Grand Rapids Michigan Real Estate Blog

We have gathered a list of the Top Best Forest Hills Houses

(Ada-Cascade) to buy, based on price per square foot.

Please note: This list can change daily as some homes sell,

prices are adjusted and other homes come on the market.

The homes listed below are probably dated and would need

updating with new carpeting, paint, and kitchen - bath redos

at a minimum to bring them to current market standards.

They might need major repair work done, such as new roofs,

new plumbing, electrical & other major mechanicals.

 

Check back often or just subscribe to our blog to get

up-to-date local real estate information that you want to know.

The total square footage is noted here, although only the

main floors are used to figure price per square foot, not the

basement, even if finished.

The list of Top Best Buy Homes for  January 2010 is 23 properties.

The lowest price/Sq Ft for homes range from $36.82 to $78.05 in Forest Hills.

The lowest list price is $54,900 and the highest list price is

$288,900 for January 2010 homes in Forest Hills School District.

This list could include properties in Ada Township, Cascade

Township, Grand Rapids Township, Lowell Township, and the

city of Kentwood.

WARNING: Some of these homes may be bank owned foreclosures, short

sales and not habitable as is or available for a mortgage in present condition.

The Top Forest Hills Homes to Buy by Price per Square Foot:

8245 Fulton St E             $54,900      1124 Sq Ft    $48.84/SqFt

2657 Chatham Woods    $63,900       1056 Sq Ft    $78.12/SqFt

2695 Chatham Woods     $64,500        820 Sq Ft    $78.66/SqFt

2650 Knightsbridge Rd   $ 64,900       845 Sq Ft     $76.80/SqFt

2997 Chapshire Dr          $79,900      1116 Sq Ft     $71.59/SqFt

 

6217 Acropolis Dr          $79.900      1316/SqFt     $71.59/SqFt

6381 Wainscot Dr SE     $80,000      1116 Sq Ft     $71.68/SqFt

6351 Wainscot Dr SE     $84,900      1116 SqFt      $76.08 /SqFt

5505 Whitneyville SE     $84,900     1536 Sq Ft     $55.27/SqFt

2201 Shady Dr NE          $90,000     2444 Sq Ft     $36.82/SqFt

 

2049 Rowland Ave       $ 99,900    1280 Sq Ft    $78.05/SqFt

1791 Grand Ct NE       $118,900     1600 Sq Ft   $74.31/SqFt

1787 Park Trail NE      $119,900     1600 Sq Ft   $74.94/SqFt

1773 Park Trail NE      $121,900     1600 Sq Ft   $76.19/SqFt

4950 Knapp St NE      $134,900    1890 Sq Ft    $71.38/SqFt

 

6707 Adaridge Dr       $139,900    1828 Sq Ft    $76.53/SqFt

2328 Dean Lake Ave  $149,900    2757 Sq Ft    $54.37/SqFt

2309 3 Mile Rd           $149,900    3340 Sq Ft     $70.54/SqFt

3206 Oak Hollow Dr    $159,900    2509 Sq Ft    $63.73/Sq/Ft

6769 Woodbrook Dr   $169,900   2247 Sq Ft   $75.61/SqFt

 

4662 E Forest Dr        $174,900   3212 Sq Ft   $79.07/SqFt

5739 E Fulton St        $254,900   4557 Sq Ft   $71.16/SqFt 

8801 Fulton St E        $288,900   4132 Sq Ft   $69.92/SqFt

 

More Forest Hills Michigan Real Estate Articles 2009

 

If you would like to see a particular Top Best Buys Forest Hills

Home, please contact us at 1-888-240-1968 ext 0 or email us at:

terry@terrywestbrook.com

Forest Hills (Ada Cascade) MI Real Estate Absorption Report

Forest Hills is actually a school district in Ada - Cascade MI. This market

is always active. These Grand Rapids suburban communities have

wonderful neighborhoods, some new and some older with Top Ranked

Forest Hills Public Schools, and private schools, such as Ada Christian

& St Roberts that attract  many home owners.

This report will cover the 2009 real estate market activity, which we have

broken down into 3 separate price categories, which have very different

markets emerging for 2009 totals.

Forest Hills MI Listings $ 500,000+

Not much demand and lots of time on the market in the higher price

 brackets of Forest Hills with a 24 month Absorption Rate, which

means it would take 24 months for the current inventory to sell.

