Corridor Business Journal: Iowa’s real estate market continued a strong 2020 surge in November, with home sales up 15%, according to the Iowa Association of Realtors Housing Trends report released today. Last month 3,727 homes were sold in Iowa, compared with 3,228 in November 2019, according to the report. The median sales price was $180,000, up 9.4% from a year ago, and pending sales were 14.8% higher than last year, which bodes well for a strong finish in December, IAR officials said. Statewide, 42,219 homes have been sold so far in 2020, up 8.3% compared with the first 11 months of 2019.