Dows, IA 50071 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 87
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Home Value
$114,296
+2.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
87
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.1 months
Jun 2026
Days on Market
144 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.4%
Jun 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
13%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-0.0%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$113
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−0% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 167% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+300% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (87/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.4% of list) (as of Jun 2026); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 13% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $36k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,640 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $113 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (58% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −8.2% to +8.1% (80% range; middle estimate +1.1%), chance of a rise 58%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.
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