Oregon/Northwestern California - A large fire located in southwestern Oregon is producing a smoke plume of moderate to locally thick density smoke which affected southwestern Oregon and Northwestern California.Īrizona/New Mexico/Texas - Smoke extent from several fires in southwestern New Mexico, central and southeastern Arizona, and central Texas was difficult to see due to heavy cloud coverage.

from Montana and Wyoming to the Upper Mississippi Valley. Some of the moderate to thick smoke from these fires had moved to the southeast and over the the northwestern and north central U.S. Thick to very thick smoke covered a good portion of northwestern, western, and central Canada associated with numerous wildfires in western and northwestern Canada. Within this larger area of thin density smoke were batches of moderate to thick density smoke. including the eastern half of Alaska, along with the northern half of Mexico, much of the central and northern Atlantic extending to Europe, and some of the Gulf of Alaska, the northeastern Pacific off the southwest coast of Canada, and the far eastern Pacific off the west coast of Mexico and southern California. West Coast and West Coast of Mexico - The enormous area of smoke primarily from the Canadian wildfires continues to be seen this evening covering virtually all of Canada and most of the U.S. You can access those in person or online to make sure that you are identifying the resources that are out there and that you’re taking advantage of all the ones that are available to you,” said Montreuil.Descriptive text narrative for smoke/dust observed in satelite imagery through July 21, 2023, 8 p.m.Ĭanada/United States/Atlantic Ocean/Northern Mexico/Pacific Ocean off the U.S. We also sponsor a statewide network of housing education programs or provider. “There’s a lot of different programs that are available, depending on that are municipality specific, some lenders have specific programs, and of course the state of Michigan has mortgage programs, down payment assistance programs, and tax credit programs to identify those. While this information may seem discouraging, MSHDA does have resources available for both homeowners and those looking to buy. We see that being the forecast moving forward.”

We don’t expect anything really to change as far as the competitiveness of the housing market in all of our markets right now. “We are finding that to deal with that, buyers are trying to make more competitive offers, they may be moving a little bit out of their comfort zone. “Currently, and obviously this is statewide, but definitely specifically for all the markets in the Upper Peninsula, there is a real lack of inventory in these communities which is causing some housing price pressure,” said Darren Montreuil, business development specialist for MSHDA. MSHDA says this has to do with a lack of housing inventory and competitive pricing. In Escanaba, the median sale price was also higher – up 31.6% year over year. The median sale price of a home in Ironwood was up 79.2 percent from last year. In the Upper Peninsula for May 2023, Marquette home prices were down 22.8 percent. (WJMN) – It’s summer homebuying season in Michigan, and reports show that home prices continue to climb.Īccording to Redfin and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) home prices in Michigan were up 1.6 percent in May 2023 compared to 2022, and homes sold are down 14.6 percent year over year.

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