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Devon Johnson Named 2023 REALTOR of the Year by Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors
Treasurer: Devon Floor, Integrity RE Prof, ERA Powered 269-684-5030 (2023) Devon Floor, a licensed salesperson with Integrity Real Estate Professionals ERA Powered in Niles, was named the 2023 REALTOR of…
The Housing Market in South Haven 49090 and SWMI
The March housing market in the South Haven zip code 49090 saw an increase in single family housing sales and a drop in condo sales. All selling prices decreased when…
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The Housing Market in Cass County & SWMI
In Cass County, housing market sales grew while selling prices declined by double-digit percentages for non-waterfront houses, the major number of houses sold. When we refer to all or overall…
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March Picked Up Steam 1st Quarter Falls to Pre-Peak Level
2023 SWMI & National Housing Market – “The housing market in March picked up steam compared to the first two months of the year. However, at the close of the…
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2023 SWMI & National Housing Market -February Closed with Lower Sales & Selling Prices
“Southwest Michigan’s housing market in February 2023 closed with lower sales and selling prices compared to February 2022, when sales were slightly higher, but selling prices set the record in…
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The Housing Market in South Haven 49090 and SWMI
The February housing market in the South Haven zip code 49090 saw a major decrease in single-family house sales and drastically higher selling prices for condos compared to February 2022.…
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The Housing Market in Cass County & SWMI
The February 2023 Cass County housing market jumped 46 percent in the number of houses sold while the average selling prices toppled. When we refer to all or overall housing…
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2023 SWMI & National Housing Market – Fast and Furious Market Pace Now Adjusting
“The fast and furious pace of the SWMI housing market has run out of steam. In January 2022, the market started with a record low inventory of houses for sale…
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2022 SWMI Housing Market – Shrunken Inventory Slowed Sales Raised Prices
“From 2016 until 2020, the housing market in SWMI experienced a rush of peak sales and selling prices. At the end of 2020, the market had celebrated four straight years…
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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
