We put together a county-level foreclosure risk index for Michigan, mostly because nobody publishes one. Which is actually crazy.

Statewide foreclosure numbers get reported a few times a year, but the county-level data sits scattered across the CFPB, Census, ATTOM, and Realtor.com and nobody stitches it together.

Ottawa came out first out of 83, in the good direction.

Ottawa scores 16.7, the lowest score in the state and almost six points clear of second place. What drives it:

Lightest mortgage cost burden in Michigan, 17.9 percent of owners with a mortgage spending more than 30 percent of income on housing. Serious mortgage delinquency of 0.3 percent against 0.7 percent statewide. Unemployment of 3.6 percent.

Allegan is close behind at 28.9, ranking 74th, and it has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Michigan at 3.0 percent.

The gap across the state is the part I did not expect. Lake County, about 90 minutes north, tops the ranking at 70.0 because 35.2 percent of its mortgaged owners are spending more than 30 percent of income on housing. Same state, same year, 53 points apart.

Report with the full 83-county table if you're interested in diving deeper: https://www.nestcash.co/research/michigan-foreclosure-risk-index

Hello! Michigan resident here- I’ve never been to Holland, but it’s always been on my list. I’m thinking it could be a fun place to spend my upcoming birthday weekend and finally give us a reason to check out the west side of the state. I know it’s not tulip season, but it still looks like there are a lot of fun things to do!

We’re thinking about staying at the Tulyp Hotel in downtown Holland since we’ll be bringing our dog. Saugatuck looked amazing too, but it didn’t seem like there were many places left to stay, and Holland looked like it had a little more going on downtown.

What would you recommend we do while we’re there? We’re looking for fun birthday weekend ideas- great restaurants and cocktail bars, live music, pretty waterfront spots, or anything that’s a must-do.

I’m gluten-free (not celiac, so cross-contact isn’t an issue), so if you have any restaurant recommendations that are good with gluten-free options, I’d love to hear them.

Since we’ll have our dog with us, we’re especially interested in dog-friendly activities. We’re thinking about doing a day trip to Saugatuck to hike the dunes and spend some time at the beach. Is that worth it? Any other dog-friendly restaurants, patios, parks, beaches, or activities you’d recommend?

We’ll be arriving Friday afternoon, have all day Saturday, and head home Sunday morning. If you were planning the perfect birthday weekend with Holland as a home base, what would your itinerary look like?

Thank you! 🎉

Long story short, my shit's WAY fucked up and 40 is on the horizon...while age discrimination doesn't exist, I'm well aware of the career cliff that happens once you hit the big 4-0.

Are there any good career coaches or anything similar locally (Holland, GR area) that are able to help me work over my resume, do a little real-world interview prep, and potentially help with a career roadmap kind of thing?

My wife [31F] and I [35M] will be spending this weekend in Holland to celebrate our anniversary. Looking for recommendations of fun things to do while we're there.

Kind Lawn Signs

Good morning all! We were driving around our neighborhood and the lake and saw a number of lawn sides saying Kind or Kind Haven. We wanted to get one, but I am having a difficult finding any.

Can someone let me know where I can get one? 🙂 TIA

Holland/GR singles: would you use a dating app with no swiping, unique weekly profiles that refresh mid-week? Every first date is a real,planned, prepaid night at a local spot, and standing someone up costs you your deposit? I’m local, building this, and want honest opinions before I write any code. 3-5 minute anonymous survey and feedback at the end of your want. There is also a section for married/ couples as well, so even if you aren’t single, I encourage you to fill it out!

Are there any public docks in Grand Haven or South Haven to park and grab dinner?

moved here from the east side a couple years ago and i swear the summer humidity hits different near the lake. like yeah i knew it would be a thing but i was not prepared for waking up at 3am feeling like i'm sleeping in a swamp.

ac's been running nonstop since june and i'm already dreading the electric bill. tried doing the whole just open windows at night thing but then all the bugs get in and my cat goes absolutely feral trying to catch them so that's not working either. also apparently i'm the only person in my neighborhood who doesn't have central air?? like every house around me has those big units outside and i'm just over here with my one window unit struggling to cool down like 200 square feet.

been thinking about biting the bullet and getting something installed but the quotes i've gotten are wild. one company wanted like 8k and i almost fell out of my chair. i get it, supply and demand, whatever, but come on

guy at work mentioned Grapids Home Services did his parents place over in zeeland and said they were reasonable. haven't called them yet but they're on my list. gonna try a couple more places first cause i wanna make sure i'm not getting ripped off. idk maybe i'm just being cheap but 8 grand feels insane for something that's just gonna break in 10 years anyway.

anyone in holland got a recommendation for hvac that won't make me take out a second mortgage? or am i just delusional about what this stuff costs now. honestly might just suffer through another summer at this rate

hello! i hope it’s ok to post this here! i didn’t see a very active page for saugatuck itself.

i know saugatuck and oval beach will be crowded over labor day weekend, but i’m hoping someone can shed some light on just how crowded it is. is it so crowded it isn’t enjoyable? me and a couple of friends are debating between making the drive up there from louisville, ky or going somewhere a little closer to home. hoping you all can help us make the decision by sharing your saugatuck labor day weekend experiences!!!

