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$559,000 - 7196 S West Bay Shore Drive, Traverse City, MI – 3 Bedroom Home with Extensive Updates & Beautiful Landscaping! 

Perfectly positioned along scenic M-22 at the midway point between Traverse City and Suttons Bay, this beautifully maintained and thoughtfully updated home is truly move-in ready - simply unpack and enjoy an idyllic Leelanau County summer! The 3-bedroom, two-story layout features a comfortable main-floor living room, updated kitchen with quartz countertops & updated appliances, and a bright rear-facing family room overlooking a spacious backyard. An unfinished basement offers excellent potential to expand your finished living space affordably. Step outside to a professionally designed landscape with level terrain, underground irrigation, immaculate gardens, a stone patio, and mature trees. The showstopper: a one-of-a-kind golf putting green framed by greenside bunkers - perfect for any golf enthusiast. Towering pines in the front yard create a natural buffer and year-round privacy. Notable recent updates include shingles & siding (2018), main-level flooring (2018), and upper-level windows (2022), along with many more updates! A whole-home Generac generator adds peace of mind in every season. Altogether, this property delivers comfortable living, thoughtful updates, and exceptional outdoor spaces in a highly desirable Leelanau County location!

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View fullsize OUR NEW LISTING | $210,000 – 1881 N Blue Water Ct, Suttons Bay, MI – Panoramic Water View Lot! Visit Oltersdorf.com for more info or call 231-271-7777!
View fullsize JUST SOLD in Downtown Traverse City | $505,000 - 1101 Jefferson Ave, Traverse City, MI – 2 Bedroom Ranch on an Oversized 195’ x 50’ Downtown Lot! Listing Agent --> Jonathan Oltersdorf
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View fullsize Why Vacant Land Is Becoming Hard to Find in Leelanau County 👇Scroll for 4 data charts -> 

Leelanau County’s vacant land inventory didn’t get tight by accident.

For most of the past 15 years, very few large-scale new developments wer
View fullsize 📊 Less than half of Leelanau County homes are occupied year-round — and that hasn’t changed much in 15 years.

This chart shows the Principal Residence Exemption (PRE) trend from 2010–2025, a key indicator of how many properties ar
View fullsize 2025–2026 Leelanau County Home Inventory: Why Low Supply Is Still Defining the Market

As of January 29, 2026, there are just 55 homes for sale in the entire county — that’s roughly a ±2-month supply.

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View fullsize What did Leelanau County homebuyers actually buy in 2025—and where did the money go?

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🏡 21% waterfront, 13% condo's, 12% water view, 10% 5+ acres....
🌊 Waterfront still mattered… just not as much as yo
View fullsize 💰 Cash or financing? Leelanau County Home Sales in 2025: How 375 Buyers purchased their home->

📊 375 home sales in 2025
🏦 55% financed
💵 45% cash
📉 Avg 30-yr rate: 6.60%

Cash still matters, but financed buyers are very much back. If you&rsq
View fullsize Where did 2025 Leelanau County homebuyers come from? 📍--> scroll for more data and visit Oltersdorf.com/blog 

Short answer: not just from here.

In 2025, there were 375 total homebuyers in Leelanau County. Only 43% came from Leelanau or Grand Tr
View fullsize 📊 **Leelanau County Real Estate | 2025 Year-End Update**

Unlike Grand Traverse County, this market didn't level off. Leelanau County real estate continues to out perform. 

🏡 **Homes Sold:** 375
➡️ Up **+10.95%** from 2024

💰 **Total Sales Volume
View fullsize **2025 Grand Traverse County Real Estate Recap: More Homes Sold, Slightly Softer Prices! 🏡🌊**
 
🔼 **Units Sold:** Up **+9.24%** to 1,442 (biggest jump in recent years!) 
🔼 **Total Sales Volume:** Up **+7.46%** to **$749 MILLION** 
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View fullsize 🌊 2026 Lake Michigan Water Levels Update

Lake Michigan water levels are officially trending down again in 2026.
📉 –7 inches from last year
📉 –17 inches over the past two years

Jan 9, 2026 reading: 577.5 feet
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View fullsize Interesting look at domestic migration within the United States 2020-2024. Our region in Northern Michigan continues to grow in population!
View fullsize JUST SOLD by Jonathan Oltersdorf | $48,000 – Lot 10 Blue Water Court, Suttons Bay, MI - 0.98 acre vacant lot located in the "Blue Water Ridge" just a few miles north of the Village of Suttons Bay!
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View fullsize JUST SOLD by Jonathan Oltersdorf | $26,675 – Lot 61 S Skye Hill Drive, Traverse City, MI - 0.89 acre vacant lot located in the "#Leelanau Highlands" Development in Elmwood Township, close to Downtown Traverse City! 
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View fullsize JUST SOLD - Listed by Jonathan Oltersdorf | $720,000 – Lot 6 – N Indian Camp Road, Northport, MI – Vacant Parcel with 104’ of Direct Frontage on Grand Traverse Bay! Listing details -> Hitting the market for the first time s
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