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Housing
With a landscape that begins at the lakeshore, travels through park-like neighborhoods and reaches into serene wooded areas, Michigan's Great Southwest provides a rare quality of life for its residents. Quality that's echoed in a complete and exciting array of housing choices.
You can match your neighborhood to your lifestyle as well - enjoy the privacy of a gated community, the freedom of a condominium, the intimacy of a family neighborhood, or the convenience of apartment living. Whether you're looking for the charm of a Victorian home, the flair of modern construction, or the solitude of a log cabin, our region has a home in line with your lifestyle.
Michigan's Great Southwest has 69,632 housing units. We also have 12,291 rental units within a 15-mile radius, with the median rent of $303 per month. Average listing price of $196,103. As of October 2000, the total for the active listings in Berrien County is 129,000.
Area Home Sales in 2000
| Area |
Units
Sold |
Average Price |
Average
Days on Market |
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2000 |
1999 |
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| Bridgman to New Buffalo |
389 |
$230,840.00 |
$179,285.00 |
160 |
Galien to Niles |
526 |
$89,501.00 |
$91,025.00 |
87 |
St. Joseph/Lakeshore |
205 |
$172,686.00 |
$159,789.00 |
93 |
Coloma/Watervliet |
205 |
$118,814.00 |
$109,668.00 |
102 |
Berrien Springs/Eau Claire |
98 |
$131,250.00 |
$121,091.00 |
92 |
Dowagiac/Marcellus |
170 |
$89,799.00 |
$89,017.00 |
126 |
| Benton Harbor |
269 |
$75,252.00 |
$76,037.00 |
89 |
| Edwardsburg to Cassopolis |
168 |
$142,508.00 |
$126,661.00 |
144 |
| South Haven/Bangor |
328 |
$112,028.00 |
$123,566.00 |
108 |
| Decatur/Hartford/Paw Paw |
112 |
$94,664.00 |
$99,419.00 |
144 |
| Outside Primary areas |
21 |
$286,310.00 |
$226,941.00 |
166 |
| Total/Average |
2,825 |
$134,418.00 |
$128,703.00 |
110 |
For further information on housing in Michigan's Great Southwest contact the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors, 3123 Lakeshore Drive, St. Joseph, MI 49085. (Ph: 269-983-6375)
If you are interested in building a new home contact the Southwest Michigan Home Builders Association at 104 W. Ferry Street, Berrien Springs, MI 49103. (Ph: 269-473-5035)
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Condominium & Apartment Housing
Michigan's Great Southwest's variety of condominium and apartment housing is as vast as the selection of homes we have for sale. Not only do we offer a choice of several multi-unit apartment complexes, but also an impressive stock of downtown and lakeside houses that have been renovated into apartments and condos.
Contact the local chamber of commerce in the community you choose to locate in Michigan's Great Southwest. Click here for a listing.
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For more information
Cornerstone Alliance
P.O. Box 428, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
tel: (269) 925-6100
webmaster@michigansgreatsw.com
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