Thursday, March 27, 2025
2025 SWMI & National February Housing Market Sales Slipped, Inventory Grows, Selling Prices Increase, and the Mortgage Rate Drops
“The local housing market sales slipped in February from a robust start in January (152 vs. 173). The average selling price for houses in February dropped 1.5 percent from that in January ($410,203 vs. $416,393). The year started with an elevated inventory, and in February the inventory increased 18 percent from February 2024,” stated Luke Jeffries, Association Executive, Southwestern Michigan Association of REALTORS®, Inc. Jeffries continued, “In February 2025, the market ended with an inventory