Whitaker Marketing Group Wins Land.com Land Star Top Producer Award for 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
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 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 […]
Polk County, Iowa Land Auction – 231.09± Acres of High-CSR2 Farmland Selling March 25, 2026
Whitaker Marketing Group, in collaboration with Sean Asada of RE/MAX, is proud to present an exceptional Polk County, Iowa farmland auction opportunity. This 231.09± acre farm will sell in one tract on Tuesday, March 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT at 2816 Shoreline Rd, Des Moines, Iowa. Quality farmland with strong CSR2 ratings and proximity […]
Iowa Land Auction Results: February 14–20, 2026 Weekly Update
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
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
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
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
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 […]
