Real estate and mortgage
MichiganRemove PMI on home value: what Michigan agents tell clients
From September 16, 2026 Fannie Mae servicers may tell homeowners they can drop PMI on today's value. The rules Michigan past clients need: 75%, 80%, two years.
MichiganVantageScore 4.0 mortgage: what Michigan agents check now
Since September 9, 2026 any Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac lender can score a buyer with VantageScore 4.0. What an agent checks on a preapproval now.
MichiganFlood insurance deadline: what a Michigan closing checks
The flood insurance deadline moved to December 11, 2026, not September 30. What a Michigan agent checks on a closing in a flood zone before then.
ListingsZillow Listing Access Standards: a Michigan agent's guide
Zillow's Listing Access Standards dropped the MLS rule; Realcomp's did not. How a metro Detroit agent times a sign, a Coming Soon or a pre-market listing.
MortgageFed rate hike and mortgage rates: what Michigan agents do
The Fed rate hike on September 16, 2026 came after mortgage rates had already reached 6.95%. What Michigan agents check for buyers under contract.
FraudSeller impersonation fraud: the listing check for agents
ALTA's 2026 study: 59% of title firms saw a fake seller last year, up from 28%. The red flags, the Michigan county alerts, and the check before you list.
MichiganMichigan principal residence exemption deadline: November 1
Bought a Michigan home this summer? File Form 2368 by November 1 for the winter levy. What the exemption saves, what a late claim can recover, and the old home.
MichiganMichigan mortgage payment in 2026: the median home at 6.76%
Freddie Mac put the 30-year rate at 6.76% on September 10, 2026. The monthly payment on a median Michigan home at every down payment, tax reset included.
MichiganMichigan real estate market 2026: what the data shows
Michigan home prices are still rising, but inventory is at a five-year high and pending sales are falling. The 2026 figures by county, from the source.