Wakefield, MI 49968 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 42
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Home Value
$116,260
+11.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
42
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
90 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
18%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
28%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$67
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 28% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 11.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 74% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−55% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (42/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.1% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 18% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $33k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $996 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $67 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +14% over the next 12 months (84% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −2.5% to +13.8% (80% range; middle estimate +6.7%), chance of a rise 84%, of a 5%+ drop 5%.
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