 

Active Listings - 88

Average Price - $ 834,266

Pending - 1

Sold - 43

Average sold price: $ 684,349

Average Sold/Sq Ft: $198.52

 

          Forest Hills MI Listings  $250,001 - 499,999

The absorption rate for Forest Hills MI is 9.3 months, which means if no

new listings come on the market, it will take 9.3 months to sell the existing

$250K-499K homes at the current rate of sale.  This rate is down significantly

from  mid-summer rates, but sold prices are still inching downward.  Inventory is

down slightly, but number of sales are holding fairly steady. We aren't back to

a normal market time of 3-6 months yet, but we are heading in that direction.

 

Forest Hills MI Active Listings $250,000 - $499,999

Active Forest Hills Listings: 136

Average price of $358,876

Average price/square foot $160.53

Low price of $254,500

High price of $499,900.

Sold Forest Hills Listings: 152

Average sold price $334,883

Average Sold price/sq ft $ 137.17

Pending Listings: 23

 

Forest Hills Active Listings $50,000 - $250,000

The Absorption rate for Forest Hills homes in this price range is 5.47

months, which means that if no new homes enter the market, at the

current rate of sales, it will take 5.47 months to sell all current inventory.

This is down from last month, but still within normal range, a fast moving

area of the Grand Rapids real estate market.

Forest Hills Active Listings 145

Average Active  Price $182,930

Average Active Price/SqFt $113.75

Average Active Days on the Market  120

High Active Price $250,000

Low Active Price $54,900

Sold Forest Hills Listings 266

Average Sold Price  $ 167,044 

Average Sold Price/sq ft $95.11

Average Sold Days on the Market 90 Days

High Sold Price  $250,000

Low Sold price is $50,100

Pending Sales 29

 

 Forest Hills RE Market Reports 2009

Forest Hills Michigan Public Schools Facelift 2009

 

If you would like specific information about an Ada Cascade or

Forest Hills MI Homes, please contact me directly. 

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Photo of Forest Hills Eastern High School by Bonnie Westbrook

This fabulous condo on Watermark Golf Course is full of extras and added amenities.

Besides being on the 17th tee with a great golf course view, this home has

hardwood floors in the main living area and in the family room on the finished lower

walk out level.

 

 

The master bathroom has a heated ceramic tile floor to keep your tootsies warm all

winter, as well as a 2 person whirlpool tub and walk in tiled shower with "rain" shower head.

 

A gourmet kitchen is a dream to cook in with granite countertops and GE Monogram

Stainless Steel appliances.  The laundry room is off the master bath suite and the front

entry for easy access.

Come and take a look in person, this condominium is a great golf course home and

has all the bells and whistles you would like in a condo home. 

It will be OPEN from 3-5 pm on Sunday Sept 27th, 2009

 

Forest Hills (Ada Cascade) MI Real Estate Absorption Report

Forest Hills is actually a school district in Ada - Cascade MI. This market

is always active. These Grand Rapids suburban communities have

wonderful neighborhoods, some new and some older with Top Ranked

Forest Hills Public Schools, and private schools, such as Ada Christian

& St Roberts that attract  many home owners.

This report will cover the April 1, 2009  to July 30, 2009 real estate

market activity.

          Forest Hills MI Listings over $300,000

The absorption rate for Forest Hills MI is 13.3 months, which means if no

new listings come on the market, it will take 13.3 months to sell the existing

$ 300K+ homes at the current rate of sale.  This rate is down significantly

 from  last month, sold prices are inching upward.  Inventory is down slightly,

but sales are holding fairly steady. Your Forest Hills home has a good chance

to sell if it is in good condition and priced correctly.

 

$300,000+ Homes

227 Active Forest Hills Listings

Average price of $626,539

Average price/square foot $202.82

Low price of $305,000

High price of $2,700,000.

Sold Forest Hills Listings 50

Average sold price $478,188

Average Sold price/sq ft $ 162.00

Lowest sold price $310,000

Highest sold price $1,100,000

Pending Listings 18

 

Forest Hills Active Listings $50,000 - $300,000

The Absorption rate for Forest Hills homes in this price range is 5.47

months, which means that if no new homes enter the market, at the

current rate of sales, it will take 5.47 months to sell all current inventory.

This is down from last month, but still within normal range.

Forest Hills Active Listings 230

Average Active  Price $208,088

Average Active Price/SqFt $118.34

Average Active Days on the Market  105

High Active Price $300,000

Low Active Price $59,900

Sold Forest Hills Listings 119

Average Sold Price  $195,384

Average Sold Price/sq ft $101.73

Average Sold Days on the Market 89 Days

High Sold Price  $300,000

Low Sold price is $53,000

Pending Sales 49

Market Synopsis: Although the absorption rate is one of the lowest in

the area, for the under 300K homes, this market area is finally seeing

some stabilization in market prices.  With less active listings coming on

the market, competition will be tighter for Forest Hills buyers.

