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Home sales down slightly in 2018, sale price was up

February 22, 2019 By Dar Danielson

Final figures from the Iowa Association of Realtors show home sales in 2018 were pretty close to 2017.

Association president, John Goede, says the sales numbers were steady with a slight increase in the average sale price. “The difference between listings, pendings, and closed sales from last year to this year is under one percent either way — which is phenomenal,” Goede says.

The median sales price was $161,000. Homes were on the market an average of 64 days –which Goede says is around 17-percent lower than last year.
He says the time on the market is down to almost two months instead of three. Goede says a continued tight supply is part of that drop in the time on the market.

“Having the homes available and affordable is always the magician’s trick,” he says. Buyers move quickly when a home becomes available. Goede says the only concern ahead is the potential impact of interest rates. “This rise from three-and-a-half percent to four-and-a-half percent for interest rates has caused some concern,” according to Goede. “We don’t know how that is going to work here. So far we haven’t seen that dampening affect of the higher interest rates make a difference yet — but that’s something to look for.”

The number of homes sold in 2018 was 41,387 — 368 less than in 2017.

(Photo courtesy of the Iowa Association of Realtors)

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