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Village of Sparta officials and Sable Homes to cut ribbon on final phase of 50-year-old neighborhood

After more than 50 years, the final phase of Country Meadows neighborhood in the Village of Sparta is ready for new homeowners to move in. Village officials will join Sable Homes during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 16, to kick off their revitalization efforts at the Country Meadows residential neighborhood. Sable Homes […]

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GRBJ: Grand Rapids home sales are trending up

New home sales in the Grand Rapids area are on the rise, the Grand Rapids Business Journal reports. Since 2013, after the recession, new home sales have been steadily increasing, according to Blair Murray of Builder Track Reports, which lists new residential building starts. In 2013, there were 1,006 new permits issued to build single-family […]

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New home sales reach highest level this year

New home sales rose to highest level this year, but it’s still a challenge to find housing here in West Michigan. A National Association of Home Builders’ recent report states sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 6.7 percent nationally in May, although sales were flat in the Midwest. This is the second-highest sales report […]

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Sable Homes Donates $1,000 to Newaygo Nonprofits From First Two Home Sales in Revitalized Neighborhood

As part of a new community partnership, Sable Homes presented donations to two area nonprofits from its first two home sales in Newaygo’s newly revitalized River Hills neighborhood on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. The Newaygo County Area Promise Zone Authority and TrueNorth Community Services each received $500 in donations from Sable Homes in collaboration with […]

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Tour Sable Homes’ newest model home at the Grand Rapids 2018 Spring Parade of Homes

Sable Homes invites you to tour our newest home style, the Karolynn model, for the Home Builders Association of Greater Grand Rapids 2018 Spring Parade of Homes. This is our newest top-of-the-line home in the Byron Glen community within Byron Center that features remarkable amenities, including a spacious master suite and an expansive living room. […]

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Sable Homes President John Bitely presents new Cat Footwear boots to Kent Career Tech Center graduating construction class

On Friday, May 11, I had the opportunity to present 50 graduating seniors from Kent Career Tech Center with Cat Footwear boots as they prepare to take their first steps in the construction industry. As president of Sable Homes and a member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Grand Rapids Foundation, it was an […]

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River Hills development in Newaygo welcomes new homeowner

We are excited to announce we have closed on a home in the River Hills development in Newaygo. Last December, we entered a partnership with the River Country Chamber of Commerce, TrueNorth Community Services and the Newaygo County Area Promise Zone to revitalize the River Hills neighborhood in the city of Newaygo. While this 40-acre […]

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