Allegan, MI

A great place to visit is Waterfront Plaza in Allegan, Michigan. Allegan, Michigan has a great combination of the historic small-town atmosphere and a sense of community.

The city downtown Waterfront Plaza boasts a beautiful riverfront boardwalk that surrounds a great view of fountains and the historic Allegan Bridge. My wife and I stopped there on Labor Day 2010 when we were taking a drive to see some of the Lake Michigan shoreline towns like Holland and Saugatuck.

The boardwalk in Waterfront Plaza in Allegan, Michigan is a wonderful place to stop. There was even a boardwalk ice cream place open. We had to try a scoop of coconut and another of almond fudge! A great summer treat!

According to the 2000 census, Allegan had a population of 4838. A longtime industrial town, Allegan's downtown waterfront fell into disrepair and environmental pollution by the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The potential for loss of an aging iron bridge would cause the citizenry of Allegan to focus on community history, en masse, for an event that solidified Allegan's view toward community architectural preservation.

The Second Street Bridge is a whipple-trough truss bridge off Waterfront Plaza in Allegan, Michigan erected by the King Iron Bridge Company (Cleveland, Ohio) in 1886. Used as a two-Lane Bridge until discussions about its demise began in 1970s.

City planners were discussing the removal of the historic Bridge, but the community of Allegan protested. In fact, the City of Allegan experienced an unprecedented and consistent outcry not to demolish its most prominent downtown trademark, and the Bridge was saved.

Today you can walk around Waterfront Plaza in Allegan, Michigan on the boardwalk and enjoy the beautiful 2^nd Street Bridge as a backdrop for photographs.

For several years in the late 1980s and 1990s, a city festival called "Bridgefest" was held in Waterfront Plaza in Allegan, Michigan in honor of the Second Street Bridge. The "Old Iron Bridge", as it is referred to by residents, remains the most common logo and identifying characteristic of historic Allegan, Michigan.

So if you want a unique historical place to visit, stop by Waterfront Plaza in Allegan, Michigan in the summertime and have some ice cream! As a local Realtor in Southwest, Michigan, I am always looking for unique historical locations to talk to people about. This is one of those interesting places I will be sure to tell others about.

There are some fantasic opportunities to purchase your dream home near Allegan, Michigan. Woods and lakes abound. Here you can have Water access to Lake Allegan and the Kalamazoo River as well as opportunities to be near the Allegan Woods for hiking, snowmobiling, hunting, etc. IT is a vacation all year long.

Recently one of my clients sold this beautiful property with acreage on Monroe Road for $224,900. Where else can you get a home at this price in excellent condition with a finished lower level and access to the Kalamazoo River and very near to the Allegan Woods? I currently have an absolutely wonderful home listed. This home can be purchased with either nearly twenty wooded acres or forty wooded acres. Decks abound as you live in your own nature preserve. Along with the furnace, this home boasts a wood stove that is piped through the house and its own supply of timber. The current owners use the wood stove primarily and has someone harvest some of the wood each year. No problem with heating expense here! There is even a pass through door in the living room for passing the wood into the home so you don't have to drag it in the back door.

Start living close to nature now. Watch the seasons change. Watch deer and turkey in your yard. See the leaves change. Here it is like CAMPING BUT NOT SUFFERING! See more photos of of this great home on my website - www.mysaugatuck.com Just go to featured listings or office listings. This home was recently reduced 5% and it can be yours before the snow flies. And speaking of snow, this home comes with its own plow truck. What a way to live!

This is indeed a Buyer's Market. For my number oriented clients, here is a market study comparing sales of properties within a ten mile radius of Perrigo in Allegan for all of 2007 - twelve months versus 2008 to the current date for a nine month period. This is comparing a nine month period to a twelve month period so the second column should be 1/4 less than the first column. You will note that even accounting for difference in time the second column is considerably less than the first which means THERE ARE FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUYERS!

1/1/07 to 12/21/07 1/1/08 to 10/01/08

Single Family homes SOLD to $150,000 271 191

Single Family SOLD $150,000 to $300,000 63 28

Single Family SOLD over $300,000 7 5

ACTIVE HOMES ON THE MARKET NOW Lots of Great Choices

Single Family Homes on market to $150,000 247

Single Family Homes on market $150,000 to $300,000 109

Single Family Homes on market over $300,000 27

NOW FOR THE CREME DE LA CREME

WATERFRONT HOMES ON LAKES AND RIVERS AVAILABLE 47

What are you waiting for? Live the rest of your life close to Nature. Come to Allegan, Michigan. You will never regret the decision. Feel free to me,Dee Dee, at 616-836-8535 or e-mail me at deehans@ameritech.net . Once I know your requirements, I will e-mail you a selection of homes from which to choose.

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is the market study for Allegan, Michigan which is the county seat of Allegan County in Southwestern Michigan. This study includes the townships of Otsego, Allegan, Trowbridge, and Wayland.

This is beautiful country with easy access to Grand Rapids, Holland, Kalamazoo, and Allegan. Ten acre parcels of land can be obtained for about $60,000. Very affordable country living is available as a primary home or a get away with easy access from 131.

In 2007 - 246 single family homes sold with 26% of them on the market for over 120 days. Total dollars for all the homes was $27,000,000. Average price was $109,429.

In 2006 - 259 single family homes sold with 28% of them on the market for over 120 days. Total dollars for all the homes was $30,000,000. Average price was $107,000

Number of sales was down 5%. Total dollars spend was down by 10%. Average price was up by 2.27% Sellers continue to receive about 96% of their asking price.

You can get a lot for your money in this area. You would also have access to the beach of Lake Michigan in South Haven or Saugatuck about half an hour from your home. Homes like this one are available with almost 40 acres. For more market information visit mysaugatuck.com.