Sault Ste. Marie, MI
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As of the latest 2026 data
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The Sault Ste. Marie market is exhibiting cooling conditions, characterized by a pending ratio of 0.29, indicating demand is significantly lagging supply. Active listings have expanded substantially by 37.5% year-over-year, contributing to a less competitive environment.
Local Market Signals
Source: FRED (St. Louis Fed)Local economic trends can influence how quickly homes sell and how much competition sellers may face.
What's moving the Sault Ste. Marie market right now.
Inventory growth remains a dominant trend, with active listings increasing by 37.5% over the past year and new listings up 15.4% year-over-year. This expansion in supply is paired with a decelerating demand absorption, as evidenced by an 8.8% year-over-year decline in the pending ratio to 0.29. While the median listing price shows a 4.5% year-over-year increase, its month-over-month decline of 5.5% suggests some price adjustments are occurring as properties spend longer on market, with median days on market up 13.5% annually.
Market Trends
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Active Inventory
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Sold Score™
Sold Score™ Over Time
Market liquidity index • 36 months
Price & Days on Market
Median listing vs market velocity
Inventory Dynamics
Total active listings vs new monthly supply
Sourced from Realtor.com RDC Inventory Core Metrics, supplemented by the Primpted research desk. Updated As of the latest 2026 data.
Market Signals & Indicators
The expansion in available inventory and the reduced demand absorption rate suggest a shift toward increased negotiating room for prospective purchasers. The extended market time for listings and the growing share of price reductions imply that price discipline from sellers will be increasingly critical to facilitate transactions. The current environment favors deliberate engagement.
The average listing price has declined by 2.3% year-over-year, while the median price has risen by 4.5%, widening the average-to-median spread. This divergence, alongside a modest 0.8% year-over-year increase in median price per square foot, signals some softening in the higher price tiers relative to the middle price tiers of the market.
187 active listings represent the current floor, with new supply arriving at roughly 60 per month.
of active listings carry a price reduction, +2.4% from prior period.
Median price per square foot has moved +0.8% year-over-year.
Pending-to-active ratio — Cooling.
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CoolingSelling in Sault Ste. Marie, MI? Homes here are taking 7 days longer to sell than last year.
Buyers have leverage in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Homes that sell are the ones priced and presented for today's conditions, not last year's.
- Buyer Demand Index
- 29%
- Median Days on Market
- 59 days
- Inventory YoY
- +38%
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