Matthew Stevens
Realtor Associate
For Matthew Stevens, real estate isn’t just a career path—it’s a family legacy. Growing up surrounded by family members deeply rooted in the home purchasing, building, and lending industries, Matthew developed an intuitive understanding of the housing market long before earning his license in 2023. Today, as a premier agent with Zealty Home Advisors, a localized boutique brokerage serving the Greater Des Moines metro, he uses that lifelong foundation to deliver a distinct competitive advantage to his clients.
Matthew has rapidly built a reputation as a high-producing agent and a relentless advocate for his clients, closing nearly 20 transactions and surpassing $3 Million in sales volume. By aligning himself with an agile, local boutique rather than a rigid national franchise, Matthew can pivot quickly to match the fast-moving central Iowa market, offering personalized, data-driven advice without corporate red tape.
Matthew specializes in navigating the unique nuances of new construction resales, rural properties, investment properties, and acreage potential. He primarily serves two distinct types of clients: first-time homebuyers who need an advocate to shield them from overpaying, and real estate investors looking for sharp mathematical analysis on cash flow, cap rates, and long-term portfolio growth.
Matthew’s success is defined by his commitment to aggressive, strategic negotiation. In one notable victory, he guided a first-time homebuyer through a highly competitive market, uncovering an overlooked listing and negotiating a staggering $100,000 off the original list price to hand his client instant equity. On the listing side, Matthew’s creative marketing strategies have proven equally powerful; he recently represented a rural new construction resale, positioning it perfectly against builder inventory to secure a full-asking-price offer in under 10 days.
Whether you are breaking into the market with your very first home, searching for a rural retreat, or evaluating a multi-family property to build generational wealth, Matthew combines the patience of an educator with the sharp instinct of an elite negotiator to protect your bottom line.