Residential brokerages and property managers in Detroit, MI
Three firms with a local office we verified on their own sites: 1 residential brokerage and 2 property managers. The angle is the build mix: what kind of housing the metro permitted in 2025, from Census permit data, and which firms work that kind of housing.
Last updated: 2026-10-21
Permits: U.S. Census Bureau. Offices checked 2026-10-21.
Commercial side: commercial real estate brokerages in Detroit.
The local angle: build mix: 37% of 2025 permits in 5+ unit buildings
Market figures from public data only. Rank is among the 30 metros in our city hubs.
- Build mix. Permits were issued for 8,805 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 4,859 single-family (55%), 723 in 2–4 unit buildings and 3,223 in buildings with five or more units (37%). The 5+ share ranks #19 of the 30 metros with city hubs. (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Prices. FHFA’s all-transactions house price index rose 5.2% in the year to 2026 Q2 and rose 43.9% over five years, #8 of 30 for five-year growth. FHFA publishes this metro by division, so the figure is for the Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI division. (FHFA House Price Index)
- People. An estimated 4,400,578 residents on July 1, 2024, +0.2% against the April 2020 estimates base (#23 of 30 for growth; #14 by size). (U.S. Census Bureau)
4,859 single-family (55%) · 723 in 2–4 unit buildings (8%) · 3,223 in 5+ unit buildings (37%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2025 annual, units authorized, with imputation).
Our reading: the higher the 5+ share, the more new homes will need a building or association manager as well as a listing agent. Permit data does not say whether units will be rentals or condos.
Pick by situation
Our read of which listed firms fit which need, based on each firm’s own pages. It is not a ranking of local teams.
| Your situation | Who fits | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Buying or selling a home | Brokerages with a verified local office (national and local). | The Agency (Michigan) |
| Renting out a house you own | Third-party single-family managers with a local address. | Evernest |
| Renting a house from a large owner | Single-family rental owner-operators (AMH, Invitation Homes) active here. | — |
| Running an HOA or condo board | Community association managers with a local office. | Associa |
| Looking for an apartment | Apartment managers whose own pages list communities here. | Greystar, RPM Living |
Residential brokerages in Detroit
National firms we profile. Scores are firm-wide public-record scores from the residential section; they do not rate the Detroit office.
None of the national residential firms we profile lists an office in this metro on its own site. The local firms below are listed instead; see “Left out” for each national firm.
Independent and regional brokerages
Profiled from each firm’s own pages. Not yet scored: our residential rubric relies on public filings these private firms do not publish.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Agency (Michigan) Brokerage brand office · Not yet scored | 442 S Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham, MI 48009 | Birmingham office on The Agency’s Michigan region page. The hallandhunter.com web address now redirects to this page. | Firm page |
Property managers in Detroit
Firms with a local address on their own site. Apartment manager scores, where shown, come from our property management rubric.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associa Not yet scored | 320 East Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083 | Community association manager. Branch shown: Associa Kramer-Triad Management Group. Associa’s branch list shows 2 management branches in this metro. | Firm page |
| Evernest Not yet scored | 19 Clifford Street, #800, Detroit, MI 48226 | Manages single-family rentals for owners. Address from Evernest’s local site. | Firm page |
Also active here, no local office address published
- Greystar 9.3 / 10: Its rental search page for this area lists apartment communities it manages. No local office address is published there. (page)
- RPM Living 7.7 / 10: Its city page lists apartment communities it manages here. No local office address is published there. (page)
Left out: Compass: its regional offices directory lists no office in this metro. Douglas Elliman: its offices directory lists no office in this metro. Redfin: its contact page says “Redfin agents operate in this state, but there are no Redfin offices” for Michigan. Real: its state-licenses page lists no address in this metro. RE/MAX (part of Real REMAX Group): offices are independently owned franchises, so we do not pick one franchisee to stand for the brand. eXp Realty: we found no office directory on its site. Fathom: its offices page returned a not-found page on 2026-10-21. FirstService Residential: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. AMH: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. Mynd: we found no location page for this metro. Invitation Homes: we found no page for this metro on its site. Asset Living and Willow Bridge Property Company: neither site has city location pages we could find. Real Estate One and Max Broock Realtors: their sites blocked our automated check. Howard Hanna: its office finder needs an interactive search we did not run. Claims such as “leading” or “#1” are the firms’ own words.
Questions
Which residential brokerages have an office in Detroit?
We verified local offices for The Agency (Michigan) (442 S Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham, MI 48009). Each address is from the firm’s own site, read 2026-10-21.
Which property managers have an office in Detroit?
We verified local addresses for Associa (320 East Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48083); Evernest (19 Clifford Street, #800, Detroit, MI 48226).
Are these firms ranked?
No. Lists are not rankings. Scores, where shown, are firm-wide public-record scores from our published rubrics and do not rate the local office. Firms without one show “Not yet scored,” which says nothing about quality.
What kind of housing is being built in the Detroit area?
Permits were issued for 8,805 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 4,859 single-family (55%), 723 in 2–4 unit buildings and 3,223 in buildings with five or more units (37%). The 5+ share ranks #19 of the 30 metros with city hubs. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
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Last verified 2026-10-21. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
View changelog
- Detroit residential hub published. 3 firms with a verified local office (1 brokerages, 2 property managers), each read on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- The Agency, Michigan region page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Associa, branch locations · accessed 2026-10-20
- Evernest local site (detroitproperty.management) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Greystar, homes to rent (metro detroit) · accessed 2026-10-20
- RPM Living, city page (detroit michigan) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual CBSA file (cbsa2025a.txt) · accessed 2026-10-20
- FHFA House Price Index, all-transactions, metro areas and divisions (hpi_at_metro.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- eXp Realty, home page (no office directory linked) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Fathom Realty, offices URL (returned a not-found page) · accessed 2026-10-20