Home-sale agreements plummet 16 percent nationally
It was the first decline following nine straight months of gains and the lowest reading since June.
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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.
Fewer home-building permits signal weakness ahead
Applications for home-building permits, a gauge of future construction, fell in September by the largest amount in five months.
First-time buyer tax credit isn’t moving pricier homes
The incentive has not generated a hoped-for boost in sales of homes at higher price-points. About 30 percent of the sales
eligible for the tax credit are foreclosures, meaning the seller likely won’t buy another home.
Area home sales stronger, prices still down
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area ticked up in September, due in large part to first-time homebuyers
enticed by large tax breaks.
Indy housing market getting some traction
The grueling years of the housing downturn in the Indianapolis area appear to be over, a real estate veteran says, but a full
recovery is one to two years away.
Jobless claims, home sales drop unexpectedly
The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell for the third straight week, evidence that layoffs
are continuing to ease in the earliest stages of an economic recovery.
First-time homebuyers boosting residential sales
Low-priced homes and foreclosures are driving a large chunk of residential real estate sales in Indianapolis, largely due
to first-time home buyers taking advantage of a federal tax credit, according to a report released today by Re/Max of Indiana.
Local high-end home sales in deep slump
Sales of higher-priced homes nationally have slowed to a glacial pace. In the Indianapolis area, the supply of homes for sale
above $1 million has risen from three year’s worth in 2007 to more than eight year’s worth, according to the Metropolitan
Indianapolis Board of Realtors.
Area home sales, prices still falling
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area dropped 3.1 percent in July over the same month a year ago, according
to a report released yesterday by F.C. Tucker Co.
Metro-area home sales dip in June
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area dipped 1.4 percent in June compared to the same month a year
ago, according to a report released today by F.C. Tucker Co.
Brenwick Realty merges with Keller Williams Realty
The merger will give Keller Williams, which entered the local market five years ago, a foothold in Hamilton County, where
Brenwick Realty has been responsible for selling property in Village of WestClay.
Recession slows the creation of a self-contained Boone County community
Creating a self-contained community on 1,700 acres of farmland could take much longer than the 15 to 20 years Duke Realty
Corp. predicted.