Fontanelle, IA 50846 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 68
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Home Value
$189,756
+9.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
68
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.1 months
Jul 2026
Days on Market
83 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
80.5%
Jul 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
22%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$127
Dec 2025
What this means
- Prices. Home values are up 9.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 13% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−25% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (68/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 19.5% below their final list price (as of Jul 2026); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 22% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $54k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,809 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $127 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: −2.9% to +13.4% (80% range; middle estimate +6.3%), chance of a rise 83%, of a 5%+ drop 6%.
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