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State officials and economic developers are eyeing Sable Homes’ River Hills Estates development in Newaygo as a new home development model that could solve the workforce housing crisis in Michigan. John Bitely, president of Sable Homes, has long recognized the need for workforce housing for the “missing middle.” In early 2020, he began working with […]
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Drive around West Michigan and you’ll see rooftops of homes and businesses blanketed with snow, and in some cases, icicles dangling from the gutters. The 42.2 inches of snow Grand Rapids has seen thus far this season has some people wondering how will all this snow affect their roofs. At Sable Homes, our roofs are […]
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While industry reports show new home construction in 2020 was the healthiest it’s been in over a decade, home builders continue to work diligently to re-calibrate the perpetual lot shortages and development restrictions that have impeded affordable new home construction for years. John Bitely, president of Rockford-based Sable Homes, the West Michigan region’s third largest […]
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In an effort to support the local economy, Sable Homes has donated $5,000 to the Sparta Chamber of Commerce for a “Buy One, Get One Free” Sparta Bucks promotion, beginning Feb. 10. Sparta Bucks is a community currency, like a gift certificate, that can be used at a variety of over 20 local Sparta businesses. […]
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The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported home builders nationwide started construction on homes at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.67 million in December 2020, representing a 5.8 percent increase from the previous month’s figure. Permitting for new homes occurred at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.71 million, up 4.5 percent from November, according to a […]
Read MoreTrussville Tribune outside Birmingham, Alabama, sought Rockford, Michigan-based Sable Homes Sales Manager Karin Kay for her real estate expertise when buying a new home in 2021. In addition to Kay, the Jan. 5 story featured national housing industry experts from Atlanta, Georgia; Montgomery, Alabama; and Tampa, Florida, who shared these five steps for home buyers […]
Read MoreWe live by our motto: Build smarter. Live Better. Healthier Homes. When building a home, Sable Homes goes that extra mile to ensure our homes are not only well built, but are energy efficient as well. Our homes are up to 70 percent more energy efficient than the average resale home, and up to 40 […]
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Sable Homes of Rockford, Newaygo County and the Michigan Land Bank Authority came together to execute a first-of-its-kind use of brownfield incentives to support construction of 20 new workforce homes in the city of Newaygo. The Newaygo County Commission gave its unanimous support to incentives to help pay for infrastructure and site preparation costs at […]
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The Newaygo County Commission has given unanimous support for incentives to help pay for infrastructure and site preparation costs at Phase II of River Hills Estates, a new neighborhood of market rate homes in the City of Newaygo. “Homes in River Hills Estates are designed to be affordable for ‘missing middle’ home buyers who may […]
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For the second year in a row, Sable Homes President John Bitely has been named one of Grand Rapids Business Journal’s 200 Most Powerful Business Leaders in West Michigan. Bitely, who founded Sable Developing Inc. in 1996, was named a GRBJ 2020 top business leader in the construction and design category for 2020. He was […]
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