Origin Homes, a homebuilder based out of West Des Moines, is breaking ground on five homes in Panora's Dream Acres on January 21.
"We continue to be so encouraged by the outreach, support and excitement for our Rural Housing Initiative," said Matt Daniels, Director of Operations for Origin. "Panora has been on our radar for a year or two thanks to their great leadership, community and economic development plans with local businesses and other builders in the area. The homes at Dream Acres will be just two blocks away from the Little Panther Daycare, Panorama Community Schools and five minutes from Lake Panorama, so we believe they'll be a great fit for this neighborhood."
Homes are expected to be completed in mid-summer 2026 and will start in the $300's. The homes will all be 3-and 4-bedroom ranches with two car garages, some with finished basements, and a range from 1,300-2,400 square feet. The plans that will be constructed are the Harris, McDaniels & Whitley (all named after notable country singers).
"Like many rural Iowa towns, we're facing the hard truth that our lack of housing is holding us back. Origin Homes has a proven track record across Iowa built on collaboration, local insight and long-term vision that I believe will only strengthen our local economy, expand our tax base and keep our town moving forward," said Panora Mayor Curtis Thornberry.
If interested buyers reserve a home in the early stages of construction, Origin can customize finishes, siding colors and more inside and outside of the home. View all for sale homes HERE.
In 2026, Origin is building an additional five homes in Knoxville's Veterans District as part of this years' ongoing Rural Housing Initiative. The initiative is aimed at building homes in rural communities across Iowa to improve the housing market. Origin has previously built and sold ten (10) homes in two phases in Knoxville, as well as 18 additional homes in Conrad, Jefferson, Manning and Gowrie. As part of the initiative, Workforce housing tax credits, awarded from the Iowa Economic Development Authority, will be used to help offset the costs of the homes to homebuyers.
Origin is a primarily custom homebuilder specializing in building custom homes on land in any of Iowa's 99 counties. You can see their custom work here.
