Central Indiana sees 10.2% decline in existing-home sales in 2022
Sales of existing homes in the area have now fallen on a year-over-year basis for the past 11 months and have seen double-digit percentage decreases for six straight months.
Sales of existing homes in the area have now fallen on a year-over-year basis for the past 11 months and have seen double-digit percentage decreases for six straight months.
Sales have now fallen on a year-over-year basis for the past 10 months and have seen double-digit percentage decreases for five straight months.
The cold months pretty much always herald a drop in residential real estate sales. It just isn’t a great time to schlep around looking at houses. This season, however, is expected to bring a lower dip than in recent years.
In Marion County—the most active market in central Indiana—closed sales of existing homes in September were down 16.1% on a year-over-year basis.
The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in September for the eighth month in a row.
Median prices of homes sold in central Indiana ticked down slightly from June to July, but are still significantly higher than they were a year ago.
Applications for newly built houses are continuing to trail last year’s pace in central Indiana, but homebuilders remain busy, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
The active inventory of for-sale homes rose 47% from the previous month in central Indiana. Higher inventories could help bring down prices in coming months.
The brisk jump in rates, along with a sharp increase in home prices, has been pushing potential homebuyers out of the market.
Sales have been on the downturn in typical residential hotbeds Hamilton, Johnson and Marion counties, but have been on the rise in Madison, Hancock and Morgan counties.
A limited inventory of houses available for purchase has been driving up prices across the region, an ongoing trend that began about two years ago.
Central Indiana homes typically exit the market after only five days, according to Zillow, with the average Indy metro house priced at about $255,000 as of February—up 20.5% from last year.
Supply-chain issues, labor shortages and a lack of suitable lots are holding back sales, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
The median price for homes sold in the area last month was up 13.6%, to $253,245, compared with $223,000 in February 2021.
Central Indiana homebuilders are coming off their busiest year since 2005, but January saw a big drop in single-family building permit filings.
According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate average has spiked in the last six weeks to 3.92%.
Sales of existing single-family homes in central Indiana slowed in December, but 2021 was a solid year for the residential real estate market despite high prices and shrinking inventories.
Based on the early interest in the property, the estate might end up selling above $14 million list price, the listing agent said. Proceeds from the sale will allow the not-for-profit Christel House International to expand its outreach to students in high-poverty areas around the world.
The listing provides a rare glimpse at an Indianapolis estate that sits behind stucco walls topped with terracotta tiles at 4501 N. Michigan Ave.
Sales of single-family homes were back on the rise in the area in November, ending a two-month streak of declining purchases despite rising prices and tight inventories.