Whitaker Marketing Group Wins Land.com Land Star Top Producer Award for 2025

Whitaker Marketing Group Land.com Land Star Top Producer Award 2025

Whitaker Marketing Group is proud to announce that our team has been recognized with the Land.com Land Star Top Producer Award for the full year of 2025, an honor awarded to top-performing land real estate professionals across the Land.com network. This award recognizes outstanding performance in the land real estate industry, highlighting brokers and firms […]

Iowa Land Auction Results – February 2026 Market Recap

February 2026 Iowa land auction results farmland market update showing Iowa farmland values and sales activity

Thinking about selling land in Iowa in 2026? February’s land auction results delivered a clear signal: buyer demand remains strong for productive farmland, but pricing continues to vary widely depending on soil quality, tract size, location, and land mix. This recap summarizes February 2026 reported land sales activity across Iowa counties, offering insights specifically for […]

Iowa Land Auction Results February 21–27, 2026

Iowa farmland auction recap February 21–27 2026 showing weekly Iowa land auction results

Iowa farmland auction results from February 21–27, 2026, provide farmland owners with a clear view of buyer demand, pricing trends, and current market conditions across the state. This week’s activity included primarily tillable farms, along with CRP acreage, recreational land, and a wind turbine-influenced farm across multiple Iowa counties. For landowners evaluating whether now is […]

Iowa Land Auction Results: February 14–20, 2026 Weekly Update

Featured image for Iowa farmland auction recap showing February 14–20, 2026 weekly update over a winter Iowa landscape

For a look at the previous week’s results, see our Iowa Land Auction Results February 7–13, 2026 Iowa land auction results from February 14–20, 2026, provide farmland owners with a clear view of buyer demand, pricing trends, and current market conditions across the state. This week’s activity included primarily tillable tracts, along with CRP acreage […]

Iowa Land Auction Results February 7–13, 2026

Iowa farmland auction results table from February 7–13, 2026 showing counties, acres sold, price per acre, CSR2, and tillable acreage

For a look at the previous week’s results, see our Iowa Land Auction Results January 31st – February 6th, 2026 Iowa land auction results from February 7–13, 2026, provide farmland owners with a clear view of buyer demand, pricing trends, and current market conditions across the state. This week’s activity included tillable, CRP, development-influenced, and […]

Iowa Land Auction Results January 31st – February 6th, 2026

Iowa land auction results featured image showing statewide Iowa farmland with date range January 31–February 6, 2026

For a look at the previous week’s results, see our Statewide Iowa Land Auctions January 24–30, 2026 Iowa land auction results from January 31st – February 6th, 2026 provide farmland owners with a clear snapshot of how buyers are responding to tillable land across the state. Using verified auction data from multiple Iowa counties, this […]

Iowa Land Auction Results (January 2026): What Sellers Should Know Right Now

Iowa farmland market update image showing January 2026 land auction results across Iowa

Thinking about selling land in Iowa in 2026? January’s results gave sellers a clear message: well-marketed farms—especially tillable acres—are still drawing serious competition, and pricing is continuing to separate by soil quality, location, tract size, and land mix. This recap summarizes January 2026 reported land sales activity across Iowa counties, with takeaways designed specifically for […]

Statewide Iowa Land Auctions January 24–30, 2026

Iowa Land Auction Results graphic showing statewide Iowa farmland auction activity for January 24–30, 2026

For a look at the previous week’s results, see our Iowa Land Auction Prices, January 20–23, 2026. Statewide Iowa land auctions from January 27–30, 2026 provide farmland owners with a clear snapshot of how buyers are responding to different land types across the state. Using verified auction data from multiple counties, this weekly update helps […]

The Psychology of Bidding: Why Auctions Drive Competition

At Whitaker Marketing Group, we’ve seen it time and again—when the auctioneer’s chant begins and the first bid is placed, something powerful happens in the room (and online). Competition intensifies, bidders become engaged, and farmland often sells for more than anyone expected. But why do auctions have this effect? The answer lies in the psychology […]