Indianapolis-area home builders see busiest year since 2007
The 2016 permit number marks the fifth straight year of rising sales, but still pales when compared with the single-year high for permits in this century.
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Whitestown sees spike in single-family home permits
The Boone County town has a population about a quarter the size of neighbor Zionsville, but new single-family housing permits filed for Whitestown have outpaced Zionsville’s since 2014.
Developer embarking on three downtown for-sale housing projects
Onyx + East is planning a mix of condo flats, townhouses and row houses at the three locations, two of which should see construction activity within a few months.
Contest seeks downtown home design at affordable price
Downtown Indy has launched IN_fill, Designed to the Core, calling on Indiana architects to design a single-family home that can be built on an urban lot for $225,000.
Local builders see big surge in demand for new homes
Permit filings through November have already exceeded the number filed in all of 2015 and surpass the total of any single year since 2007.
Noblesville pushes to diversify housing
A housing analysis the city recently commissioned identified a gap between single-family homes and multifamily apartments–few townhomes, condos, cottages and duplexes in dense, walkable areas.
Local builders still seeing rising demand for new homes
Area home builders saw surging demand for new homes for the 11th month in a row in October, the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis reported Wednesday.
Area home-construction filings rise for 10th straight month
Home builders filed 462 single-family construction permits in the nine-county area last month month, a 15 percent increase over the 403 they filed in September 2015, the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis said.
Area home-construction filings rise for 9th straight month
Single-family construction permit filings have risen locally on a year-over-year basis in 12 of the last 13 months.
Downtown boom hits Herron-Morton neighborhood
A growing number of pricey new homes are cropping up in the historic Herron-Morton neighborhood, bolstered by the strength of the downtown housing market and the rejuvenation of East 16th Street.
Area home builders see eighth straight month of rising sales
Demand for new homes continued to rise locally last month, according to figures reported Wednesday by the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Area home builders off to best first half since 2007
Area filings have risen on a year-over-year basis for the past seven months.
Indiana gets more than $600,000 in federal housing grants
The money will be used to make repairs and improvements to public housing units, as well as providing housing counseling to struggling consumers.
Indianapolis-area home builders stay on growth streak
Indianapolis-area residential builders filed 546 single-family construction permits in the nine-county area last month, their best April since 2007.
Area home builders off to best first quarter since 2007
Indianapolis-area residential builders are off to their best start in almost a decade thanks to a big surge in new-home buying the past two months.
Residential Real Estate: Marketplace
See what you can buy for $650,000 plus get the details on the most expensive house that sold in the past few months.
Study: Renters’ rise extends beyond big cities to suburbs
In the American imagination, suburbs are places to buy a house and put down roots. But a growing percentage of suburbanites rent, according to a new study.
New-home buyers start off 2016 just like last year
Builders in the nine-county area filed the same number of single-family construction permits last month as they did in January 2015.
Area home builders see fourth straight year of rising sales
Home builders in the nine-county metropolitan area saw a surge in buyers in December, helping 2015 turn out to be a positive year for local home construction.
Area home builders see tiny dip in monthly sales
December will be the key month in determining whether 2015 turns out to be an overall year of growth for area home builders.