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Our homeownership journey with Tracey and Skyler Fisk continue as framing work on their new May Apple home by Sable Homes progresses. “The barriers of the housing market right now – everything is so expensive. To get any house with any size to it is just outrageously priced. A lot of our decision to build […]
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Tracey Fisk, a first-grade teacher in Belding, has had multiple people come up to her exclaiming: “They’re starting your house!” With the help from Sable Homes, Tracey and her husband, Skyler, who works in food service delivery, found a way to build an attainable home in Belding where their kids also go to school and […]
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Meet Tracey and Skyler Fisk and their two boys, Noah and Asher. The Fisks approached Sable Homes in July 2023 while unsuccessful in an extensive search for a home that would accommodate their budget and their family of four in Belding. Residing in Belding was an important factor as Tracey Fisk is a first-grade teacher […]
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Rockford-based Sable Homes President John Bitely and Home Builders Association of Michigan CEO Bob Filka recently spoke with media about how new housing projects can help the housing shortage in local communities throughout the state. “It’s no secret, and we’ve been talking about it for a long time – there’s a huge demand for housing, […]
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On Tuesday, July 2, Sable Homes President John Bitely met with State Rep. Kristian Grant, at Sable Homes’ Harvest Meadows community in Leighton Township to share ideas about growing attainable housing in West Michigan. Grant, who represents Kent Count in District 82, chairs the Economic Development and Small Business Subcommittee on Housing. “It’s refreshing to […]
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During a housing-focused forum hosted by the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 16, Sable Homes President John Bitely was one of many West Michigan housing experts and developers who called on the business community for support during what they call an increasingly difficult environment for building attainable housing, reported Crain’s Grand Rapids […]
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In a recent release, The Home Builders Association of Michigan (HBAM) identified discrepancies between Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s housing goals and building code changes proposed by the state’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). Whitmer recently unveiled her plan to invest some $1.4 billion in much-needed housing across the state. However, LARA’s proposed code changes, […]
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On July 20, Rockford-based Sable Homes celebrated the completion of the first building phase of what will be 100 new condo units being added to the Harvest Meadows neighborhood in Leighton Township with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce and Leighton Township officials. Once completed, Harvest Meadows, which is about 20 […]
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In an interview with FOX 17, Sable Homes President John Bitely explained that the housing crisis in West Michigan will likely get worse before it gets better. “The housing market is still very active. It’s different than it was in that we’re seeing single offers instead of multiple offers on homes,” Bitely told FOX 17. […]
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Sable Homes President John Bitely was invited to participate in the Grand Rapids Business Journal’s Breakfast Series panel discussion about affordable housing at Frederik Meijer Gardens on Wednesday, April 13. He was joined by Vera Beech, executive director of Community Rebuilders; Ryan VerWys, CEO ICCF Community Homes; and Ryan Kilpatrick, executive director of Housing Next, […]
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