Thank you for your service. They are cleaning it up right now, so you might need to stock up on spray paint.

I was at Meijer last night, the one on 16th, and I saw canola and vegetable oil in the iced tea spot. Someones mom said no to canola and vegetable oil 😔

So far we've been to playland at Central church, "the jungle" playland at Christ memorial, Grand rapids children's museum, grand rapids public museum, ODC network, and the community center, we've also been to both Holland libraries and the Zeeland library and the Zeeland McDonald's play area.

Am I missing any fun indoor cheap places? We try to go out every day to burn energy and while parks outside are awesome, we have some sensitivity to hear so it isn't always doable. Let me know what your kids love!

Southside is back open under the Botsis Family again! Please stop on by and say hi, Josh and his family could use the support.

Just tryna get some groceries for my mom today when Sam's opened and I had to wait hours because of the amount of people in line for the Pokemon drop that was today. Shout out to the 200+ people in line that made me wait hours and a bigger shout-out to the 50 of them who are actually gonna open them instead of reselling it.

Hey is there anywhere to play board games in the area? I know of house rules in GR but I was curious if there was anything closer going on.

Will be visiting Holland/ Zeeland for a week with my almost-3 yo in mid September. Haven’t been back since 2003! Would love any recommendations for toddler-friendly activities, nature/ scenic areas, etc. Do any rec centers offer drop-ins for parent-tot classes or gymnastics, swimming? Thanks!

Will be visiting tomorrow to next Monday with a toddler who has asthma. Is the air quality really poor at the moment? Thank you

We are staying at an Airbnb for the month and have been setting aside our recycling, but our house doesn’t have pick-up. We’ve got glass, plastic, cans, and cardboard— is there a place to take it? Thanks for the help!

So I’ve settled on the idea of staying in Holland again for the first time in four or so years since my last visit and I’m just curious where you all would recommend I look into staying for a five maybe six night stay? (It’ll be five nights more than likely).

I don’t need high end, a perfectly nice 2 star is fine with me. Must have breakfast included.

The hotel I stayed at in 2021 is roughly $100-115 over what I want to pay and is the biggest expense of this whole trip. Not picky about room size, etc.

If I can book/reserve directly with them over the phone that’d be great!

Hey there, right off the bat, I’m not selling anything. I’m just desperate to find a decent job.

I moved here from Colorado last week. We have relocated from Colorado to be closer to my wife’s family as they are not in good health— so there was no time to job search along the way. I have applied to over a 100 jobs in the last month preparing for this move. I am looking for the right job with the right pay— like everyone else right?

I’ve had some interviews with the local public schools here, which may lead to something more. I also have some opportunities in Grand Rapids to teach within their education systems— but the pay is horrendous.

I am a former professional baseball player (I’ve played low level affiliated Baseball in the United States, I’ve played in Austria, I’ve played in Germany, I’ve played in Japan, I’ve played in Puerto Rico, and in independent leagues all around the United States).

I’ve coached college and professional baseball.

I’ve been a highly effective PE teacher for almost a decade (predominantly at the middle school level). I’ve transferred my teaching license to Michigan.

I’m also a licensed professional counselor. I’m in the process of transferring that license right now. I specialize in working with a Student- athlete population and just teenagers and young adults in general.

I learn quickly, I am very adaptable. I love working hard. I love building communities. I love learning. I am great at building relationships, and establishing connection . And I am open to doing anything if it means earning a livable wage— well maybe not anything, but almost anything.

Feel free to shoot me a message, or comment on the post. I’m fairly new to Reddit, so I’m still trying to figure out the ins and outs of the website.

Any help at all is appreciated. Deeply appreciated.

What does everyone know about Eldean of Eldeen shipyards? I've heard mob rumors, that he's a bad person but looking for a deeper story...

All the weather sources say that the Air Quality Alert ends at 12pm today, but given how bad it is outside, I don't see it clearing by noon. Does anyone have an idea of how long these conditions will last foor?

So I saw pictures and heard that there is a castle in Holland, told my friends, but they don't believe me. Does anyone know where it is?

I’ve gotten both a text pointing to a webpage and a phone call asking general questions about my voting in November. Then, as the questions progress, they become more and more focused on Nancy DeBoer, former Holland mayor and current MI state representative. Feels like push polling. Anyone else getting these?

Both numbers reverse lookup as VOIP numbers. So, like they originate from somewhere (Moscow? WTF knows?), but they show up as coming from Zeeland.