Home Sales Steady in Lake Isabella

By: Nick Baker

With high gas prices and the poor economy it would appear that homes for sale in Lake Isabella, a community populated by Mount Pleasant commuters, would be at an all time high. That doesn’t seem to be the case though.

The village of Lake Isabella, located about 14 miles from the city of Mount Pleasant, is a suburban community on the coast of Lake Isabella.

The drive from Lake Isabella to Mount Pleasant is approximately 30 minutes and for most making that trip twice a day, five days a week, takes too much of a toll on their wallet.

It would seem that most commuters would be leaving the community to live somewhere closer to Mount Pleasant, but according to Tim Wolff, the village manager of Lake Isabella, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

“There isn’t anything new,” said Wolff, “the number of homes for sale hasn’t really changed in my four years here.”

Wolff also said that Mount Pleasant workers are not the only residents of Lake Isabella,

“A lot of people buy second homes here,” said Wolff. “People move here from Detroit and the surrounding areas for a vacation or summer trip.”

A quick search at Realtytrac.com appears to solidify Wolff’s claims of a stable home sales market in Lake Isabella.

According to the website there are no foreclosures in Lake Isabella, either by bank ownership or auction. Also, there is only one home for sale by owner listed on the site, which is much lower than the nine listed for Mount Pleasant.

Even with those who moved to save gas money on their trip to work, the village of Lake Isabella continues to have fairly steady home sales. With those looking to live closer to the country side or own a vacation get away, Lake Isabella doesn’t seem to worry about their home sales very much at all.