Otho, IA 50569 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 36
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Home Value
$130,656
−2.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
36
Sep 2026
Days on Market
47 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
109.7%
Oct 2024
Mtg Payment as % of Income
26%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
54%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$146
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 54% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 2.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 67% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+400% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (36/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (109.7% of list) (as of Oct 2024); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 26% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $38k 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 $146 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 (60% 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: −7.9% to +8.5% (80% range; middle estimate +1.4%), chance of a rise 60%, of a 5%+ drop 17%.
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