Traverse City, MI investor activity — micro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Traverse City, MI micropolitan area recorded 94 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 1,214 sales (8% of sales) across 75,577 single-family homes in 4 county-equivalents — 0.1 investor purchases per 100 homes, down 7% year over year (101 prior). Ranked #583 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Leelanau County at 0.2 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Traverse City, MImicro area · Michigan

🔥 #583 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.1

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

-7%

101 → 94 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

94 of 1,214 recorded sales

Turnover

1.6%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

75,577

Where inside Traverse City? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Leelanau County33 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 10% of sales · 19,735 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Leelanau County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Grand Traverse County45 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 9% of sales · 27,390 homes1 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
127	49686	Grand Traverse County	19	0.2	12%	1.8%

Kalkaska County13 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 4% of sales · 12,418 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Kalkaska County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Benzie County3 investor purchases · 0.0 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 16,034 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Benzie County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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