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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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In the wake of COVID-19,newly-released data shows an increase in new single-family homes, suburban development and millennial home buyers in West Michigan – a sign that the local economy is on the rebound. Data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau shows nationwide sales of newly built, single-family […]
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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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On Friday, May 1, 2020, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order allowing construction and real estate businesses, along with other outdoor jobs, to resume on May 7. As Michigan’s stay-home order extends into its seventh week, Sable Homes looks forward to getting back to work and resume home construction projects that have been put […]
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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. […]
Read MoreFor the safety of our employees, and the communities that we serve, Sable Homes has shut down all in-person operations at this time. For current projects, we are working to put in place safety and protection measures. Meanwhile, www.SableHomes.com is available for the virtual home buying experience. Watch WZZM 13 interview with Sable Homes regarding […]
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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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Recent fears over the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has now begun to impact the country’s economic climate. At the end of February, coronavirus concerns sparked the most dramatic stock market sell-off since the 2008 financial crisis, according to NPR. Stocks rallied back on Monday, March 2, on expectations that the Federal Reserve would cut […]
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