Statewide Iowa — The president of the Iowa Association of Realtors says home sales across the state were up in August. John Goede says that’s not the only good thing he sees in the numbers.
He says sellers are earning a little more on average.
He says they normally expect an uptick in August as people try to move and buy homes before school. Goede says there is one factor they don’t know about yet.
Goede says things have really been steady when you look at statewide numbers through the year thus far. But, he says there are differences when you look at different regions.
He says it shows the differences in the growth in the urban areas of the state compared to rural areas.
There were 5,398 homes sold in August compared to 5,363 in August of 2018. The number of days on the market this year was 55 in August, compared to 53 last year.
