Home sales off to best-ever start

Sander Scott has been closely watching the real estate market since he used pop can and lawn mowing money to buy his first parcel. Scott was a senior at Northport in 1989 when he teamed with his brother to purchase 23 acres off Johnson Road.

So when Scott says milliondollar homes in Leelanau County are still hot commodities while sales of homes priced from $400,000 to $600,000 have slowed, he brings real-life experience to the table.

“Really it’s the homes below that $800,000 range, and especially in that $400,000 to $600,000 range, that are lagging. Those categories aren’t selling nearly as quickly as they were in 2021,” he said.