Climax, MI 49034 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 70
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Home Value
$270,565
+8.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
70
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
62 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
33%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
81%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$86
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 81% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 8.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 7% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+400% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (70/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.2% of list); 33% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $71k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,288 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $86 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (81% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.6% to +12.7% (80% range; middle estimate +5.7%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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