https://thesoutheastdigest.com/ Daily Metro Detroit real estate market briefs covering 18 cities across Wayne and Oakland counties. Sourced from Zillow ZHVI, NAR, Freddie Mac PMMS, FHFA HPI, S&P Cotality Case-Shiller (via FRED), and Redfin. By Marissa DeBenedet, REALTOR®, Remerica Hometown III. en-us © 2026 Marissa DeBenedet · The Southeast Digest Marissa.DeBenedet@gmail.com (Marissa DeBenedet) Marissa.DeBenedet@gmail.com (Marissa DeBenedet) Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 720 Real Estate Metro Detroit Wayne County Michigan Oakland County Michigan https://thesoutheastdigest.com/images/hero-daily-brief-2026-05-15.avif https://thesoutheastdigest.com/ https://thesoutheastdigest.com/article-westland-spring2026.html https://thesoutheastdigest.com/article-westland-spring2026.html Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Marissa.DeBenedet@gmail.com (Marissa DeBenedet) Market Insights Westland is quietly tightening this spring. Per Zillow's Home Value Index as of the May 2026 update, the typical home value is $188,182, up 1.9% over the past year, with median days to pending around 6. Buyers priced out of Livonia are arriving here with realistic expectations and a healthy buyer pool is forming. https://thesoutheastdigest.com/article-inspections-appraisals.html https://thesoutheastdigest.com/article-inspections-appraisals.html Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Marissa.DeBenedet@gmail.com (Marissa DeBenedet) Buyer & Seller Education What a home inspection actually covers, what an appraisal is measuring, and what you give up when you waive a contingency in a competitive Michigan spring 2026 market. Plain-English buyer and seller education with citations to Michigan REALTORS, ASHI, InterNACHI, and the CFPB. https://thesoutheastdigest.com/digest-2026-05-15.html https://thesoutheastdigest.com/digest-2026-05-15.html Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Marissa.DeBenedet@gmail.com (Marissa DeBenedet) Daily Brief 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 +12.7% lead Michigan in annual appreciation, while five upper-tier Oakland cities (Birmingham, Novi, Troy, Rochester Hills, West Bloomfield) sit flat or negative on Zillow ZHVI. https://thesoutheastdigest.com/digest-2026-05-08.html https://thesoutheastdigest.com/digest-2026-05-08.html Fri, 08 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Marissa.DeBenedet@gmail.com (Marissa DeBenedet) Daily Brief 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. https://thesoutheastdigest.com/digest-2026-05-04.html https://thesoutheastdigest.com/digest-2026-05-04.html Mon, 04 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Marissa.DeBenedet@gmail.com (Marissa DeBenedet) Daily Brief Opening of the second full week of May — Wayne and Oakland County city-level snapshot. Per the May 4 brief at the time of publication, Farmington Hills was going pending in approximately six days. https://thesoutheastdigest.com/digest-2026-05-01.html https://thesoutheastdigest.com/digest-2026-05-01.html Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Marissa.DeBenedet@gmail.com (Marissa DeBenedet) Daily Brief 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.