Iowa’s Buy-Side Real Estate Market: Q2 2026 Analysis

Market Snapshot: Q2 2026

Iowa's active inventory held near 13,600 listings through Q2 2026, dipping from 13,838 in April to 13,611 in May before returning to 13,626 in June. Months of supply registered 3.1 in April, dipped to 3.0 in May, then returned to 3.1 in June, placing Iowa in seller's market territory throughout the quarter. The supply scale provides useful context: below 4 months typically signals a seller's market, where demand tends to exceed available inventory; the 4 to 6 month range characterizes a balanced market; above 6 months, conditions tend to favor buyers. At 3.0 to 3.1 months, Iowa's Q2 2026 reading held well below the seller's market threshold for all three months.

Median sale prices rose substantially through the quarter, climbing from $242K in April to $253K in May and reaching $269K in June. Days on market declined from 39 days in April to 38 in both May and June, a modest improvement that held through the final two months of the quarter.

Compared to Q2 2025, Iowa's supply picture was slightly tighter. Months of supply ended June 2026 at 3.1, down 0.1 months from the 3.2 reading in June 2025. Active inventory grew 2.4% year over year, a modest increase that had no meaningful effect on a market already operating in seller's territory. Median prices rose 6.6% from June 2025, a strong gain reflecting sustained buyer demand in a supply-constrained environment. Days on market came in 2 days below the June 2025 reading of 40.

Top 25 Buyer's Agents and Teams: Q2 2026 Rankings

Agent Pronto/CINC has ranked Iowa's top 25 buyer's agents and teams based on total transaction volume in Q2 2026. This proprietary buy-side data reveals the high-volume operators and market specialists who dominate Iowa's diverse real estate market.

What the Data Shows

Iowa's Q2 2026 top 25 is concentrated almost entirely within the Greater Des Moines metropolitan area, spanning the city's highest-activity suburbs: West Des Moines, Ankeny, Clive, Waukee, Urbandale and Johnston. The highest-value confirmed transaction addresses in the dataset fall within this corridor or its immediate surroundings. Iowa City, Cedar Falls and the Lake Panorama resort community near Panora contribute smaller satellite entries. Iowa's top 25 carries just one agent or team with a median above $1 million, making it among the most accessible and volume-concentrated fields in the national Q2 dataset.

The field is defined by agents and teams working Des Moines's most active residential segments. Misty Darling leads all 25 with 40 closings at a $276K median, the highest closing count in Iowa's Q2 top 25. Pennie Carroll added 30 closings at a $298K median and Erin Rundall contributed 25 at $368K. Ingrid Williams closed 18 transactions at a $425K median, and Beth Ernst added 15 at $273K. Anna Thomas and Ashlee Knickerbocker contributed 12 closings each at $314K and $259K respectively, and Justin Greenfield added 12 at $277K. Bethany Benner contributed 10 closings at $340K, and Timothy Scheib added 9 at $405K. These agents and teams reach the top 25 through sustained transaction activity across the Des Moines metro's accessible and mid-range price segments.

Rick Wanamaker is the field's only operator with a median above $1 million, closing 3 transactions at a $1.4M median, with his highest transaction a $3.1M West Des Moines property. Jonathan Musser, with 4 closings at a $904K median, works immediately below the luxury threshold, with a $1.9M West Des Moines closing among his top sales. Megan Hill Mitchum closed 8 transactions at a $566K median, including a $1.5M Urbandale property. Caryn Helgeson contributed 7 closings at a $639K median. Angela Worth reached the rankings through 6 closings that include a $1.7M property in Panora, on Lake Panorama west of Des Moines, the field's clearest example of Iowa's rural lake premium entering a Des Moines-centric rankings field.

Median prices across the full top 25 run from $259K to $1.4M, and closing counts from 3 to 40. With only 1 of 25 agents and teams carrying a median above $1M, Iowa's top 25 is among the most volume-driven and accessible in the national Q2 dataset. Dollar-volume bias is relatively contained at this price level: a single $3.1M closing placed Rick Wanamaker at rank 6, above agents and teams with 15 or more transactions during the quarter. As with all dollar-volume rankings, the top 25 reflects the high-producing end of Iowa's buyer's agent and team landscape rather than a cross-section of the full market.

Conclusion

Iowa's Q2 2026 market held firmly in seller's territory: months of supply ranging from 3.0 to 3.1, prices up 6.6% from the prior year, and supply conditions slightly tighter than Q2 2025. The top 25 buyer's agents and teams reflect a market anchored almost entirely in the Des Moines metropolitan area, where high-closing-count operators at accessible price points define the field. Agent Pronto/CINC's Q2 2026 rankings capture that concentration across Iowa's active buyer's agent and team landscape.

Data Sources:

Market Data: Provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

Buy-Side Transaction Data: Provided exclusively by Agent Pronto/CINC, the industry's leading source for buyer's agent and team performance intelligence. Agent Pronto/CINC aggregates buy-side transaction data nationwide to deliver comprehensive rankings and performance metrics.

Disclaimer: While Agent Pronto/CINC makes every effort to ensure data accuracy, rankings are based on available transaction records and may not capture all buy-side activity. Agents or teams not included in these rankings may have comparable or superior performance not reflected in our data sources.

Analysis Period: April 2026 - June 2026