Houghton lake real estate has always been in high priority. Houghton lake is the ultimate get away destination due to its convience of highways that run just on the borders of the town. Families from southeast side of the the state can come up I75 & 127 and enjoy a weekend with family. Families have been coming to the houghton lake area to vacation for decades at either higgins lake or houghton lake. Lake st James has also become a very popular lake dating back to when covid shut down everything. People began moving here and working from home