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Northwest Michigan Housing Report May 2026

NW 6-County Combined Summary

Waterfront, Non-Waterfront, Condo

427

Apr New Listings
+64% from last month

151

New Pendings
-24% from last month

181

Closed Sales
-4% from last month

$345

Price Per Sq Ft
+19% from last month

$484K

+21% from last month

Property TypeFeb ’26Mar ’26Apr ’26YTD vs. ’25
All CombinedSales185188181-7%
Avg Price$496,288$399,330$484,037-2%
WaterfrontSales171014-5%
Avg Price$1,351,406$761,750$1,009,830-15%
Non-WaterfrontSales140148128-7%
Avg Price$420,801$384,337$455,9752%
CondoSales283039-12%
Avg Price$354,543$352,490$387,3920%
Price RangeFeb ’26Dec ’26Apr ’26YTD vs. ’25
All CombinedSales185188181-7%
$/SF$340$290$3450%
Avg Price$496,288$399,330$484,037-2%
<$350kSales769378-21%
$/SF$184$202$196-4%
$350k-$700kSales82747611%
$/SF$324$317$3427%
>$700kSales2721270%
$/SF$618$427$570-11%

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