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Northwest Michigan Housing Report January 2026

NW 6-County Combined Summary

Waterfront, Non-Waterfront, Condo

200

Dec New Listings
-16% from last month

144

New Pendings
-38% from last month

247

Closed Sales
-7% from last month

$301

Price Per Sq Ft
-9% from last month

$454K

Avg. Sale Price
-10% from last month

Property TypeOct ’25Nov ’25Dec ’25YTD ’25 vs. ’24YTD ’25 vs. ’24
All CombinedSales3342652475%8%
Avg Price$527,599$502,245$454,25611%3%
WaterfrontSales4133378%14%
Avg Price$1,180,026$990,561$857,3119%-3%
Non-WaterfrontSales2382021807%9%
Avg Price$452,028$438,920$391,94112%4%
CondoSales532929-1%0%
Avg Price$394,939$394,640$338,6718%2%
Price RangeOct ’25Nov ’25Dec ’25YTD ’25 vs. ’23YTD ’25 vs. ’24
All CombinedSales3342652475%8%
$/SF$344$329$30111%3%
Avg Price$527,599$502,245$454,25611%3%
<$350kSales147111114-7%6%
$/SF$195$207$1766%0%
$350k-$700kSales1211149015%12%
$/SF$321$302$3172%1%
>$700kSales66404325%7%
$/SF$524$548$46811%6%

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