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Des Moines, IA

Daily-refreshed real estate signals + Three-Opinion home-price methodology for Des Moines, IA. Built for agents; free to read.

Des Moines, IA’s median sale price is $217K as of 2026-06 — +1.7% year over year. Pecan Street tracks Des Moines with its Three-Opinion home-price methodology (Redfin, FHFA HPI, and Zillow ZHVI), and surfaced 2 market signals here in the last 14 days.

Headline

Median sale price · 2026-06

$217K

+1.7% year-over-year

Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.

Market facts

ZIP codes tracked
Primary MLS
Price methodologyThree-Opinion · Redfin · FHFA HPI · Zillow ZHVI
Data as of2026-06

Price reconciliation

amber · 2.1pp

Redfin (city)

+1.7%

FHFA HPI · 2026-Q1

+3.8%

Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (monthly sold price) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.

Recent signals

Strength 4 / 5

69 days

Altoona homes taking 69 days to sell — +91.7% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.

Strength 4 / 5

133 days

Waukee homes taking 133 days to sell — +177.1% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.

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