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West Michigan builders are feeling the impact after three major hurricanes recently barreled into the Gulf Coast, Caribbean islands and southern U.S. The rebuilding effort down south is driving up the cost of projects locally, like Sable Homes’ Paris Ridge development southwest of Caledonia. Fortunately, Sable President John Bitely said the company has what it […]
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After more than 50 years, the final phase of a housing development in the region is being completed. Rockford-based Sable Homes said last week it has broken ground on the sixth phase of the Country Meadows development in the Village of Sparta, located east of Martindale Street and Tentree Drive on the village’s southeast side. […]
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SPARTA, MI – Sable Homes recently started building homes in the final phase of Country Meadows, a subdivision on the southeast side of the village that dates back to 1961. The subdivision, located east of Martindale Street at 10 Drive NW, was developed by the Taylor family in 1961. Subsequent phases were developed through 1998. […]
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Home builders throughout the country are finding it difficult to keep up with demand in today’s housing market. A report from the Associated General Contractors of America revealed that 70 percent of contractors struggle to find craft workers in the residential construction industry. Sable Homes General Manager, Karin Kay, explained the labor shortage home builders […]
Read MoreThe following letter by Sable Homes President John Bitely was posted in the Grand Rapids Business Journal on March 3, 2017: We know there is a nationwide shortage of buildable lots and skilled labor for the housing market. This also holds true for us in greater Grand Rapids, which has been ranked third in Realtor.com’s […]
Read MoreGrand Rapids is considered one of the nation’s top housing markets for 2017. Trulia says Grand Rapids is its No. 4 “housing market to watch in 2017,” a ranking topped by three Florida cities. Florida cities make up four of the top five and six of the top 10 markets to watch. Read more from the Grand […]
Read MoreROCKFORD, Mich. – Dec. 1, 2016 – According to construction trade organizations such as the Home Builders Association of Michigan and the Construction Association of Michigan, the state is facing a shortage of qualified tradesmen and women, which presents a drag on the state’s economic growth. To help create interest in the building trades, on […]
Read MoreRenovation of the ChoiceOne Bank site is part of the resurgence of downtown Sparta. Courtesy Village of Sparta Sable Homes is proud to be a part of the renewal of downtown Sparta where we’re building 45 homes. Read more from the Grand Rapids Business Journal. (Grand Rapids Business Journal) — Downtown Sparta is changing. As a […]
Read MoreSable Homes will feature its award-winning Bayberry model house in the 2016 Grand Rapids Fall Parade of Homes Oct. 7-22. The house, which features more than 2,200 square feet of finished living space, is located in the Paris Ridge development in Caledonia. In June, the house swept the Home Builders Association of Greater Grand Rapids […]
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Grand Rapids Community College. CALEDONIA, Mich. — Sable Homes is hosting a Grand Rapids Community College Workforce Training class, which introduces sixth to eighth grade students to careers in skilled labor, including residential construction. According to the Construction Association of Michigan, the state has a shortage of qualified carpenters, electricians, masons, ironworkers and other skilled […]
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