Wellman, IA 52356 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 2
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Home Value
$255,484
+9.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
2
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
0.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
34 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
36%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
115%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$121
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 115% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 9.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 71% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−60% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (2/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 2.3% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $69k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,542 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $121 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −1% to +15% over the next 12 months (89% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −0.8% to +15.5% (80% range; middle estimate +8.4%), chance of a rise 89%, of a 5%+ drop 3%.
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