Higher-priced home sales on the rise
A total of 242 homes in the nine-county area sold for at least $250,000 last month, an increase of 23.5 percent from the same
time last year.
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Lender suffers own painful loss after homeowner’s death
A home that fetched $1.6 million in 2005 fetched a mere $370,000 when the lender sold it last year.
Area home sales, prices continue to improve
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.
First Time Homebuyer tax credit expires next month
The Treasury Department says potential Indiana homeowners have only until May 1 to take advantage of the First Time Homebuyer
tax credit before it expires.
Tax-break deadline spurs spec homes in Parade
This spring’s Parade of Home is being held about two weeks earlier than normal to help builders lure homebuyers who want to
take advantage of federal incentives intended to give the residential real estate market a boost. Builders also are taking
chances on more spec homes.
Local luxury home sales jumped in February
Luxury home sales in central Indiana surged in February despite an overall decline in home sales, Re/Max of Indiana reported
Monday morning.
Carpenter Realtors trots out smart phone technology
Specialized bar codes will be on Carpenter materials ranging from print advertisements to yard signs.
Area home sales, prices show increase
The housing market could be awakening from its deep sleep, if February home-sale agreement figures are any indication.
Report says Indiana home sales, prices on rise
Home sales statewide rose 4.1 percent in December compared with the same month in 2008, although Marion and Hamilton counties
reported sizable slides.
F.C. Tucker predicts modest rally for residential market
Central Indiana’s housing market is on track to notch gains in the number of homes sold and the average sales price in 2010.
Cincinnati-area builder Fischer expands to Indianapolis
Home builder hopes to sell as many as 200 houses in region this year. Fischer, which entered the Columbus, Ohio,
market in 2008 after buying subdivisions from retreating builders, is using the same strategy to establish a foothold in Carmel,
Westfield, Zionsville and Avon.
Home-sale agreements plummet 16 percent nationally
It was the first decline following nine straight months of gains and the lowest reading since June.
Home prices rise nationally for fifth straight month
The recovery continues to be uneven, with only 11 of the 20 metro areas tracked by the index showing gains.
Giant Heartland Crossing housing development hangs on
Short sales and foreclosures in this 2,200-unit development began cropping up several years ago and continue today.
Housing construction jumps
The Commerce Department said Wednesday morning that construction of new homes and apartments rose 8.9 percent in November.
Area home sales tick up
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose 3.3 percent in November, marking the third consecutive month they’ve showed a year-over-year increase.
U. S. home sales hit highest level since early 2007
The National Association of Realtors said Monday that home resales rose 10.1 percent in October, spurred by a tax credit that
buyers
expected to expire at the end of the month.
Homeownership losing cachet due to housing bust, job losses
Multifamily housing may not benefit anytime soon from falling rates of homeownership.
Tax credit helps boost area home sales 20 percent
A federal tax credit that benefits first-time homebuyers is helping to bring home sales in the nine-county Indianapolis area
out of their funk.
Obama to sign homebuyer, jobless assistance bill
President Barack Obama is set to sign a $24-billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers
and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery.