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SPARTA, Mich. — Sable Homes General Manager Bryan Burnham told FOX 17 they were just entering their busiest time of year when the governor’s executive orders forced them to shut down for seven weeks last spring. And when they started back up, they found material was very low. “While residential construction was shut down, remodeling […]
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Homes are sitting unfinished and decks are taking months to complete as a supply shortage rocks the construction industry. Karin Kay, sales manager at Sable Homes, recently spoke with WZZM 13 about the materials shortage when it comes to home building and remodeling. “I have never seen in the nine years I’ve been here any […]
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West Michigan’s Sable Homes has been named a 2020 “housing giant” by Pro Builder, a national housing industry publication that serves more than 120,000 home builders, design professionals, and other industry stakeholders. With 90 single-family home closings in 2019, Pro Builder ranked Rockford-based Sable Homes No. 244 in its annual Housing Giants list. The listing […]
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As national home sales increased during the month of May by 44% according to the National Association of Realtors®, WZZM 13 On Your Side spoke with Sable Homes Sales Manager Karin Kay about West Michigan’s current housing inventory and changes in buyer behavior. Kay told WZZM that many buyers are turning toward building a home […]
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Karin Kay, sales manager at Sable Homes, talked with Fox17 about the suburban millennial housing boom in Grand Rapids during a live video conference interview on Saturday, June 6. Data from the National Association of Home Builders shows sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 0.6 percent nationwide in April 2020, and National Association of […]
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Sable Homes is proud to be part of the #OpenMISafely effort with news media WOOD TV8 and the West Michigan Policy Forum. In the video above, Karin Kay, sales manager at Sable Homes, shares their safety practices as Sable Homes’ work crews and real estate agents return to job sites during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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While residential builder confidence has dropped nationwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic, West Michigan home builder John Bitely told The Grand Rapids Business Journal that he remains optimistic. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released last week reflects the growing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on builder confidence for newly-built single-family homes. […]
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Home construction in 2020 is off to a booming start in Michigan. But the Home Builders Association of Michigan warns about a looming housing crisis. “We’re on fire, we’re building a lot of homes. A lot of buyers are buying homes,” John Bitely, president of Rockford-based Sable Homes, told Fox 17. “But there’s a real […]
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While coronavirus draws growing economic fears, there is a silver lining: a record-level drop in mortgage rates. Earlier this week, the stock market slumped due to coronavirus fears, but that’s great news for interest rates. “I know we always say it’s a great time to buy,” Kevin Wildman, a branch manager with Lake State Mortgage, […]
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A West Michigan home builder was recognized among the best in the country, the Grand Rapids Business Journal reported on Feb. 20. Rockford-based Sable Homes was honored as one of the top 250 production home builders in the nation during the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show. The show, held in January in […]
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