| August 30, 2021 
 Michigan realtors say they can feel a change coming in the market. After a summer of competitive pricing, huge cash offers and waitlists just to see houses, they’re seeing buyer burnout. Detroit broker Darralyn Bowers said the demand has started to level out as buyers are taking a step back to assess if they can compete in such a hot market. “Buyers have become frustrated with the system,” she said. “They’ve become frustrated with the fact that they cannot get an offer through. These multiple offers, these over asking price, the zealousness of the market — it’s kind of turned off some buyers and they’ve decided to wait.” July numbers show the days on the market hit a new milestone after breaking records all summer, according to real estate data company Realcomp. READ MORE  The bats were wood, the uniforms were wool and all the photos were in black and white. It was a different age, a different era and a different world the last time a Michigan team won it all at the Little League World Series. Taylor North is a team for the here and now. Completing a magical 16-game, 62-day journey to greatness, Taylor North was crowned world champion with a 5-2 victory over Ohio state champion Hamilton West Side at Lamade Stadium in famed Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Not since Hamtramck National captured the crown in 1959 has a Michigan team brought home the championship. READ MORE  Fewer people in Michigan say they belong to just one racial group, according to new census data. The 2020 U.S. Census shows Michigan’s population is quickly becoming more multiracial. The fastest-growing demographic is people who identify as two or more races. The data also reflects changes in categories used by the U.S. Census Bureau to define racial groups. The number of Michigan residents who identified as two or more races increased by 176% since 2010 and 230% since 2000. We have a county-by-county look at the new census data here: READ MORE ►Where are Michigan's fastest-growing cities? See population changes from 2010-2020
 As an emergency medicine doctor in Michigan’s Thumb, Dr. Mark Hamed has seen hundreds of patients with COVID-19, but no one with a bad reaction to a COVID vaccine. “Not one,” said Hamed, who also is the medical director for the public health departments in Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, Tuscola, Alcona, Iosco, Ogemaw and Oscoda counties. That parallels the experience of Dr. Liam Sullivan, an infectious disease specialist at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids: Countless patients with complications from COVID and very few with complications from the vaccine. “There’s just no comparison at all,” Sullivan said. READ MORE  If you mention the “Big House,” any University of Michigan fan worth their maize and blue will know you’re talking about their huge football stadium. But less than a century ago, that spot south of Ann Arbor was known as the Miller family’s farm. It boasted barns, strawberry patches and a (troublesome) underground spring - not the artificial turf and block M that can be found on the site today. Join MLive’s award-winning video team for a cool look back at The Big House - its history, its construction and all the upgrades and expansions it has seen throughout the years: TAKE A LOOK Get your local news 24/7 Connect with MLive
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