Buying a home in Galesburg, Michigan is a great choice because it is close to Fort Custer in Battle Creek, and also Comstock and Kalamazoo.  Being a city so located, buying a home in Galesburg had become quite a competitive housing market in recent years.   A nice aspect of Galesburg is that it qualifies as a rural area, according to the US Department of Agriculture official maps for the Rural Development loan program.  Thus, a first time home buyer can take advantage of the Rural Development loan program which offers 100% financing and even allows for the seller to contribute up to 6% towards closing costs.  Galesburg is located along the North side of the Kalamazoo River, on M-96 between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek.  Buying a home in Galesburg, Michigan has the added benefit of being a... 11/20/2010

The Galesburg-Augusta area is a school district between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo.  Buyers who buy in this school district most often commute to Kalamazoo, Portage or Battle Creek for work.  I thought it might be interesting to look at a Galesburg-Augusta Market Report for 2010, and see how the area home values are doing.  The first graph I will present here in this Galesburg-Augusta Market Report for 2010 is the average days on the market compared to the average home sale final value versus the listing price.  With the listing price versus final sale value, you can see that the percentage has maintained fairly steady between 94% and 105% for most of the year.  The days on the market have been all over the place in comparison.  Thus the homes that are priced right for the market are se... 11/01/2010

New Custom Home Country setting, Open floor plan, Handscraped hardwood floors, Tile in Mudroom & Laundry & Baths,spacious Kitchen with island, double shower in Master, Fieldstone gas Fireplace, Many upgrades, Just completed. contact builder for showing Rob Baird 269217-1591. To directly access this property, use this shortcut: http://www.fizber.com/michigan-buy-single-family-home-11647159.html 07/28/2009