How do I find market data for my area? (Columbia, MO)

[David Lund]

Hello,

I am currently looking into getting an FHA loan for a duplex to house hack. Are there any recourses to learn more about my specific area (average prices, average rents, website to find housing listings, historical housing prices, etc.). I'm looking in Columbia, MO (a big college town), so if anyone has any specific insight that would be much appreciated as well.

Thank you

[Jim Viens]

A lot of that general data is available by googling it (try something like "columbia missouri real estate market data"). Since MO is a "non-disclosure" state you may need to work with a licensed agent with MLS access to pull some of the more granular data like actual sold prices in a particular area. You can also reach out to some property management companies for data like average rents. For active listings you can use Zillow or Redfin.