Mother-daughter home rehab team gets shot at HGTV gig
Karen Jensen and Mina Starsiak, owners of Two Chicks and a Hammer, will be featured in a TV pilot airing Monday on the network. They could parlay the appearance into a 12-episode season.
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Pulte to buy remaining land in Village of WestClay, Lochaven
Between the two high-end communities in Carmel and Noblesville, Pulte Homes expects to be able to build on more than 200 home sites.
Area homebuilding interest shows March thaw
Builders filed 492 single-family permits in the nine-county metropolitan area last month, a 7-percent increase from the same time last year, the Builders Association of Indianapolis said.
Central Indiana home sales slip after two monthly gains
Transactions involving existing homes fell in March by 1.8 percent, after rising the first two months of the year.
Longtime developer Alig charged with 20 felonies
A Marion County prosecutor’s affidavit accuses the Mansur Real Estate Services co-founder of receiving $340,000 from several victims through a securities fraud scheme.
Entrepreneurs hope to build residential real estate empire through crowdfunding
Jacob Blackett and Sterling White buy rental houses. Through their 6-month-old firm, Holdfolio, the 24-year-olds plan to bundle them and sell investors equity stakes in the portfolio through a Web-based platform.
Developer to tear down former Star headquarters
TWG Development LLC has abandoned plans to save most of the headquarters after deciding that renovating the oddly configured structure would be too difficult.
Online real estate brokerage Redfin enters market; brokers unfazed
A residential real estate service that prides itself on its tech-savvy ways and alternative methods of compensating agents hopes to make a splash in the Indianapolis market.
Residential Real Estate: Marketplace
Look here to see the latest housing sales in the Indianapolis area, as well as the most expensive local house sold recently, and a map showing where households with the greatest incomes are located.
Couple rescues Italianate farmhouse from decay
Couple called in favors and even kept a picture taken by a photographer who entered the shot in a contest for an image best portraying the emotion of fear.
Bill addressing foreclosure-prevention options under fire
An Indiana law that has helped thousands of residents at risk of foreclosure keep their homes could be "gutted" under a bill being considered by state lawmakers, housing advocates say.
Central Indiana home sales up for third straight month
Central Indiana home transactions were on the rise for the third straight month in February, a positive sign for the residential real estate industry after a disappointing year in 2014.
Upscale neighborhood in Fishers gets go-ahead
City officials on Monday approved rezoning 150 acres along Southeastern Parkway for a 277-unit development with homes from $275,000 to $450,000.
New-home sales suffer through frigid February
February’s record-cold temperatures apparently put a chill on new-home buying in central Indiana, the Builders Association of Indianapolis reported Thursday.
Subdivision could replace golf course in Westfield
A new subdivision with 315 homes could displace a golf course in Westfield, but so far city officials and residents aren’t sold on the plan.
Loftus and Robinson making splash in development
Young team making a splash parlayed a painting job into projects extending to redeveloping the train station in Fishers.
Indy-area home sales perk up
Buyers signed deals for 1,702 homes in January, a 4.7-percent gain over the same month last year. Average home prices and the inventory of listed homes each inched up about 1 percent.
Area homebuilding off to strong start in 2015
Builders filed 318 single-family permits in the nine-county metropolitan area last month, a 6-percent increase from the previous January.
PulteGroup amasses 270 acres in Plainfield to build homes
PulteGroup is embarking on a large residential development in Plainfield that provides one of the clearest signals yet that the local housing market is on the mend.
2015 Forty Under 40: Justin Moffett
Justin Moffett, 35, partner in Old Town Design Group, has found strong demand for his company's craftsman-style homes.