 

Forest Hills MI Top Best Buy Homes ~ July 2009

 Forest Hills RE Market Reports 2009

Forest Hills Michigan Public Schools Facelift 2009

 

If you would like specific information about an Ada Cascade or

Forest Hills MI Homes, please contact me directly:

email: terry@terrywestbrook.com

ph. 1-888-240-1968 x 0

Grand Rapids Ada Real Estate  ~ Westbrook Realty

Copyright 2009  All rights reserved

Photo of Forest Hills Eastern High School by Bonnie Westbrook

Looking for a great home in Forest Hills School District? 

 This 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch with finished basement and large

 fenced back yard has been painted and re-carpeted top to bottom. 

 It will be listed within a few days.

 

 

Sneak preview, this home in a nice NE Grand Rapids Township neighborhood will

 be listed and available for viewing soon.  Many updates, good condition.

 

Private Backyard, fully fenced.

Living Room

Dining Room

Recreation Room Down

.

If you would like further information about this home,

 please contact me directly at:

1-888-240-1988 ext 0 or email: terry@terrywestbrook.com

 

Grand Rapids MI Real Estate  - Westbrook Realty

Copyright 2009  All rights reserved

photos  by Bonnie Westbrook

A new 210 unit luxury apartment complex is taking shape in Ada, Michigan.

The new complex, named Stone Falls of Ada, is scheduled to be completed

in spring 2009. The Dayton Ohio based group that is constructing the

development, the Miller-Valentine Group,and their partners, Boston based 

CrossHarbor Capital Partners LLC reports that the complex will have one,

 two, and three bedroom apartments ranging in size from 856 square

 feet to 1460 square feet. The location of the project is on the east side

of  Spaulding Road just south of Fulton Street.  

As you can see, construction is well under way.  The buildings in the far back

ground are the Townhouses and condominiums of Clements Mill.  This part of

the Clements Mill project was sold to be completed as apartment dwellings. 

This is a fairly new feature in Ada Township.

Prior to this development 98 per cent of the homes in Ada Township were

 single family residences.  There are a lot of apartments in the Grand Rapids

area but very few in Ada. It will be interesting to see if Ada is attractive to renters.

 

Grand Rapids Ada Real Estate ~ Westbrook Realty 

Copyright 2008 All rights reserved.

photo by Bonnie Westbrook

Clements Mill is  a newer home development built by Eastbrook

Construction in the Ada area, started in 1999 and completed in

2003. Part of the appeal is the proximity of  Forest Hills Central

Middle and High Schools, Forest Hills Central Woodlands 5/6 School,

 & Ada Christian Schools, which are within walking distance.

Clements Mill is midway between the Village of Ada and Forest Hills

shopping area at Cascade Road and Forest Hills. 

Clements Mill has seen steady to declining values in the short time

 it has been built out.  This is largely due to the current over-abundance

of houses for sale in a soft resale market. 

 

  Clements Mill  Residential Real Estate

       June 2008 Market Report

      6 Sold, 1 Pending, 11 For Sale

              

 

Address                    Status       Sq Ft     Price        $/Sq Ft     DOM 

5649 Highbury Dr   For Sale    1834      219,900     119.90     131 

703 Maple Hill Ct      For Sale    1803     232,900      129.17       67 

5480 Hartfield Ct     For Sale    1905      243,900     128.03       40 

743 Maple Hill Ct      For Sale    1800     244,500       135.83     124

5649 Maple Hill        For Sale     2200      199,900        90.86     106 

731 Abbey Mill Ct    For Sale     2084      259,900      124.71       78 

598 N Whitman Ct   For Sale    2540      299,900       118.07       18 

5540 Highbury Dr    For Sale     2224      274,900       123.60       88

503 Hartfield Dr      For Sale     2260     284,900         118.07       18

5587 Clemwood        For Sale     2254      389,900       172.98       49

728 Abbey Mill Ct     Pending     1672      259,900        155.44     127

5369 Maple Hill         Sold             1819      200,000       109.95       12

5561 Highbury Dr    Sold             1762      234,500       133.08      10

573 Longwood Dr        Sold          2420      261,500       108.05      89

562 Hartfield Dr          Sold          1956     265,000        135.48    159

400 Haskins Ct          Sold            2450      262,500        107.14       97

681 Highbury Ct         Sold           2455      270,000        109.97     312

 

The Ada area growth trends remain strong. Ada Township planner,

Jim Ferro states that the Ada population has grown by 20% since

 2000. There is a new proposed 80 condo units - Villas of Ada

and Stone Falls of Ada - a 210 unit apartment complex, currently

under construction here.  The Stone Falls of Ada apartment project

is adjacent to Clements Mill.  Both are scheduled for completion by

spring 2009.

