Development Report 2025

Greater Grand Rapids continues to see strong housing demand, although the market may be showing signs of a slight cool down. More homes were sold at the beginning of 2025 than early 2024, but fewer than in the post- pandemic period. Homes are staying on the market longer, and the number of average active listings increased significantly compared to early 2024. Median home prices dropped in late 2024 but rose again in Q1 2025. HOUSING – Single-Family

AVERAGE ACTIVE LISTINGS PER QUARTER

3,000

2,700

2,500

SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SALES

2,000

5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 1,500 1,000 500 0

1,500

1,116

1,000

500

665

0

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: Greater Regional Alliance of Realtors (GRAR)

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

There were 1,116 active single-family listings in Q1 2025, a 68% increase from the same period the previous year. Active listings spiked to 1,650 in Q3 2024, the highest number since 2019.

Source: Greater Regional Alliance of Realtors (GRAR)

Single-family home sales reached 1,807 units in Q1 2025, a 9% increase from Q1 2024. This total remains below first-quarter figures reported from 2019 to 2023.

MEDIAN LISTING PRICE

Greater Grand Rapids

Michigan

United States

$500K

AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET BY QUARTER

$416,633

$412,467

$450K

60

$400K

50

$408,283

42 Days

$350K

34 Days

$381,408

40

$300K

30

$250K

$266,765

20

$263,967

$200K

10

$150K

0

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: Realtor.com

Source: Greater Regional Alliance of Realtors (GRAR)

Median listing prices fell 7% in Greater Grand Rapids from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025. This decline mirrors national trends, though, nationally, median listing prices decreased 1%. Median listing prices have decreased generally since Q2 2024.

In Q1 2025, houses spent an average of 42 days on market, an eight-day increase from Q1 2024. Days on market also increased in Q3 and Q4 of 2024 compared to the same period the previous year.

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