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November 2021 SWMI Housing Market – Sales Decline for 5th Month and Selling Prices Were Lower Than a Year Ago.
ST. JOSEPH, MI – “As the chilly temperatures slipped in, the SWMI housing market sales and selling prices continued to chill. In November, the number of houses sold dropped 7…
The 2021 Housing Market in Southwestern Michigan
At the end of 2020, The housing market in SWMI had celebrated four straight years of peak sales and selling prices. In 2021, the COVID shutdown ended in April. However,…
The Housing Market in Cass County SWMI
The Housing Market in Cass County & SWMI The housing market in Cass County in 2020 was a record-setting year for the number of houses sold and increased selling prices.…
The Housing Market in South Haven 49090 and SWMI
In 2020, the South Haven housing market achieved a new benchmark or peak year for future comparisons. In 2021, the market adjusted its pace and selling prices. At the end…
The Housing Market in Cass County & SWMI
The Housing Market in Cass County & SWMI In November, the Cass County housing market sales dropped 12 percent in overall sales of all housing types due to a 15…
The Housing Market in South Haven 49090 and SWMI
The November, single-family house sales in the South Haven zip code 49090 rose 12 percent (27 vs. 24,) and condo sales increased 25 percent (5 vs. 4) compared to November…
The Housing Market in Southwestern Michigan
As the chilly temperatures slipped in, the SWMI housing market sales and selling prices continued to chill. In November, the number of houses sold dropped 7 percent from November 2020…
October 2021 SWMI Housing Market – Sales Decline for 4th Month While Selling Prices Were Lower Than a Year Ago.
ST. JOSEPH, MI – “The SWMI housing market sales dropped 23 percent in October. This makes four consecutive months that sales have fallen more than 19 percent below sales from…
The Housing Market in Southwestern Michigan
The SWMI housing market sales dropped 23 percent in October. This makes four consecutive months that sales have fallen more than 19 percent below sales from last year. Selling prices…
Enjoy Southwest Michigan
Southwest Michigan is a naturally beautiful and wonderfully dynamic place to call home with a variety of things to see and do in every city and season.
Allegan County
Allegan County is Southwest Michigan’s northernmost county and is home to Allegan, Douglas, Fennville, Hopkins, Martin, Otsego, Plainwell, Saugatuck, Wayland, and part of Holland. Although the county is still mostly rural in nature and maintains an agricultural and tourism based economy, it is one of the fastest growing regions in the state as the population centers of Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo begin to spread.
Major Employers: Perrigo, Haworth, JBS Packerland, Gun Lake Casino, Yanfeng, Challenge Manufacturing, LG Chem
Education: Allegan Public Schools, Fennville Public Schools, Glenn Public School, Hamilton Community Schools, Holland Public Schools, Hopkins Public Schools, Martin Public Schools, Otsego Public Schools, Plainwell Community Schools, Saugatuck Public Schools, Wayland Union Schools
Berrien County
Berrien County is located in the heart of Southwest Michigan and is home to St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Coloma, Buchanan, Niles, Watervliet, Galien, Eau Claire, Berrien Springs, Baroda, Bridgman, Stevensville, and Harbor Country. In addition to Lake Michigan beaches, there are 62 scenic inland lakes, four major rivers, and a countryside renowned for its vineyards and wineries.
Major Employers: Cook Nuclear Plant, Lakeland Regional Health Systems, LECO Corporation, Whirlpool Corporation, Lake Michigan College
Education: Benton Harbor Area Schools, Berrien Springs Public Schools, Brandywine Public School District, Bridgman Public Schools, Buchanan Community School District, Coloma Community Schools, Eau Claire Public Schools, Lakeshore School District, New Buffalo Area School District, Niles Community School District, River Valley School District, St. Joseph Public Schools, Watervliet School District
Cass County
Cass County is the smallest county by land area in the state and is home to Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, Vandalia, and Marcellus. The county’s prairies, rivers, and inland lakes have long supported agriculture and tourism.
Major Employers: Southwestern Michigan College, Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital, North American Forest Products, K&M Machine Fabricating Inc.
Education: Cassopolis Public Schools, Dowagiac Union Schools, Edwardsburg Public Schools, Marcellus Community Schools
Van Buren County
Van Buren County is home to 38 inland lakes and 10 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline as well as Paw Paw, Mattawan, Bangor, Decatur, Gobles, Bloomingdale, Hartford, Breedsville, Lawton, Lawrence, and South Haven. A spoil of farms producing some of the best fruit in the country has nicknamed it “Michigan’s Fruit Basket.”
Major Employers:MPI Research, Entergy Nuclear Palisades, Bronson Hospitals, Coca-Cola
Education:Bangor Public Schools, Bloomingdale Public School District, Covert Public Schools, Decatur Public Schools, Gobles Public School District, Hartford Public School District, Lawrence Public Schools, Lawton Community School District, Mattawan Consolidated School, Paw Paw Public School District, South Haven Public Schools
