Crystal, MI 48818 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 53
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Home Value
$205,619
+8.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
53
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
52 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
59%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
46%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$84
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 46% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 8.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 10% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+275% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (53/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.5% below their final list price; 59% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $53k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,261 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $84 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.7% to +11.6% (80% range; middle estimate +4.5%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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