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Market at a glance

Over the last 6 months, homes sold for 98.0% of list price in 55 days on average.

Average price, last 12 months

What sellers asked vs. what homes actually sold for, by closing month.

List · $257K Sold · $251K
$310K$280K$250K$220K
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Homes sold per month

Closed sales, last 12 months.

Sold tab (last 6 months) Earlier

Peak: 378 sales in Jun. Last month: 224.

Where the market stands

All homes in this report, by status.

3,077homes
Active1,080 · 35%
Under contract333 · 11%
Sold (6 mo)1,664 · 54%

Buyer's or seller's market?

Months it would take to sell every active home at the pace of the last 6 months.

3.7months of inventory
Seller's, under 4BalancedBuyer's, over 6

Homes are selling quickly, which favors sellers in this market.

Average price by status

Active$279K
Under contract$255K
Sold$251K

Average days on market

Active115 days
Under contract109 days
Sold55 days

Browse homes by status

Choose a status to see its numbers, charts and listings.

Active homes

Currently for sale
Homes for sale 1,080
Average list price $279,199
Avg. days on market 115 days
Avg. price per ft² $199
Avg. living area 1,414 ft²
Avg. beds / baths 3.1 / 2.1

Price vs. living area

Each dot is one of the 250 newest homes. Hover a dot for its address, click it to see the home.

9 homes didn’t report living area and aren’t shown.

5 homes are larger or pricier than this chart’s scale and aren’t shown.

$900K$600K$300K$0

Price vs. living area: 236 homes plotted, up to $900K and 3,000 ft².

0 ft²1,0002,0003,000 ft²

How long homes have been listed

Number of homes by days on market.

Bedroom mix

Number of homes by bedroom count.

74 homes didn’t report bedrooms and aren’t shown.

Highest price per ft²

Top 7 homes among the newest.

2895 Boston Avenue$1,066
3750 Grand Avenue Unit 404$542
300 Tonawanda Drive$398
3131 Fleur Drive Unit 501$336
120 SW 5th Street Unit 402$336
1918 60th Street$325
1016 Titus Avenue$313

All active listings (1,080)

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AddressBedsBathsLiving ft²List price$ / ft²Days on market
4275 NE 26th StreetDes Moines, IA 50317 511,183$299,000$2520 days
5275/5277/5285 NW Torgerson DriveDes Moines, IA 50310 432,300$360,000$1560 days
1119 Hyde DriveDes Moines, IA 50315 332,077$309,900$1490 days
120 SW 5th Street Unit 307Des Moines, IA 50309 11834$230,000$2750 days
328 E Lally StreetDes Moines, IA 50315 311,060$155,000$1460 days
2828 44th StreetDes Moines, IA 50310 321,779$365,000$2050 days
3932 39th StreetDes Moines, IA 50310 441,920$299,900$1560 days
350 E Leach AvenueDes Moines, IA 50315 321,935$286,000$1470 days
715 44th StreetDes Moines, IA 50312 321,674$285,000$1700 days
902 E Sheridan AvenueDes Moines, IA 50316 311,092$254,900$2330 days
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