Hudsonville's Building Boom Was Built for Renters. Here Is Where the New Homes for Sale Actually Are.

The sentence that best explains Hudsonville's housing market sits deep in the city's own master plan. "The building boom has almost met the 20 year demand projected by the model in just 4 years," the planners wrote. The plan was adopted on July 16, 2025, and it counts 537 housing units built or under construction since the 2020 Census, against a projected need of 600 units by 2040.

Read on two lines and the number changes meaning. Of those 537 units, 473 are rentals. That pushed the city's share of renter-occupied housing from 14.9% to 26.9%. Hudsonville absorbed a generation of growth, and roughly 88% of it came in a form that a buyer cannot purchase. If you are shopping for a newer home in this part of Ottawa County, you are working from a much shorter list than the headlines about growth suggest. You can name every item on it, and most of those items sit just outside the city limits.

Where the 537 Units Went

The city's largest recent projects show why the boom looks so big from the street and so small on a buyer's search screen.

Sources for the table are WOOD TV's November 2024 report on the three projects, FOX 17's April 2025 coverage of The Landings, its October 2025 report on the sewer work under Balsam Drive, and a May 2026 FOX 17 update on downtown growth.

The city plan credits its "available land, infrastructure, and favorable planning and zoning policies" for pulling in more regional demand than it used to. It also says the city "does not need to feel pressure to maximize density" now that internal demand is largely met. For a buyer, that second point matters. A city that considers its 20-year housing target nearly met has less reason to push for another wave of units, so the for-sale homes still to come inside city limits depend largely on individual vacant parcels.

The One City Project That Switched to Ownership

The clearest example of that parcel-by-parcel reality is Wooded Way Townhomes at 3662 Highland Drive. Creekside Companies brought the planned unit development to the Hudsonville Planning Commission on June 17, 2026. It covers 30 units on 8.303 acres: four single-family lots, six duplex units, and 20 units in four-unit townhome buildings. According to the approved minutes, the proposal "has been changed from the previous review from rental units to entirely owner-occupied units."

FOX 17 reported that the commission advanced the project 6–2, and that county and state environmental reviews still stood between the vote and construction. No base prices or construction start have been published. So the one newly announced for-sale project inside the city is 30 units on a narrow parcel between a subdivision and industrial uses, still in review as of this fall.

Next Door, a Moratorium Decides Which Projects Can Move

Many buyers who start their search in Hudsonville end up looking at Georgetown Township, on the city's eastern edge. That is where the larger single-family plats are. On March 9, 2026, the Georgetown Charter Township Board voted 5–2 to adopt Ordinance No. 2026-03, a temporary moratorium on new development projects. The ordinance runs eight months from its effective date, which is the day after it is published in a newspaper, or until the township's revised development ordinances take effect, whichever comes first. The board can extend it to finish those amendments and a new master plan. The township materials reviewed do not show the publication date, so the exact end date can't be calculated from them. The most recent status record found shows the moratorium still in effect as of the August 10 board meeting.

For a buyer, the exemptions matter more than the pause itself. The ordinance does not apply to:

1. Approved projects that already had valid zoning approvals, a valid site plan, and substantial construction underway.
2. Overall preliminary plats approved before the ordinance took effect, plus later phases of those plats.
3. Final preliminary and final plat approvals for plats that already held preliminary approval.
4. Single-family developments with five or fewer lots, along with additions, decks, and pools on existing homes.
5. Non-zoning permits and approvals, such as building code permits and business permits, as well as sign permits.

In practice, the township's for-sale pipeline through late 2026 is made up of projects whose overall plats were approved before March, along with the later phases of those plats. Here is what that list looks like, with Jamestown Township's newest site condo added for comparison.

