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Market at a glance

Over the last 6 months, homes sold for 98.4% of list price in 60 days on average.

Average price, last 12 months

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

List · $444K Sold · $440K
$460K$420K$380K$340K
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Homes sold per month

Closed sales, last 12 months.

Sold tab (last 6 months) Earlier

Peak: 145 sales in Jun. Last month: 90.

Where the market stands

All homes in this report, by status.

1,327homes
Active539 · 41%
Under contract137 · 10%
Sold (6 mo)651 · 49%

Buyer's or seller's market?

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

4.8months of inventory
Seller's, under 4BalancedBuyer's, over 6

Supply and demand are roughly in balance in this market.

Average price by status

Active$458K
Under contract$490K
Sold$408K

Average days on market

Active243 days
Under contract147 days
Sold60 days

Browse homes by status

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Active homes

Currently for sale
Homes for sale 539
Average list price $457,712
Avg. days on market 243 days
Avg. price per ft² $249
Avg. living area 1,795 ft²
Avg. beds / baths 3.3 / 3.0

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.

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

1 home is larger or pricier than this chart’s scale and isn’t shown.

$3M$2M$1M$0

Price vs. living area: 231 homes plotted, up to $3M and 6,000 ft².

0 ft²2,0004,0006,000 ft²

How long homes have been listed

Number of homes by days on market.

Bedroom mix

Number of homes by bedroom count.

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

Highest price per ft²

Top 7 homes among the newest.

1468 S Timber Lane$771
5094 Grand Ridge Drive$643
1122 S Wilder Place S$580
605 S Tiburon Cove$523
924 Briar Ridge$509
4119 Timberwood Drive$492
8380 Edgewood Court$470

All active listings (539)

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AddressBedsBathsLiving ft²List price$ / ft²Days on market
5108 Westwood DriveWest Des Moines, IA 50265 321,198$309,900$2580 days
5094 Grand Ridge DriveWest Des Moines, IA 50265 562,877$1,850,000$6430 days
9135 Coneflower Drive Unit 102West Des Moines, IA 50266 331,492$232,000$1551 day
255 S 41st Street Unit 156West Des Moines, IA 50265 331,602$540,000$3373 days
1920 Ashworth RoadWest Des Moines, IA 50265 442,127$529,900$2493 days
5119 Coachlight DriveWest Des Moines, IA 50265 441,876$384,900$2054 days
221 S 84th StreetWest Des Moines, IA 50266 431,634$515,000$3154 days
2433 SE Ambrose DriveWest Des Moines, IA 50265 432,053$349,990$1704 days
150 S Prairie View Drive Unit 703West Des Moines, IA 50266 221,226$180,000$1464 days
9270 Greenspire Drive Unit 27West Des Moines, IA 50266 231,395$209,900$1504 days
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