Wellston, MI 49689 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 39
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Home Value
$174,286
+11.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
39
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
52 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
24%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
102.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
21%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
29%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$79
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 29% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 11.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 24% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+14% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (39/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (102.3% of list); 24% 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 $45k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,234 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $79 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (79% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.1% to +12.2% (80% range; middle estimate +5.2%), chance of a rise 79%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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