Published September 28, 2026 in Deal of the Week

This home asks $160 per square foot. Homes for sale around it are asking $215.

By Steve Stych

Real estate, Des Moines, IA

That's why it made the list. 246 buyers have already saved it on Zillow. That's 801% more saves than the average of this week's finalists in Des Moines, IA. All 246 get an alert the second the price drops or someone else puts in an offer. Right now, you're ahead of all of them.

The numbers

Views on Zillow

Saves on Zillow

Homes analyzed

The home

3 bd · 3 ba · 2,000 sq ft

$ ▬▬▬,▬▬▬

About 5 days listed. Address: ▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬

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In short

$160 per square foot against $215 for homes around it.
Ranked first of 1,775 active homes scored in Des Moines, IA this week.
3 beds, 3 baths, about 2,000 sq ft. About 5 days listed.
Listings here have been up about 68 days.
Price and address are held back. Text DEAL and they come to you.

Here's what we think happened.

While listed, it earned 246 saves and 1,704 views on Zillow. It ranked first on Zillow saves for the number of days it has been listed.

From the listing: “Step into timeless character in this classic 1926 two-story, set on a generous 0.26 acre lot in the heart of Beaverdale.”

Saves on Zillow · Des Moines, IA

1This home246 saves
2Finalist average27 saves

Zillow saves. Finalist average = the mean of this week's finalists in the area, this home included.

What stands out

With 1,952 square feet of living space, this 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home offers a wonderfully open and spacious layout, from the formal dining room to the living room and into the…
Original character shines throughout, with a brick foundation, a distinctive gambrel roofline, a welcoming open front porch and a cozy fireplace that anchors the living space.
Outside, the expansive lot provides room to garden, entertain or simply enjoy the outdoors, complete with a detached 20 by 20 garage for extra storage or workspace.

What they saw when they opened the listing.

Map of the approximate area, drawn as a circle rather than a pin — Fig 03.1 · The area

Then they did what you're about to do. They checked the neighborhood.

Asking $/sq ft nearby

The middle asking price per square foot of the homes for sale here now. Asking, not sold.

This home's $/sq ft

This home's own price per square foot, rounded to the nearest $5.

Avg. days listed

The clock every listing in the area is running against.

Active homes

Everything for sale here right now — the full set this pick was scored against.

The math. At $215 per square foot, the median ask nearby, 2,000 square feet would list for $430,000. This one asks less.

Want the address?

It's ready to go. The address, the photos, the numbers behind the numbers.

Text DEAL to (515) 518-8538 Text me

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What comes back

The address, and the listing it belongs to.
The photos, unblurred, all of them.
The numbers this page is built on, including the ones we would not publish.
A straight answer on whether it is actually right for you — including no.

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