George, IA 51237 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 54
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Home Value
$202,270
+11.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
54
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
110 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
13%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
102.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
26%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
88%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$107
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 88% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 11.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 400% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+180% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (54/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (102.8% of list); 13% 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 $53k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 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. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.4% to +11.9% (80% range; middle estimate +4.9%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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