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Published October 1, 2026 in Deal of the Week

This home asks $230 per square foot. Homes for sale around it are asking $242.

By Steve Stych
Real estate, Ankeny, IA

That's why it made the list. 250 buyers have already saved it on Zillow. That's 679% more saves than the average of this week's finalists in Ankeny, IA. All 250 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
Fig 0.1 · The home. Listing photos go out with the address. Squinting won't speed that up.
The home
4 bd · 4 ba · 2,200 sq ft
$ ▬▬▬,▬▬▬
About 5 days listed. Address: ▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬
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Text me for the address — (515) 518-8538Opens your messages. No forms. We don't do forms.

In short
  1. $230 per square foot against $242 for homes around it.
  2. Ranked first of 208 active homes scored in Ankeny, IA this week.
  3. 4 beds, 4 baths, about 2,200 sq ft. About 5 days listed.
  4. Listings here have been up about 62 days.
  5. Price and address are held back. Text DEAL and they come to you.

Here's what we think happened.

While listed, it earned 250 saves and 2,502 views on Zillow. It ranked first on Zillow saves for the number of days it has been listed.

From the listing: “Absolutely not cookie-cutter! This grand story-and-a-half home offers over 2,200 sq ft above grade plus an impressive 1,600 sq ft finished basement, with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.”

Saves on Zillow · Ankeny, IA
  1. 1This home250 saves
  2. 2Finalist average32 saves
Zillow saves. Finalist average = the mean of this week's finalists in the area, this home included.
What stands out
  1. Real wood floors and custom trim work add character and craftsmanship throughout, especially in the main living room where the details truly need to be seen in person.
  2. The main level offers an open and inviting layout with a spacious primary suite, private bath, convenient half bath, and formal dining room.
  3. Upstairs features two additional bedrooms and a full bathroom, while the finished basement offers an additional flexible room, bathroom, and plenty of living space.

What they saw when they opened the listing.

It's inside this circle · No pin, on purpose
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 $242 per square foot, the median ask nearby, 2,200 square feet would list for $532,400. 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) 518-8538Text me

One text and it's yours, usually within the hour. (You're texting me, an actual person. I answer like one.)

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

Not buying right now? You probably know someone who is. Send them this page and be the friend with the good real estate tip.

Steve Stych
RE/MAX Concepts · (515) 518-8538 · steve@stychrealty.com
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