Whitaker Marketing Group Named Iowa’s Best Brokerages by Land Report

Whitaker Marketing Group Named One of the Midwest’s Best Land Brokerages Whitaker Marketing Group earned recognition as one of the Midwest’s Best Land Real Estate Brokerages from The Land Report. This honor highlights the firm’s leadership in farmland sales, auctions, and land marketing across Iowa and the Midwest. As a full-service real estate and auction […]
JULY 2022 IOWA FARMLAND VALUE | IOWA LAND GUY

The Iowa Farmland Market Is Flat-Lining Over the past month, the Iowa farmland market has shown signs of leveling out. We have seen several auctions result in no-sales or delayed sales. At the same time, we also witnessed strong auctions that achieved prices of $18,000 to $22,000 per acre. So what does this mean for […]
Iowa Farmland Value

If Your Paycheck Depends on the Weather Commodity markets remain strong, with corn near $8 and soybeans approaching $16—assuming the weather cooperates and crops get planted. At the same time, farmland sales activity continues to increase across Iowa. Meanwhile, the volume of acres coming to market is rising, and we continue to see strong demand […]
A New 2022 State Record was set at Auction by Whitaker Marketing Group

Thirty-eight acres of farmland sold in Sioux County for $23,000 per acre, or $24,498.60 per tillable acre. This sale highlights how multiple factors continue to influence Iowa farmland prices. “There are a multitude of factors that impact farmland prices,” said David Whitaker of Whitaker Marketing Group. “However, competitive bidding and utilizing the auction method of […]
Lots of Land Moving

March is here, and with it comes the push toward planting season. Over the past month, the Iowa farmland market has experienced several moving parts that continue to shape buyer and seller behavior. Notably, Iowa sold more acres in February 2022 than in February 2021—a year that was already considered strong. Since January, we have […]
Iowa Farmland Market Update – January 2022

As we move toward spring, a healthy amount of farmland will continue to come to market. We are seeing sellers and real estate companies work aggressively to accelerate listings in order to capitalize on today’s strong land prices. Now that the dust has settled on 2021, farmland values continue to move forward. While prices may […]