2013 was a great year for Sold Lake Michigan Homes.  According to the Multiple Listing Service there were 158 Lake Michigan Homes For Sale that sold during the year, which was similar to the # of homes that sold in 2012 also a good year for Real Estate Sales along the Lakeshore.  The most expensive sale was in Lakeside Michigan and went for $3,200,000, however the average sale price on Lake Michigan was $866,000.  Only 3 homes sold for over $3,000,000, and 2 of them were in Lakeside.  Click here to view all Lake Michigan Real Estate Lakeside Michigan. Although there were only 3 properites that went for over $3,000,000 there were over 46 homes that closed for over $1,000,000. If you have any specific questions about the Lake Michigan Real Estate Market…

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The first thing Jake Hogeboom, CEO of @HomeRealty Lakeshore, does upon hiring a new broker for his firm is to NOT hand that person a coffee mug with an omnipresent corporate logo and a procedures manual thicker than the Oxford English Dictionary. He presents agents with company-issued Apple iPads instead, then invites them to join him for a cup of freshly brewed java in the kitchen suite at the front entrance to the home office. Hogeboom can’t stop smiling while explaining the non-traditional approach he is undertaking to put a modern stamp on an old-fashioned industry. “There’s a lot of people who are (skeptical),” Hogeboom said of creating a very different real-estate brokerage, which emphasizes a more personalized and technology-focused…

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We all know the draw to owning Lake Michigan Real Estate in the spring and summer,  but have you been to the Lake during the winter?  By owning a Lake Michigan Home you can experience the beautiful views of the lake, snoe showing or cross country skiing on the beach.  You also don't have to worry about too many neighbors as many of them stay inside or head south during the winter. I have even seen families take advantage of sledding down the available beach dunes. Take a look at a few of the pictures of Lake Michigan and frozen over piers.

Lake Michigan in Winter

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One of the best features of our website is to search for Lake Michigan Real Estate and Homes for Sale.  We have set it up so that it is easy to search for homes within Lake Michigan communities, find information on specific lake properties and ask for additional information when needed.  There are nearly 200 Lake Michigan homes currently available for sale.  They rang in price from $40,000,000 to $439,000.  Another nice feature is that only luxury properties show up on this website.  There is no need to filter through all the inexpensive homes that are currently on the market, making it easier for you to find the property of your dreams.

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  • The graph above shows the number of lakefront homes available for purchase in each month over the past year. The red line shows the number of homes that went pending that month as well as the number of homes that sold. This past year the months of July through October saw the most activity with sold waterfront properties In Holland Michigan. It's likely that we won't see an upswing of properties on the lake until February or March. 3 of these homes included here are on Lake Michigan. View all the Lake Michigan Real Estate Holland Michigan homes here!

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