Your West Michigan Home Builders ROCKFORD, 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 MoreThe market look for home builders looks strong and if the trend continues, this should carry into the New Year. Builder confidence for newly-built, single-family homes held steady in November at a level of 63 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). According to the National Association of Home Builders […]
Read MoreA recent survey of construction shows an interesting trend: More than half of the new homes built last year do not have basement and the trend continues to go up. According to U.S. Census Bureau survey, 57% of new homes in 1015 were built on a concrete slab, continuing a steady increase in this foundation […]
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 […]
Read MoreWhile people young and old may understand the personal benefits of being a homeowner—tax deductions, stable monthly mortgage payments, increased privacy—many people frequently fail to realize the societal impact of taking the step into homeownership. Fortunately, we have a number of public servants dedicated to the increased awareness of the importance of home building and […]
Read MoreWhen looking for a house, it is increasingly important for buyers to consider the market at that time. One must take into account a number of factors—neighborhood preference, maintenance costs and move-in readiness, to name a few. Above all these, there is the make-or-break factor in one’s decision to buy: the mortgage rate. Luckily, for […]
Read MoreThe latest monthly real estate market report is in and there’s good news if you’re a Grand Rapids area homeowner looking to sell and build new. According to the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors, the average sales price of a home in the area has increased by 7.5 percent since last year and is now […]
Read MoreSable Homes is making progress on two neighborhoods in the award-winning Rockford school district as the Rockford-based builder works to keep up with a strong demand for housing in West Michigan. Sable Homes crews recently installed paved roads in the Crowning Acres and Crowning Edge developments, near Edgerton Ave. NE. Crowning Acres has 20 home […]
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