{"id":33,"date":"2026-10-03T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/furhadwaquad-com\/2026\/10\/03\/vacation-homes-make-up-5-5-of-michigan-housing-11th-most-in-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:00:00","slug":"vacation-homes-make-up-5-5-of-michigan-housing-11th-most-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.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>Michigan\u2019s vacation homes represent 5.5% of our state\u2019s entire housing stock\u2014ranking us 11th nationally. As someone who\u2019s spent over three decades guiding clients through Michigan\u2019s unique real estate landscape, I find these numbers both significant and telling. The broader U.S. market is facing a shortage of 4.03 million housing units, and we\u2019ve seen vacation homeownership decline from 5.47 million in 2018 to 4.74 million in 2024. Yet, it\u2019s interesting to note that timeshares are now boasting higher occupancy rates than hotels, while vacation residences continue to define resort communities across the country. For those considering investment or lifestyle changes, these trends paint a vivid picture of both challenge and opportunity in our ever-evolving market. My experience has taught me that understanding these shifts is essential\u2014whether you\u2019re looking for a second home, a sound investment, or simply want to stay informed about Michigan\u2019s standing in the national market.<\/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>Michigan\u2019s vacation homes represent 5.5% of our state\u2019s entire housing stock\u2014ranking us 11th nationally. As someone who\u2019s spent over three decades guiding clients through Michigan\u2019s unique real estate landscape, I find these numbers both significant and telling. The broader U.S. market is facing a shortage of 4.03 million housing units, and we\u2019ve seen vacation homeownership [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":34,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furhadwaquad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}