Welcome to the homepage of Moving Downriver - the first and only real estate application of its kind. Designed specifically for home buyers, sellers, and owners in Downriver Michigan.
Moving Downriver was founded in 2025 by Heather Polites, a locally born and raised real estate professional working through MBA Realty in Grosse Ile with a background in technical management and ecommerce.
I created Moving Downriver to improve the way buyers and sellers experience real estate in the Downriver community. By combining accurate, real-time listing data with tools that encourage collaboration and clear communication, this platform is designed to make the process feel more informed, organized, and personal.
Welcome to the homepage of Moving Downriver - the first and only real estate application of its kind.
Designed specifically for home buyers, sellers, and owners in Downriver Michigan by a local professional.
This isn’t about flashy features or rushing to the finish line. It’s about giving clients smarter ways to search, save, share, ask questions, and work directly with a local professional who knows the area inside and out.
From your first showing to your final closing and beyond, Moving Downriver was built to support real decisions, real conversations, and real results - all while staying rooted in the community it serves.
Moving Downriver was founded in 2025 by Heather Polites, a born and raised local real estate professional working through MBA Realty in Grosse Ile with a background in technical management and ecommerce.
"I created Moving Downriver to improve the way buyers and sellers experience real estate in the Downriver community. By combining accurate, real-time listing data with tools that encourage collaboration and clear communication, this platform is designed to make the process feel more informed, organized, and personal.
This isn’t about flashy features or rushing to the finish line. It’s about giving clients smarter ways to search, save, share, ask questions, and work directly with a local professional who knows the area inside and out.
From your first showing to your final closing and beyond, Moving Downriver was built to support real decisions, real conversations, and real results - all while staying rooted in the community it serves."
Built by a local Downriver real estate professional for the Downriver community
Accurate, real-time MLS listings you can trust
Personalized searches and favorites to stay organized
Private notes, sharing, and collaboration on listings
Request showings directly through the app
One-on-one chat and messaging with your real estate professional
Local community guides and area resources curated for Downriver
Access to preferred local vendors you can rely on
Step-by-step buyer and seller guides for every stage of the process
Your data is never sold to third parties unlike big box home search apps
- Built by a local Downriver real estate professional for the Downriver community
- Accurate, real-time MLS listings you can trust
- Personalized searches and favorites to stay organized
- Private notes, sharing, and collaboration on listings
- Request showings directly through the app
- One-on-one chat and messaging with your real estate professional
- Local community guides and area resources curated for Downriver
- Access to preferred local vendors you can rely on
- Step-by-step buyer and seller guides for every stage of the process
- Your data is never sold to third parties unlike big box home search apps
