Metro Detroit Real Estate Insights
Clear guidance for buyers, sellers, and Metro Detroit homeowners.
Local market updates, pricing strategy, seller advice, and neighborhood insight for Northville, Novi, South Lyon, Brighton, Green Oak, Plymouth, and surrounding Metro Detroit communities.

Selling Your Home in the Next 6 Months? A Planning Timeline for Metro Detroit Homeowners
If there is even a 50% chance you will sell your home in the next six months, the best time to start planning is now. Not because you need to rush, but because the sellers who plan early usually have more options, less stress, and a stronger result. I have helped Metro Detroit homeowners sell since
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Metro Detroit Housing Market Update: August 2026
There is no single Metro Detroit housing market. The August 2026 numbers make that clear. Median sale prices, inventory and selling times varied widely from one community to the next, and in some cases between a city and the township around it. For homeowners and buyers, the takeaway is simple. The
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How to Price a Home When the Comparable Sales Are Not Truly Comparable.
When none of the recent sales truly matches your home, the answer is not to choose the highest sale, calculate an average, or rely on a price-per-square-foot formula. The better approach is to use the best available evidence to establish a realistic value range, then select a list price that gives t
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Are More Metro Detroit Home Sellers Reducing Their Price in 2026? What 9,015 Sales Show
Yes. Price reductions have become more common across the local markets I analyzed. Among 1,135 residential sales that closed from January 1 through September 21, 2026, 19.9% sold after a net list-price reduction. That was up from 17.1% during the same period in 2025 and was the highest rate among th
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