Your Quad Cities home's value moved this month. Do you know which way?
I sort through the rate changes, local sales and news that affect Quad Cities home values every day, and report what matters to you twice a month, in plain English. Once a month, that includes what homes actually sold for in Bettendorf, Davenport, LeClaire, Moline and Rock Island.
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Most real estate news is written for the whole country. Your home isn't in the whole country.
A rate jump in Washington or a price drop in Austin gets reported like it's happening on your street. The Quad Cities doesn't always move with the national numbers, and the details that drive value here are different.
Your home is probably the biggest asset you own. Decisions about it deserve local information, real sources and someone who will tell you what the numbers actually mean.
Four short sections. Nothing you have to wade through.
The Big Story
The one development that matters most right now, explained without the hype.
By the Numbers
Once a month: sale prices, how close homes sold to asking, and how fast they sold in five Quad Cities cities. Every number comes with its source.
Close to Home
Local news that touches property values: bridges, new development, what's being built and what's coming down.
What This Means for You
My straightforward take for sellers and buyers, from 24 years of selling homes.
Here's what it reads like.
Every issue covers the local and national headlines that affect your home, with sources, and a plain-English answer to the question everyone asks: what does this mean for me?
Once a month, it also shows what homes actually sold for in five Quad Cities cities.
LeClaire homes sold for 102% of asking. Davenport prices are up 9.4% from last year.
| City | Median sale price | vs. last year | Sold vs. asking | Days to sell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettendorf | $351,000 | +0.2% | 99.2% | 9 |
| Davenport | $218,000 | +9.4% | 99.2% | 14 |
| LeClaire | $357,000 | -19.8%* | 102.1% | 41 |
| Moline | $165,000 | Flat | 99.1% | 23 |
| Rock Island | $148,000 | +4.2% | 98.8% | 14 |
In all five cities, homes are selling within about 1% of their asking price. That tells you buyers here will pay full value for a home that's priced right, and they notice fast when one isn't. In my experience, the homes that sell well are priced right from the first day, not chased down with reductions later.
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I've sold real estate full time for 24 years, the last 14 here in the Quad Cities with Mel Foster Co. Since moving my business here, I've closed more than 230 transactions. In 2025 I ranked 11th out of 137 agents at Mel Foster. I live in LeClaire, and I'm licensed in both Iowa and Illinois.
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