{"id":67,"date":"2026-10-03T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/?p=67"},"modified":"2026-10-03T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T13:00:00","slug":"vacation-homes-make-up-5-5-of-michigan-housing-11th-most-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/03\/vacation-homes-make-up-5-5-of-michigan-housing-11th-most-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacation Homes Make Up 5.5% of Michigan Housing, 11th Most in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Did you know that vacation homes make up 5.5% of Michigan\u2019s housing\u2014ranking us 11th in the nation? As someone who\u2019s helped hundreds of buyers and sellers across Oxford, Lapeer, and Lake Orion, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how these properties add a unique flavor to our communities. Nationwide, the U.S. faces a housing shortage of 4.03 million units, and interestingly, vacation homeownership has dipped from 5.47 million in 2018 to 4.74 million in 2024. Yet, vacation homes remain a mainstay in Michigan\u2019s resort areas, and timeshares now enjoy higher occupancy rates than hotels. Whether you\u2019re curious about the market or considering your own place \u2018up north,\u2019 understanding these trends can help you make confident choices. After 35+ years in Michigan real estate, I know how these shifts can affect your plans\u2014and I\u2019m always here to keep you informed, every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iosconews.com\/news\/state\/article_61cd331c-2c80-525c-9665-70f5207cfea9.html\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that vacation homes make up 5.5% of Michigan\u2019s housing\u2014ranking us 11th in the nation? As someone who\u2019s helped hundreds of buyers and sellers across Oxford, Lapeer, and Lake Orion, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how these properties add a unique flavor to our communities. Nationwide, the U.S. faces a housing shortage of 4.03 million [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205,"featured_media":68,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions\/69"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kathystockley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}