Iowa REALTORS® Blog

The Iowa housing market mirrored that of the state’s temperatures in February marked by drops in inventory and sales. These seasonable movements, however, pave the way for signs of a typically active spring market just around the corner. 

It's a new year... a new stats program here at Iowa REALTORS®. Listen in as Les Sulgrove, statewide housing analyst, decodes the housing market in Iowa for January 2025.

Joan Ballantyne, a long-serving and respected Iowa REALTORS® leader, died on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the age of 93. 

The Iowa housing market kicked off 2025 with promising gains in key metrics, continuing the momentum seen at the end of last year. Increased new listings, active inventory, and a steady number of closed sales reflect a healthy real estate environment for buyers and sellers across the state.

Iowa REALTORS® is excited to welcome Alex Wishard as our new Marketing Project Coordinator!

Iowa REALTORS® has released its December and year-end housing statistics for 2024, highlighting key trends that reflect resilience and growth in Iowa's housing market despite ongoing adjustments.

What a ride it was in 2024. The Iowa Housing Market weathered ups and downs to create a fairly balanced year. Iowa REALTORS® statewide housing analyst Les Sulgrove digs into the year and previews our new stats program.

There's something about housing stats, right? Les Sulgrove, statewide housing analyst from Iowa REALTORS®, takes a deeper dive into monthly housing stats for November. 

The Iowa housing market continued to experience end-of-year gains in metrics tracked by Iowa REALTORS®, bucking the long-held belief that the end of year creates a slumping housing market.

We close 2024 as a more technologically interconnected society than ever before. Every day we access instant communication tools capable of gathering almost any piece of information necessary to support our businesses, allowing us to reach out to our friends and family, or supporting our social media doomscrolling habits. 

There's something about housing stats, right? Les Sulgrove, statewide housing analyst from Iowa REALTORS®, takes a deeper dive into monthly housing stats for October. 

The Iowa housing market experienced a welcome October surprise, with every metric tracked by Iowa REALTORS® falling into the positive. A late September interest rate drop by the Federal Reserve buoyed buyer and seller sentiments throughout the pinnacle fall month. 

There's something about housing stats, right? Les Sulgrove, statewide housing analyst from Iowa REALTORS®, takes a deeper dive into monthly housing stats for September.  

Unseasonably warm temperatures weren’t the only elements of fall to mimic the summer months: the September housing market saw upticks in several metrics tracked by Iowa REALTORS®, showing that homebuyers and sellers aren’t ready to call timeout on the market, just yet. 

Kristin Polley, Broker of the CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate Marshalltown office, as well as, Polley Real Estate Team, has been named as REALTOR® of the Year by Iowa REALTORS®, the state Association of real estate professionals.