Hardy, IA 50545 housing market

What this means

• Prices. Home values are up 2.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (13/100; U.S.: 54) (as of Aug 2025): homes sell for about 4.6% below their final list price (as of Jul 2025); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%) (as of Aug 2025).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 49% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $51k 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 $138 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +13% over the next 12 months (83% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.0% to +13.3% (80% range; middle estimate +6.3%), chance of a rise 83%, of a 5%+ drop 6%.

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