • March '23 Mar '23 35
  • February '23 Feb '23 32
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