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Local building permits drop; national home building falls

July 20, 2010

Locally, the number of building permits filed in the nine-county Indianapolis area fell by 20 percent in June while home construction
plunged nationally to the lowest level since October.

Brizzi hires ex-partner to handle public records requests

July 15, 2010

Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi has hired his former legal partner and personal attorney to field public records requests.
Locally based Collignon & Dietrick PC is responsible for review and production of Prosecutor’s Office e-mails, contracts,
case files and other documents requested by members of the media or public.

Indianapolis-area homes sales decline 10 percent

July 12, 2010

However, average home-sale prices for the area sprouted 7 percent from the same month a year earlier, to more than $159,000.

Bond swaps cost city units $93M in penalties

July 1, 2010

Wall Street bankers for decades sold municipalities like Indianapolis on debt instruments called swaps as a safe way to reduce
borrowing costs and hedge against rising interest rates. In reality, the swaps were complicated bets that relied
on misguided assumptions, and taxpayers paid.

Durham poised to turn over proceeds of mansion sale

June 21, 2010

Beleaguered financier Tim Durham acknowledges owing millions to Fair Finance and is turning over artwork and selling assets
to reduce the loan, according
to an attorney overseeing the company’s bankruptcy.

Westfield residents to hear plans for $1B development

June 21, 2010

The Estridge Cos., a Carmel-based home builder, will present details of the massive project&#151mixing condos, apartments
and retail with a $15 million stadium&#151at a public hearing
Monday evening.

Katz Sapper caught up in Simon estate battle

June 18, 2010

The longtime accounting firm for Simon family interests objected to subpoenas it received from Melvin Simon’s daughter
Deborah, saying the information
requested was far too broad.

Residential building activity levels off after surge

June 18, 2010

The number of building permits filed in the nine-county metropolitan area has been flat the past two months following a flurry
of activity leading up to the expiration of federal home-buying tax credits.

Area home sales took big hit in May as credit expires

June 9, 2010

Pending home sales fell 31.5 percent last month, following expiration of the federal home-buyer tax credit.

Forget Pacers; focus on city services

May 6, 2010

Basic city
services in Indianapolis are ignored, sold to others or poorly dealt with.

HICKS: Good local governance will support schools

April 15, 2010

Reorganizing school districts is difficult, but we Hoosiers have done so before.

Area home sales, prices continue to improve

April 12, 2010

Sales agreements in the nine-county area rose last month by 10.6 percent, compared with the same month last year, while prices
jumped 12.1 percent.

People in the news – March 22, 2010

March 18, 2010

People listings are free.

Local luxury home sales jumped in February

March 15, 2010

Luxury home sales in central Indiana surged in February despite an overall decline in home sales, Re/Max of Indiana reported
Monday morning.

Area home sales, prices show increase

March 11, 2010

The housing market could be awakening from its deep sleep, if February home-sale agreement figures are any indication.

PANEL: Progress is being made on environmental issues in state

March 3, 2010

Experts
say Indianapolis is moving forward on recycling, that environmental research is discovering promising technologies, and that
manufacturers are finding new things to make. Local cognoscenti from the green community testify to these developments in
five included videos.

Growing Indiana schools districts suing over funding

February 23, 2010

Hamilton Southeastern, Franklin Township and Middlebury Community Schools of Elkhart County say the school-funding formula
unfairly penalizes districts with growing enrollments.

Sandor plans HQ move from midtown Indy to Carmel

February 17, 2010

Strip-center specialist Sandor Development Co. is moving its headquarters to Hamilton County after almost 50 years
in Indianapolis.

East-west rail line could boost Indianapolis’ core

February 11, 2010

With traffic congestion growing, the idea of sending streetcars zipping down Washington Street—from
far-east-side Cumberland to Indianapolis International Airport on the west—is making a return. And
the route could offer the best bang for the buck in spurring transit-oriented development.

Development firm Sandor leaving midtown for Carmel