Detroit, MI 48208 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 100
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Home Value
$132,707
−10.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
100
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
7.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
94 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
36%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
30%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,306/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-15%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$60
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 15% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are down 10.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 29% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 100% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−27% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (100/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.6% below their final list price; 36% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $36k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,420 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $405/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $60 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (65% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.0% to +9.3% (80% range; middle estimate +2.3%), chance of a rise 65%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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