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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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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 Las Vegas, Nevada, garnered the attraction of more than 80,000 home-construction professionals, manufacturers and suppliers from around the world. “We’re proud to […]
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Sable Homes President John Bitely has been named one of Grand Rapids Business Journal’s 200 Most Powerful Business Leaders in West Michigan for 2019. Bitely, a fourth-generation Algoma Township resident, founded Sable Developing Inc. in 1996. At that time, the company’s focus was on residential development. The company has since evolved into Sable Homes and […]
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Sable Homes Sales Manager Karin Kay talked with WOOD Radio’s Justin Barclay on West Michigan Live about the Home Builders Association of Greater Grand Rapids Foundation’s Clay Shoot event on Thursday, Oct. 24. As part of its mission to give back and support West Michigan’s home construction industry, HBAF, in partnership with Professional Women in […]
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