Central Indiana existing-home market closes 2025 with strong December
Sales of existing homes in central Indiana jumped last month, helping the market finish 2025 on an overall positive note.
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Former IndyCar team owner lists Fishers estate for nearly $12M
The home is the largest ever to be listed on Geist Reservoir, according to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Indiana Realty.
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IBJ Podcast: Pete the Planner on whether buying a home is always a smart investment
It’s not at all necessary to get started right away, and there’s a navigable path for renters in the 40s to end up in a very comfortable situation by retirement.
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Existing-home sales in central Indiana slip again
Closed existing-home sales in the 17-county area fell for the fifth time in six months in April, but sale prices continue to climb.
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New year opens with fewer existing-home sales, higher prices
Home sales in central Indiana got off to a slow start in 2025, with a January snowstorm likely cooling off the pace of transactions.
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Report: Indiana ranked 7th in U.S. for 2025 foreclosure activity
Nationwide, according to real estate analytics company Attom, 367,460 properties saw foreclosure filings in 2025, representing 0.26% of all U.S. housing units. That’s a 14% increase from 2024.
2025 home sales stuck at 30-year low with prices high and mortgages onerous
Economists generally expect mortgage rates to ease further this year, though most recent forecasts show the average rate on a 30-year mortgage remaining above 6%, about twice what it was six years ago.
A powerful force has been holding back the housing market. It’s finally easing.
The housing market recently crossed a noteworthy line: There are now more Americans with mortgage rates higher than 6% than below 3%.
Trump wants government to buy $200B in mortgage bonds to bring down mortgage rates
The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage was about 6.2% on Thursday, down from nearly 7% when President Donald Trump took office.
Average long-term mortgage rate ticks down
Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, rose this week.
Abandoning homeownership may change how young people behave at work and home, research suggests
While 84% of the people born in 1950 became homeowners at some point in their working lives, the researchers estimated that only 74% of 1990 babies will follow suit.
Existing-home sales in central Indiana see November decline
Sales were down overall despite big jumps in Boone, Hancock and Hendricks counties, according to the latest data from the MIBOR Realtor Association.
New-home applications fall for 3rd month in row in central Indiana
Four of the area’s nine counties saw increases in filings, but usual home- construction hotbeds Hamilton County and Marion County experienced decreases.
Are millennials frozen out of housing market? Reality may be more interesting.
A recent survey showing that the average first-time home buyer is now 40 years old isn’t standing up to scrutiny.
Existing-home sales in central Indiana see October increase
Sales of existing homes in central Indiana were lifted last month by jumps in Hamilton, Boone and Hancock counties, according to MIBOR Realtor Association.
White House’s 50-year mortgage proposal has one notable benefit, but some drawbacks
The White House says it is considering backing a 50-year mortgage to help alleviate the home affordability crisis in the country. But the announcement drew immediate criticism.
US home sales accelerated in September to their fastest pace since February
Mortgage rates started declining in July in the lead-up to the Federal Reserve’s decision last month to cut its main interest rate for the first time in a year amid growing concern over the U.S. job market.
Existing-home sales in central Indiana see September slip
Sales of existing homes in central Indiana dipped in September despite big jumps in Hendricks and Hancock counties, according to the latest data from the MIBOR Realtor Association.
Profit margin on flipping a home hits 17-year low, report says
A chronic shortage of homes on the market and heightened competition for lower-priced properties are helping drive up investors’ acquisition costs.
Existing-home sales in central Indiana see August jump
Improved mortgage rates and a larger selection of houses on the market led to an increase in home buying in the Indianapolis area last month.
Former pharmaceutical exec’s Zionsville home hits market for $11.9M
The 18-acre estate features a 14,200-square-foot residence with five bedrooms and eight bathrooms, as well as a guest house.
Multimillion-dollar estate sales present unique hurdles
A complicated and delicate dance takes place whenever an estate the scale of the one owned by the late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay hits the market as it did last month.
Existing-home sales in central Indiana see July swoon
After seeing a big jump in June, existing-home sales in central Indiana returned to a more familiar recent pattern in July.
Existing-home sales in central Indiana see biggest rise this year
June’s year-over-year increase was only the second of the year and was the largest since December.