Statewide Iowa — The housing market in Iowa continues to be strong with bidding wars, and realtors struggling to find houses for their buyers.
Iowa Association of Realtors president, Jen Burkamper of Ames, says that issue hasn’t dampened interest in the profession.
She says more people have joined the realtor ranks in the past couple of years.
Burkamper says the pandemic has had a lot to do with the increase.
Burkamper says quick sales and higher selling prices may draw people to the business but she says you have to be ready for the long haul.
She says Iowa is a good place overall to be a real estate agent.
Burkamper calls the most recent market the craziest she’s seen in her career, and expects things will eventually return back to a more normal situation.
