Iowa Real Estate & Property Data

Iowa Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: July 10, 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 37,140 residential properties sold in the Iowa real estate market over the past 12 months. As of May 2024, the median home price in IA on single-family homes is $262,286. The median single-family home value for properties over the last 12 months is $202,302. Currently, the State of Iowa has 278 properties in foreclosure and 15 REOs (real estate bank owned).

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Iowa Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 1,277,043
Total Commercial Properties 138,570
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 57 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,521
Total 2024 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 10,398
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q3 2024) 1.67%
Total 2023 Residential Sales 35,805
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q3 2024) 27.86%
Effective 2023 Property Tax 1.26%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 1,494
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Iowa Real Estate Overview

There were 37,140 residential properties sold in the past year in Iowa. The median home value in Iowa is $202,302. There are a total of 1,277,043 residential properties in the IA.

Median Sales Price i
$262,286
(May 2024)
+22%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • May '24 May '24 $262,286
  • April '24 Apr '24 $230,000
  • March '24 Mar '24 $210,000
  • February '24 Feb '24 $220,000
  • January '24 Jan '24 $215,000
  • December '23 Dec '23 $210,000
  • November '23 Nov '23 $205,000
  • October '23 Oct '23 $203,000
  • September '23 Sep '23 $212,000
  • August '23 Aug '23 $217,500
  • July '23 Jul '23 $220,000
  • June '23 Jun '23 $225,000
Median Down Payment i
$30,000
(May 2024)
+42.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • May '24 May '24 $30,000
  • April '24 Apr '24 $22,000
  • March '24 Mar '24 $20,000
  • February '24 Feb '24 $22,000
  • January '24 Jan '24 $21,000
  • December '23 Dec '23 $22,500
  • November '23 Nov '23 $25,000
  • October '23 Oct '23 $22,600
  • September '23 Sep '23 $25,175
  • August '23 Aug '23 $25,000
  • July '23 Jul '23 $25,800
  • June '23 Jun '23 $25,750
Number of Homes Sold i
2,025
(May 2024)
-39.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • May '24 May '24 2,025
  • April '24 Apr '24 2,415
  • March '24 Mar '24 2,173
  • February '24 Feb '24 1,749
  • January '24 Jan '24 2,036
  • December '23 Dec '23 2,607
  • November '23 Nov '23 2,715
  • October '23 Oct '23 3,355
  • September '23 Sep '23 3,396
  • August '23 Aug '23 4,059
  • July '23 Jul '23 3,179
  • June '23 Jun '23 4,072
Number of Purchase Loans i
2,019
(May 2024)
-27.1%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • May '24 May '24 2,019
  • April '24 Apr '24 2,517
  • March '24 Mar '24 2,225
  • February '24 Feb '24 1,722
  • January '24 Jan '24 2,031
  • December '23 Dec '23 2,425
  • November '23 Nov '23 2,605
  • October '23 Oct '23 3,092
  • September '23 Sep '23 3,184
  • August '23 Aug '23 3,621
  • July '23 Jul '23 2,630
  • June '23 Jun '23 3,246
Number of REFI Loans i
1,491
(May 2024)
-38.4%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • May '24 May '24 1,491
  • April '24 Apr '24 2,253
  • March '24 Mar '24 2,124
  • February '24 Feb '24 1,921
  • January '24 Jan '24 1,861
  • December '23 Dec '23 2,044
  • November '23 Nov '23 1,933
  • October '23 Oct '23 2,363
  • September '23 Sep '23 2,302
  • August '23 Aug '23 2,569
  • July '23 Jul '23 2,327
  • June '23 Jun '23 2,632
Number of HELOC Loans i
1,519
(May 2024)
-36.4%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • May '24 May '24 1,519
  • April '24 Apr '24 1,976
  • March '24 Mar '24 1,800
  • February '24 Feb '24 1,299
  • January '24 Jan '24 1,207
  • December '23 Dec '23 1,081
  • November '23 Nov '23 1,213
  • October '23 Oct '23 1,593
  • September '23 Sep '23 1,641
  • August '23 Aug '23 1,654
  • July '23 Jul '23 1,917
  • June '23 Jun '23 2,171

Iowa Real Estate Market Overview

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Iowa Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 278 Iowa properties with a foreclosure filing in May 2024. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 93 Iowa properties and repossessed 15 Iowa properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in May 2024.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
278
(May 2024)
-16.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • May '24 May '24 278
  • April '24 Apr '24 267
  • March '24 Mar '24 296
  • February '24 Feb '24 332
  • 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
Foreclosure Starts i
93
(May 2024)
-30.6%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • May '24 May '24 93
  • April '24 Apr '24 94
  • March '24 Mar '24 102
  • February '24 Feb '24 113
  • 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
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
15
(May 2024)
-25%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • May '24 May '24 15
  • April '24 Apr '24 26
  • March '24 Mar '24 29
  • February '24 Feb '24 27
  • 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
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