West of Grand Rapids MI and in Ottawa County lies Hudsonville, MI. Known as the "Salad Bowl" city because of the large amount of surrounding loamy soil which supports growth of celery, onions, and various truck farming products. Hudsonville is largely a bedroom community with many residents commuting into Grand Rapids or west to the Zeeland and Holland communities.
The Hudsonville Public School District serves approximately 5306 students in 7 elementary buildings, two 6-8 grade middle schools, a freshman campus and the high school with grades 10-12.
A review of the single family home real estate activity in the school district from January 1, 2009-March 31, 2009 reveals the following:
The most significant competition for sellers remains in the $150-250,000 range with approximately a year of inventory given the rate of pending and closed sales in the first quarter.
Copyright 2009 All rights reserved. Sondra TenClay
For the past several days there has been a lot of buzz around town about an "invitation only" meeting being held this morning to announce an event that will change Grand Rapids, MI forever!
Rick DeVos, grandson on Amway co-founder, Richard DeVos, announced this morning that he has established a world wide art competition with a prize to the winner of $250,000. The competiton is simply named...ArtPrize. It is open to both established and emerging artists and will be staged throughout the city. The ArtPrize event will be limited only by the number of artists who register and the number of venues that are offered. Anyone in the city can register a venue, indoor or outdoor, and invite artists to show in their space. The ten artists with the highest votes will be awarded prizes.
I anticipate the excitement to grow as this event begins to take shape. The actual exhibition will take place Sept. 23-Oct. 10th. The general public will be the ones who will actually be voting and will determine the winners. Click here to view a short video about the event
Grand Rapidians have long enjoyed the "LaGrande Vitesse" stabile created by Alexander Calder expressly for the city of Grand Rapids in 1969. Additionally Grand Rapids has become a destination for those wanting to visit the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, and the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Soon we'll be able to enjoy works in all types of mediums, large and small, throughout our city!
West of Grand Rapids MI and in Ottawa County lies Hudsonville, MI. Known as the "Salad Bowl" city because of the large amount of surrounding loamy soil which supports growth of celery, onions, and various truck farming products. Hudsonville is largely a bedroom community with many residents commuting into Grand Rapids or west to the Zeeland and Holland communities.
The Hudsonville Public School District serves approximately 5306 students in 7 elementary buildings, two 6-8 grade middle schools, a freshman campus and the high school with grades 10-12.
A review of the real estate activity in the school district from Dec 1, 2008-Feb 28,2009 reveals the following:
Absorption rates given the pending sales occuring over the past 3 months activity indicate that in the $50,000-100,000 range there is a 4.5 month supply, $101-150,000 range...an 8 month supply and in the $151-250,000 range there is approximately 24 month supply.
Copyright 2009 Sondra TenClay All rights reserved.
14 miles south west of Grand Rapids is the community of Byron Center MI. The community, formerly a farming area, is growing and experiencing diversification due to the fact that both Highways 131 and M-6 are in close proximity and offer easy access to Grand Rapids, Lansing, the lakeshore and the east side of the state.
The award winning school district of Byron Center Schools serves approximately 3000 students in 6 buildings. There are 3 K-4th grade buildings, one which houses 5/6th grade students, one for 7/8th grades and one high shool building.
A review of real estate market activity from 12/1/08-2/28/09 reveals the following:
Copyright 2009 Sondra TenClay, all rights reserved
The Grandville Public School district is located in Southwest Kent County and overlays the communities of Grandville along with parts of Wyoming, Georgetown Township, Jamestown Township and Walker. With a student population of 5992 students K-12 the district has 8 elementary buildings, a middle school, high school and alternative high school.
A review of the real estate market activity in the school district over the last 3 months reveals the following:
| Price Range | Ave. List $ | Ave. Sale $ | Ave.$/Sq.Ft | Ave.$/Sq.Ft.Sold | Days on Mkt | List/Sale Ratio | # Units |
| Current Inventory | |||||||
| $50-100,000 | $87,636 | $85.91 | 115 | 23 | |||
| $100-150,000 | $128,145 | $104 | 132 | 70 | |||
| $151-250,000 | $189,787 | $126 | 163 | 76 | |||
| $251-400,000 | $330,268 | $143 | 110 | 28 | |||
| $400,000 + | $550,300 | $168 | 148 | 8 | |||
| Pending Sales | |||||||
| $50-100,000 | $79,636 | $73 | 115 | 9 | |||
| $101-150,000 | $128,263 | $101 | 107 | 19 | |||
| $151-250,000 | $189,787 | $126 | 139 | 7 | |||
| $251-400,000 | $279,433 | $102 | 142 | 3 | |||
| $401,000+ | $936,500 | $131 | 61 | 2 | |||
| Closed Sales | |||||||
| $50-100,000 | $84,289 | $79,636 | $73 | 64 | 95.00% | 9 | |
| $101-150,000 | $129,033 | $127,156 | $100 | 85 | 98.70% | 9 | |
| $151-250,000 | $196,435 | $187,363 | $100 | 105 | 95.80% | 11 | |
| $251-400,000 | $314,900 | $293,500 | $158 | 80 | 93.70% | 2 | |
| $400,000+ | $449,900 | $416,000 | $117 | 110 | 92.50% | 1 |
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