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Realtors Bob & Mike · Max Broock

Buy Now or Buy Later?

If you wait, the home keeps appreciating. See what waiting could really cost.

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Today's live mortgage rates
Updated daily by Mortgage News Daily. Use today's 30-year figure in the rate field above to run your numbers.
2Years
Expected annual appreciation while you wait
+3%
Set this to your own view. The expert forecasts below give you a starting point — most current projections land between 2% and 4% for the next year.
The Cost of Waiting
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More you'd pay for this same home by waiting.

Buy Now

$400,000
Purchase price today
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Est. principal & interest

Buy Later

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Price in 2 yrs
$0/mo
Est. principal & interest
Added to purchase price+$0
Added down payment needed+$0
Higher monthly payment+$0/mo
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For illustration only. Assumes the appreciation rate you select and that your interest rate stays the same if you wait — actual rates may rise or fall. Not a loan offer, appraisal, or guarantee. Payment is principal & interest only; excludes taxes, insurance, and PMI.
What the experts forecast
U.S. home-price growth projected for the next 12 months.
Sources: Fannie Mae Home Price Expectations Survey (Q1 2026 panel), NAR, Zillow, Mortgage Bankers Association. Figures are national 12-month projections and are updated quarterly — last refreshed June 2026. Local results vary; ask us about Northville specifically.
Michigan home prices: 1976–2025

Over the past 50 years, Michigan home prices have risen in 43 of them — declining only 7 times, all during the early-1980s recession and the 2007–2011 housing crash. Annual change in the state house-price index:

Source: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) All-Transactions House Price Index for Michigan, via FRED (series MISTHPI). Year-over-year change measured Q4 to Q4. Data through Q4 2025; Q1 2026 was running about +5.0% year-over-year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.