Watersmeet, MI 49969 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 38
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Home Value
$299,730
+3.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
38
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
76 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
94.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
34%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
17%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$68
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 17% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 76% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+113% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (38/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 5.8% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 34% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $77k 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 $68 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: −3.7% to +12.6% (80% range; middle estimate +5.6%), chance of a rise 81%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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