May 2025 Home Lottery Dates Announced! Learn More >

Shelby Acres is not your usual housing development.

Shelby Acres has been established as a housing development for full-time, non-transient Oceana County residents. There are 3 major Shelby Acres Condominium Bylaw requirements* for owning a home in Shelby Acres and they are:

  1. Your Shelby Acres home must be your principal (Homestead) residence. 
  2. Ownership of multiple units within Shelby Acres is prohibited. 
  3. Renting or leasing of all, or a portion, of a unit is prohibited. 

 

*For complete details of these, and other homeowner requirements, copies of the Bylaws will be available to prospective buyers. 

Traditionally, housing developments are built by for-profit developers who seek to make as much profit as the market will allow. 

Shelby Acres is being developed by the non-profit Oceana County Development Corporation. The goal of Shelby Acres is to offer affordable living options to the residents in Oceana County providing them with a pathway to homeownership.

Historically, we know that when the supply of homes is less than demand, for-profit developers and regular home sellers are anxious to take the highest and best price when they sell their homes. Shelby Acres holds a different stance, being the first to submit an offer or having the highest offer will not guarantee acceptance.

Home Lottery Dates - Phase 2

Shelby Acres just released their model homes for the Phase 2 lottery and the response from our community has been overwhelmingly positive. For Phase 2, a new model was introduced, “The Maple.” A single level, 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch, with just shy of 1200 square feet. The maple displays an open layout that perfectly blends comfort and functionality. The Maple has attracted many buyers seeking the ease of single level-living in a peaceful and new community. In addition, we are also bringing back our three existing models from last year; The Aspen, The Elm, and The Tamarack.

At the beginning of each Phase, a blind lottery must be conducted to offer fair selection of the homes. The lottery for each model will take place at the existing model home at 7:00 PM. If you are looking to get into the lottery, the dates are listed below:

Aspen House - May 7, 2025

All pre-qualified buyers and/or their agents will meet at 7pm, Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 at the Aspen model home (253 Stonecrest Drive) for the drawing to find out if they are successful for 1 of the 4 homes or not. At the meeting, home sites would be selected based on the final selection process.

Maple House - May 16, 2025

All pre-qualified buyers and/or their agents will meet at 7pm, Friday, May 16th, 2025 at the Maple model home (251 Stonecrest Drive) for the drawing to find out if they are successful for 1 of the 9 homes or not. At the meeting, home sites would be selected based on the final selection process.

Elm House - May 20, 2025

All pre-qualified buyers and/or their agents will meet at 7pm,Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 at the Elm model home (252 Stonecrest Drive) for the drawing to find out if they are successful for 1 of the 6 homes or not. At the meeting, home sites would be selected based on the final selection process.

Tamarack House - May 22, 2025

All pre-qualified buyers and/or their agents will meet at 7pm,Thursday, May 22nd, at the Elm model home (263 Aspen Hill Drive) for the drawing to find out if they are successful for 1 of the 3 homes or not. At the meeting, home sites would be selected based on the final selection process.

If you are looking to purchase one of these homes or having additional questions, reach out to Gaby Peterson from Five Star Real Estate at 231-830-7037.