Iowa Real Estate & Property Data

Iowa Real Estate Market Trends
Last Updated: September 20, 2025

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 40,194 residential properties sold in the Iowa real estate market over the past 12 months. As of July 2025, the median home price in IA on single-family homes is $235,000. The median single-family home value for properties over the last 12 months is $214,250. Currently, the State of Iowa has 394 properties in foreclosure and 37 REOs (real estate bank owned).

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Iowa Real Estate Market Trends
Total Residential Properties 1,259,954
Total Commercial Properties 137,163
Avg. Home Age (Single Family Home) 58 Years
Avg. Square Feet (Single Family Home) 1,524
Total 2025 Residential Sales (year-to-date) 20,068
% of Homes Seriously Underwater (Q3 2025) 1.76%
Total 2024 Residential Sales 37,858
% of Equity Rich Homes (Q3 2025) 28.34%
Effective 2024 Property Tax 1.26%
Total Foreclosure Filings (year-to-date) 2,655
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Iowa Real Estate Overview

There were 40,194 residential properties sold in the past year in Iowa. The median home value in Iowa is $214,250. There are a total of 1,259,954 residential properties in the IA.

Median Sales Price i
$235,000
(Jul 2025)
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 $235,000
  • June '25 Jun '25 $243,000
  • May '25 May '25 $227,250
  • April '25 Apr '25 $220,000
  • March '25 Mar '25 $226,000
  • February '25 Feb '25 $208,500
  • January '25 Jan '25 $210,000
  • December '24 Dec '24 $210,000
  • November '24 Nov '24 $217,500
  • October '24 Oct '24 $217,500
  • September '24 Sep '24 $221,000
  • August '24 Aug '24 $232,000
Median Down Payment i
$30,000
(Jul 2025)
-1%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 $30,000
  • June '25 Jun '25 $30,000
  • May '25 May '25 $26,000
  • April '25 Apr '25 $25,500
  • March '25 Mar '25 $25,000
  • February '25 Feb '25 $26,500
  • January '25 Jan '25 $27,113
  • December '24 Dec '24 $24,500
  • November '24 Nov '24 $24,449
  • October '24 Oct '24 $24,800
  • September '24 Sep '24 $25,000
  • August '24 Aug '24 $29,300
Number of Homes Sold i
3,301
(Jul 2025)
-15.5%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 3,301
  • June '25 Jun '25 3,838
  • May '25 May '25 3,250
  • April '25 Apr '25 2,725
  • March '25 Mar '25 2,600
  • February '25 Feb '25 1,831
  • January '25 Jan '25 2,523
  • December '24 Dec '24 3,023
  • November '24 Nov '24 3,098
  • October '24 Oct '24 3,471
  • September '24 Sep '24 2,899
  • August '24 Aug '24 3,728
Number of Purchase Loans i
2,924
(Jul 2025)
-19.4%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 2,924
  • June '25 Jun '25 3,413
  • May '25 May '25 2,935
  • April '25 Apr '25 2,508
  • March '25 Mar '25 2,340
  • February '25 Feb '25 1,611
  • January '25 Jan '25 2,267
  • December '24 Dec '24 2,868
  • November '24 Nov '24 2,838
  • October '24 Oct '24 3,263
  • September '24 Sep '24 2,818
  • August '24 Aug '24 3,507
Number of REFI Loans i
2,936
(Jul 2025)
+22.1%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 2,936
  • June '25 Jun '25 2,902
  • May '25 May '25 2,940
  • April '25 Apr '25 2,800
  • March '25 Mar '25 2,381
  • February '25 Feb '25 1,945
  • January '25 Jan '25 2,240
  • December '24 Dec '24 2,500
  • November '24 Nov '24 2,813
  • October '24 Oct '24 2,922
  • September '24 Sep '24 2,359
  • August '24 Aug '24 2,485
Number of HELOC Loans i
2,535
(Jul 2025)
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 2,535
  • June '25 Jun '25 2,542
  • May '25 May '25 2,569
  • April '25 Apr '25 2,513
  • March '25 Mar '25 2,064
  • February '25 Feb '25 1,806
  • January '25 Jan '25 1,728
  • December '24 Dec '24 2,014
  • November '24 Nov '24 2,063
  • October '24 Oct '24 2,356
  • September '24 Sep '24 2,290
  • August '24 Aug '24 2,399

Iowa Real Estate Market Overview

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Iowa Foreclosure Activity

There were a total of 394 Iowa properties with a foreclosure filing in July 2025. Lenders started the foreclosure process on 203 Iowa properties and repossessed 37 Iowa properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in July 2025.

Total Foreclosure Filings i
394
(Jul 2025)
+67.7%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 394
  • June '25 Jun '25 365
  • May '25 May '25 408
  • April '25 Apr '25 414
  • March '25 Mar '25 358
  • February '25 Feb '25 405
  • January '25 Jan '25 311
  • December '24 Dec '24 284
  • November '24 Nov '24 311
  • October '24 Oct '24 312
  • September '24 Sep '24 250
  • August '24 Aug '24 273
Foreclosure Starts i
203
(Jul 2025)
+99%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 203
  • June '25 Jun '25 156
  • May '25 May '25 156
  • April '25 Apr '25 148
  • March '25 Mar '25 129
  • February '25 Feb '25 123
  • January '25 Jan '25 131
  • December '24 Dec '24 84
  • November '24 Nov '24 84
  • October '24 Oct '24 162
  • September '24 Sep '24 94
  • August '24 Aug '24 108
Completed Foreclosures (REOs) i
37
(Jul 2025)
+42.3%
year-over-year
y-o-y
  • July '25 Jul '25 37
  • June '25 Jun '25 27
  • May '25 May '25 23
  • April '25 Apr '25 19
  • March '25 Mar '25 22
  • February '25 Feb '25 18
  • January '25 Jan '25 27
  • December '24 Dec '24 15
  • November '24 Nov '24 24
  • October '24 Oct '24 34
  • September '24 Sep '24 17
  • August '24 Aug '24 17
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