Lowing Woods No. 15 received its approval at the February 23 board meeting, before the moratorium took effect. Rivers Edge No. 3 was found exempt as a later phase of a previously approved overall plat. Eastbrook Homes lists Lowing Woods floor plans from 1,097 to 2,935 square feet, with Hudsonville and Jenison as the school districts. Builder prices and site counts change, so treat these figures as of their page dates. In Jamestown Township, the January 2026 minutes record Waterton Court as a recommendation to the township board. The board's final vote was not found.

Larger proposals are still pending. A revised Lowing Woods PUD on the township's December 2025 agenda would cut the plan from 829 to 782 units, including townhomes, ranch condos, and villas. A Bauer Road rezoning tied to about 124 preliminary single-family units won a 5–2 planning commission recommendation in January. The final status of both was not established, so neither belongs on a buyer's near-term list.

What the Pause Is Studying, and Why It Reaches Existing Homes

Georgetown's moratorium is not only about new subdivisions. An update shared with the township board in August said the township's water system is "spiking higher than our 1988 agreement of 3 to 1." The update said this "will mean higher rates for the current rate users of the system." The average-day demand ratio it charted was 3.16 in 2023, 3.15 in 2024, and 3.04 in 2025. All three were above the contract line.

The same update listed the township's water system study at 25% complete and its zoning ordinance work at 40%. It said engineers and the public works department were discussing a capital improvement plan and future bonding. A Wyoming water optimization study was due at the end of August, but its findings have not appeared in published township materials. On other fronts, Consumers Energy is building a substation at 36th Avenue and Baldwin Street, and the township's full-time fire department began operating April 1, 2026. In April, FOX 17 reported that the township bought land for water and fire upgrades. Officials said most township water flows through one location, and construction at the water site was estimated two to three years away.

That is the friction a buyer can miss. A resale home in Georgetown and a new build in Lowing Woods connect to the same system. The township has said in writing that current users can expect higher rates, and the larger fix is years away. When you compare monthly costs across Hudsonville-area options, utility rates belong in that comparison.

Jamestown Township's draft master plan points in a similar direction. It describes growth as too fast and recommends concentrating density where roads, public water, and sewer can support it.

Why County Prices Rose While Listings Piled Up

All of this connects to the county numbers. In September 2026, the West Michigan Lakeshore Association of REALTORS® reported 211 closed sales in Ottawa County, down 24% from September 2025. Active listings reached 481, up 22%, and homes averaged 30 days on market. The county median sale price still rose 6.1%, to $430,000. Across the three-county region the median fell 5.3%, and in Allegan County it fell the same 5.3%. Freddie Mac's national average mortgage rate was 7.28% as of October 1, 2026, compared with 6.34% a year earlier.

These are countywide figures, not Hudsonville-specific ones. They are still consistent with what the local records show. Buyers in Ottawa County have more listings to choose from and are closing fewer deals, yet prices held. In the Hudsonville area, the newest housing went to renters, the city considers its long-range demand nearly met, and the next township over has paused new approvals while it works out its water capacity. The for-sale homes that remain are concentrated in a few approved plats with published starting prices.

Questions Buyers Ask About New Homes Near Hudsonville

Does Georgetown's moratorium stop construction in Lowing Woods? No. Phases of previously approved overall plats, along with final approvals for plats that already held preliminary approval, are exempt under Ordinance 2026-03. Lowing Woods No. 15 was approved on February 23, 2026, before the moratorium took effect.

When does the moratorium end? The ordinance sets an eight-month term from its effective date and allows the board to extend it. The township's 2026 board meeting schedule lists a regular meeting on October 12. Ask about the moratorium's status before you plan around any project that is not yet approved.

Are any of the new Hudsonville townhomes for sale? Wooded Way at 3662 Highland Drive is the owner-occupied project in the city's current pipeline. The Landings at Rush Creek and Terra Station are rentals.

If you are weighing a Lowing Woods lot against a resale home closer to downtown Hudsonville, or trying to time a purchase around Georgetown's moratorium decision, Blu House Properties tracks these approvals and can help you compare the real monthly cost of each option. Contact Us to talk through the short list.

This article is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Consult a qualified professional about your situation.