Shellsburg, IA 52332 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 32
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Home Value
$332,566
+10.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
32
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.6 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
50 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
30%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$133
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 30% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 10.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 40% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−40% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (32/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.0% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $91k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,624 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $133 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 +6.4%), chance of a rise 83%, of a 5%+ drop 6%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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