If you have detailed questions about Ada Homes or just need further

information, please contact me directly.

 

Grand Rapids Ada Real Estate ~  Westbrook Realty 

Copyright 2008  All rights reserved

Ada Drive Walking Trail Photo by Bonnie Westbrook

 

Adacroft Commons is a popular home market in the Ada area.

Part of the appeal is the proximity of  Forest Hills Central 

5/6 School, Middle School, High School & Ada Christian

School, which are within walking distance. Adacroft is also close

 to the village of Ada and Forest Hills shopping.

It is an established subdivision, being started in the early 1970's

 by E. L. Ladd Builders of Ada, at the same time they were building

in Adatowne.  Adacroft Commons homes were required to have a

 two stall attached garage and a family room, while Adatowne

homes did not.  There is designated common land in the

development that remains heavily wooded and in a naturalstate,

as in its adjacent neighborhood, Ada Woods.   

I have held many open houses in these plats when they were new 

 and sold many of the homes as new construction - to be built.  

We personally purchased a spec home here  in 1976 and lived

 in Adacroft for 5 years before we  built our dream home on 6 acres

 (also in Ada Township).

 

If you doubt the power of your home as an investment, a 4 bedroom

two story home (about 1750 sq ft) sold for $ 39,900  in Adacroft

Commons in 1970.

   Adacroft Commons Residential Real Estate

                      June Market Report

               4 Sold, 1 Pending, 5 For Sale

 

 

Address               Status       Sq Ft      Price       $/Sq Ft      DOM 

484 Adaway      For Sale    1536   164,900    107.35      22 

601 Adaway      For Sale    1828   179,000      97.92     160 

6104 Winthrop  For Sale    1408   179,900     127.76      16 

6369 Dunbarton For Sale   1121   199,700     178.14      27 

656 Duxbury Ct  For Sale   2200   199,900      90.86     106 

681 Marbury Dr   Pending  1871    174,900      93.47      46 

589 Rookway Dr   Sold      1411    135,000      95.67       7 

6146 Witherbee   Sold      1529    152,700      99.86      49 

6256 Dunbarton   Sold      1916    155,500      81.15    239 

6185 Scotthille     Sold      1956    176,500      90.23      63

 

The Ada area growth trends remain strong. Ada Township planner,

Jim Ferro states that the Ada population has grown by 20% since

2000. There is a new proposed 80 unit condo site - Villas of Ada

and Stone Falls of Ada - a 210 unit apartment complex, currently

 under construction here. Both of these new developments are quite

 close to Adacroft Commons

  

If you have detailed questions or just need general information about

 Ada Homes, please contact me directly.

Westbrook Realty 

Mature Oak Tree on Ada Drive Photo by Bonnie Westbrook

 

Adatowne is a popular entry level home market in the Ada area.

Part of the appeal is the proximity of Ada Elementary, Forest Hills

Central Middle and High Schools, Ada Christian Schools, and close to

the village of Ada. Adatowne is an established subdivision, being started

in the early 1970's by E.L. Ladd Builders of Ada. I have held many open

houses in these new plats and sold many of the homes as new construction.

If you doubt the power of your home as an investment, a basic ranch

(about 1000 sq ft) sold  for $ 19,900 in 1975.

 

                    Adatowne Neighborhood  Ada, Michigan

                          June 2008 Stats  Real Estate        

                           5 homes sold, 1 pending, 1 for sale

 

     

 

 Address                      Status           Price          Sq Ft          Cost/SqFt       DOM

 

6705 Adaridge          For Sale        143,900      1056    136.26             74 

7028 Adaridge          Pending        149,900      2116      70.84                8 

6869 Adaridge           Sold            115,000        988     116.39              20 

6885 Adaridge           Sold            124,000      1270       97.63              81  

6966 Rix St.              Sold            119,625      1052      113.71             119

6674 Adaridge           Sold           142,000       1056      134.46             151 

6824 Adaside Dr        Sold           142,600       1028      138.71             260

 

The Ada area growth trends remain strong. Ada Township planner, Jim Ferro

 states that the Ada population has grown by 20% since 2000. There is a new

proposed 80 unit - Villas of Ada and Stone Falls of Ada - a 210 unit apartment

 complex, currently under construction here in Ada.

 

 

If you would like further information about Ada Homes, please contact me,

Terry@TerryWestbrook.com, toll free at 1-888-240-1968 ext 0

 

Grand Rapids Real Estate -  Westbrook Realty 

 Copyright 2008  All rights reserved

photo of Adatowne - Adaridge - Rix Street Entrance by Bonnie Westbrook