Iowa REALTORS® Blog

A simple idea can often blossom into a truly impactful initiative if provided with the right support, and dedication. That is exactly the case for the Flipping for Habitat event in eastern Iowa. 

The Fourth Annual Downtown Tailgate brought together football fans, families, and local businesses for a day of fun, food, and philanthropy in the heart of Sioux City. 

Iowa’s housing market wrapped up December on steady footing, with healthier inventory levels and sustainable price growth pointing toward a more balanced start to 2026. While late-year activity reflected typical seasonal slowdowns, year-over-year gains in listings and closed sales suggest the market is stabilizing and regaining its rhythm. Together, these trends signal renewed momentum and a stronger outlook for buyers and sellers heading into the new year.

Iowa’s housing market ended 2025 with encouraging fundamentals, as improved inventory availability and steady price growth helped set the stage for a balanced market heading into early 2026.

Iowa REALTORS® is excited to announce that Liz Price has joined the association as our Professional Standards & Development Administrator. 

During the 2025 legislative session, Iowa REALTORS® worked closely with Des Moines Water Works and other utilities to legislation implementing a new Environmental Protection Agency  rule requiring the disclosure and replacement of lead service lines over the next decade.

Iowa’s housing market remained steady in November, maintaining strong inventory levels despite a predictable seasonal slowdown in new listings and closed sales. 

Statewide Housing Analyst, Lest Sulgrove discusses October's housing data, breaks down the data, and provides additional insight into the state's unique bump in the fall season. Click to watch the full video!

Stocking, sorting, loading and helping families bring home a full holiday meal. Members of the RE/MAX Concepts Twin Power Real Estate Team completed these tasks in the early morning hours a few days before Thanksgiving. 

The RE/MAX Concepts team in Waterloo–Cedar Falls showed up ready to work during their annual Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity Build Day this fall. 

It’s not often that legislative priorities in Iowa and Illinois align, but when Accessory Dwelling Units became a topic of discussion in both state legislatures, it was a big “win” for the Quad City Area REALTORS®. 

Student Built Home. 

The name of the program is quite literal: High school students in the Quad Cities area work together under the direction of skilled instructors to construct a home. 

There was rain in the forecast for Rock Valley, Iowa on June 21, 2024. Dawn DeWit came home from her custodial job at the school that afternoon to find a tag on the door recommending that her family evacuate, though there was no mandatory order to do so. 

Earnest money is a “good faith deposit” made by a homebuyer to a seller, and is typically held in an escrow account until the close of sale. But what happens when a buyer doesn’t provide earnest money as outlined in their purchase agreement?

With conversations surrounding interest rate decreases continue, how did the Iowa Housing Market respond? Statewide Housing Analyst, Les Sulgrove breaks the info down in the September housing stats!