Ottosen, IA 50597 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−5% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
• Prices. Home values are up 5.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
• Supply. Listings are 8% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+33% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (23/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.2% below their final list price (as of Mar 2026); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 18% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $55k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,517 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $107 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +9% over the next 12 months (62% 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: −7.5% to +8.8% (80% range; middle estimate +1.8%), chance of a rise 62%, of a 5%+ drop 16%.

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