Build your decisions around limited choices and a real closing pace.
If you're trying to decide whether to move forward on a home now or wait for more options, you need to anchor to how thin the selection has been and how long purchases have been taking to close. My guidance plan your search like choices are limited, then make each showing count.
Here is the constraint I plan around in January 2026 11 homes were active at month-end for single family homes in Leonard, Michigan, and supply was 2.28 months. New supply was also thin in January 2026, with 4 new listings and a typical asking price of $399,450 for those new listings. The practical impact is simple when only 11 homes are active at month-end and supply is 2.28 months, you do not get unlimited chances to "see what else comes up" without risking that the best-fit option is gone. Some buyer-side competitive details like how long pending homes took were not reported for this period, so the safest plan is to assume you must be ready to evaluate quickly once a match appears in Leonard, MI. Narrow your must-haves before you tour, because January 2026 showed limited choices 11 active homes at month-end and 4 new listings. Set your search ceiling and showing schedule around the price bands that actually appeared in January 2026, not the ones you wish were available. When you tour, decide the same day whether the home is a "yes," "no," or "needs one more answer," and then go get that answer immediately.
