Ames, Iowa - Home of the Cyclones       Specializing in Residential Real Estate in Ames and surrounding communities
Committed to providing outstanding service and value to buyers and sellers since 1992. Hunziker & Associates, REALTORS is widely recognized as the preeminent real estate company in Ames.
 
 

For a home seller who is also a home buyer in the same market, it is still a great time to sell, especially if one is a move up buyer.


Ames Closed sales, January 1 - May 31
Year # Sold Avg Sales Price Median Sales Price
2010204$175,310$161,375
2009170$184,565$159,500
2008196$168,899$153,450
2007243$176,029$151,500
2006218$165,693$146,900

Hunziker and Associates accounted for 149 of the 408 possible transaction sides in Ames this year, or 36.5% market share. This compares very favorably to last year when we accounted for 102 of the 340 possible transaction sides, 30.0%. Therefore, there were 68 more transaction sides in Ames this year than last year, and I'm pleased to report that Hunziker and Associates Realtors claimed an additional 47 of the 68 (69% of the increase)!

1st and 2nd numbers for Ames Residential & Rural Subdivisions
• Hunziker & Associates had the highest sales price to list price ratio among the major firms in Ames, 96.1%.
• Hunziker & Associates had the highest percentage of any office in in-house sales, 51.4%.
• Hunziker & Associates sold more listings than our two closest competitors combined, 37.5% vs. 36.4%.
• Hunziker & Associates total volume of closed transactions easily exceeded the two next closest competitors combined, 40.6% to 36.9%.