The latest numbers from the Iowa Association of Realtors show home sales in the were up again in February. Association president-elect Jen Burkamper of Ames says sales increased by three-point-eight percent and pending home sales were 16-point-four percent higher compared to last February.

She says the only thing holding them back is finding enough houses to sell.

The median sales price of homes was two-point-eight percent higher compared to February of last year at 155-thousand dollars. Homes sold in February were on the market for an average of 77 days which is slightly up from 74 days in February 2019.