Detroit, MI 48221 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 73
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Home Value
$136,418
−4.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
73
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
54 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
25%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,288/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
105%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$68
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 105% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 4.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 8% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 46% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−13% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (73/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.7% below their final list price; 25% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 21% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $40k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,809 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $281/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $68 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (71% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.0% to +10.3% (80% range; middle estimate +3.2%), chance of a rise 71%, of a 5%+ drop 12%.
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