Daily Metro Detroit Market Brief: Friday, May 29, 2026
Freddie Mac at 6.53% (May 28 release, +2 bps WoW). After last week's 15-bp jump from 6.36% to 6.51%, this week's near-hold confirms the new higher range is sticking. The Two-Track Spring divergence — Wayne corridor cities leading at +12% to +15% YoY while five upper-tier Oakland cities sit flat-to-negative — is now the shape of the season.
Daily Metro Detroit Market Brief: Friday, May 22, 2026
Freddie Mac jumped to 6.51% — up 15 basis points from 6.36% the prior week. The spring's biggest single-week move. NAR April still standing. Zillow city ZHVI values unchanged from the May 15 brief (same April monthly release). The rate-sensitivity story starts reading differently for upper-tier Oakland.
Daily Metro Detroit Market Brief: Friday, May 15, 2026
Freddie Mac at 6.36% (May 14 release, down 1 bp). NAR April reports national prices +0.9% YoY, the 34th consecutive month of YoY gains. The Two-Track Spring: Garden City +15.3%, Wixom +15.0%, and Plymouth +4.8% lead Michigan in annual appreciation, while five upper-tier Oakland cities (Bloomfield Hills, Rochester Hills, West Bloomfield) sit flat or negative on Zillow ZHVI.
Daily Metro Detroit Market Brief: Friday, May 8, 2026
The first full week of May closed with the spring market still running hot across Wayne and Oakland counties — multiple offers on well-priced homes, tight inventory in the strongest cities, and weekend open-house traffic ahead. 11-city brief featuring Plymouth, Canton, Northville, Livonia, Garden City, Westland, Belleville, Novi, Farmington Hills, South Lyon, and West Bloomfield.
Daily Market Brief: Monday, May 4, 2026
Opening of the second full week of May — Wayne and Oakland County city-level snapshot. Per Daily Market Brief: Monday, May 4, 2026 at the time of publication, Farmington Hills was going pending in approximately six days.
Daily Market Brief: Friday, May 1, 2026
First brief of the month — Wayne and Washtenaw counties snapshot heading into the spring buying season. Plymouth, Canton, Northville, Livonia, Westland, Garden City, Belleville, Ann Arbor, and Ypsilanti coverage.
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- Livonia: Michigan's Hottest Housing Market — data review of The Detroit News piece
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- Farmington Hills Speed Story