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Grand Rapids Voted Best City for Raising a Family
Grand Rapids - Michigan doesn’t boast a lot of affluence. The metro area population of 774,000 carries a median household of $47,040, good for just 65th place among America’s 100 largest MSAs. The city’s major claims to fame come from being a national leader in office furniture production, and for being the hometown of a U.S. president, Gerald Ford.
Forbes
April 4, 2012
West Michigan's housing market could be brighter for home sellers this spring, survey says
GRAND RAPIDS - The outlook is brightening for home sellers in the Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Holland real estate market this spring, according to figures released today by Realtor.com.
MLive.com
03/14/2012
Consumer Confidence Rises in February
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey showed an improvement in consumer confidence during February 2012.
NAHB
02/28/2012
Housing Starts Rise 1.5 Percent from Upwardly Revised Numbers in January
Building on significant upward revisions to numbers for the previous two months, nationwide production of new single-family homes and apartments increased 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of nearly 700,000 units in January, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department. This marks the second-best pace of overall housing production since October of 2008.
NAHB
02/16/2012
Strong Gains in Existing-Home Sales
For the first time in five years, existing-home sales have increased for four months in a row, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.
Eastbrook Homes offers 'sneak peek happy hour' at The Cottages in Gaines Township
Gaines Township - Eastbrook Homes is holding a sneak peek happy hour Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. at The Cottages, part of Cooks Crossing, a development on Eastern Avenue SE just north of 84th Street.
The Grand Rapids Press
08/18/2009