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Pella, Iowa.

Is it a buyer's or a seller's market? Six dials, updated monthly — speed, supply and seller behaviour, not just prices.

Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 4 Pella listings, and the typical home goes pending in 44 days — the market is roughly in balance.

What it costs per month · Pella $1,922/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,014 (+112%) since Jan 2020.

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • United States$1,922

Asking rents in Pella, IA rose 1.7% over the past year — slower than the nation's +2.7%.

Share of listings with a price cut

The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.

10% 20% 30% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Pella 26.71% United States 26.90%
10% 20% 30% 2022 2024 2026
  • Pella26.71%
  • United States26.90%

Days to pending

How long the typical listing takes to go under contract.

20 30 40 50 2026 Pella 44 United States 24
20 30 40 50 2026
  • Pella44
  • United States24

Homes for sale

Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.

50 75 100 125 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Pella 128
50 75 100 125 2022 2024 2026
  • Pella128

New listings per month

Sellers arriving at the market.

20 30 40 50 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Pella 34
20 30 40 50 2022 2024 2026
  • Pella34

Sale-to-list ratio

Above 100%, homes sell over asking; below, buyers negotiate wins.

95.75% 96.00% 96.25% 96.50% 2026 Pella 96.30%
95.75% 96.00% 96.25% 96.50% 2026
  • Pella96.30%