Indianapolis-area home sales jump despite less-than-ideal buying conditions
Housing affordability is at a 10-year low, but home sales are still on the increase in central Indiana.
Housing affordability is at a 10-year low, but home sales are still on the increase in central Indiana.
While the number of homes for sale has crept up through the summer, the available inventory still lags last year significantly.
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Sales rebounded in July even though prices continued to rise and inventory continued to shrink.
Area builders saw a big jump in new-home applications in July, especially in Marion, Hancock and Hamilton counties.
Indianapolis-area builders saw rising interest in new homes in June, but the growth rate in that demand declined to its lowest point in 14 months.
It was a rare off-month for the market, which has experienced year-over-year sales increases in 27 of the past 32 months.
The number of active listings in central Indiana has inched up slightly after dropping to fewer than 5,000 earlier this year.
An especially low inventory of homes for sale is driving up prices and requiring buyers to take unusual steps to secure the places they want.
The total number of active home listings in the 15-county central Indiana region dropped 25 percent from the end of May 2017 to the end of last month.
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The market rebounded from an off-month in March, when sales dropped 7.5 percent on a year-over-year basis—the first decline in seven months.
It was the first month sales have fallen since July and only the fourth month they’ve declined on a year-over-year basis in the past 29 months.
Area home builders saw more demand for new homes in the first quarter than they have since 2006, according to a report released Thursday by the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Pending home sales in the central Indiana dipped 0.7 percent last month compared to the previous year, although prices are up 5.3 percent so far this year, to nearly $194,000.
The total number of active home listings in the region plummeted 19.4 percent, from 8,489 at the end of February 2017 to just 6,845 at the end of last month.
It was the busiest January for builders since 2007, according to figures reported Monday by the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Home sales of $1 million or more in the Indianapolis area have skyrocketed 143 percent since 2012. Last year, nearly 150 such homes were sold, compared to only 61 five years ago.