KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The housing market across West Michigan has slowed from pandemic-era highs, but local realtors say it has not fully shifted in buyers’ favor as 2026 begins.
“It’s complicated,” Charlie Bradford, a realtor with Jaqua Realtors and a board member of the Greater Kalamazoo Association of Realtors, said. “The market has been pretty slow, but it still favors sellers slightly. Inventory remains tight.”
Bradford said home prices are continuing to rise, but at a much slower pace than in recent years…