Homebuilding permits rise for 12th straight month
Through June this year, 2,603 permits have been issued in the Indianapolis area, an increase of 26 percent compared to the first six months of 2012.
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Veteran custom homebuilder taking prefabs downtown
Ursula David is out to dispel the perception that modular homes are little more than glorified double-wides. David, who started Ursula David Homes 20 years ago, is concentrating on a new project, Indy Mod Homes, and is targeting an unlikely place for the prefabs—the urban core.
Crunching the numbers: Hamilton County homebuilding activity leads region
Builders filed 817 single-family permits in Hamilton County during the first five months of the year. Which community had the most activity? Plus: Boone County stats.
Homebuilders extend streak with 23-percent surge in permits
Single-family building permits rose 23 percent in the nine-county Indianapolis area in May, the 11th straight month of year-over-year increases.
Homebuilder focuses on ‘pocket’ communities near Carmel attractions
Two Carmel natives operate Old Town Design, which is building small neighborhoods of new Craftsman-style homes in and near downtown Carmel’s old neighborhoods.
Area homebuilding permit filings surge 41 percent
Single-family building permits filed in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose again in April, the 10th straight month of year-over-year increases.
Area homebuilding permits jump 10 percent
Single-family building permits filed in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose again in March, the ninth straight month of year-over-year increases.
Boomerang comes back with plans for Noblesville subdivision
A local developer is moving forward with plans to build a 144-lot subdivision in Noblesville—the first such project city officials have OK’d since approving another proposal for the same property in 2007.
Monthly home-building permits still on the rise
Area home-building activity continues to improve as the number of single-family permits filed in February jumped 30 percent from the same period last year.
Home-building permit filings continue to climb
Area home-building activity continues to improve as the number of single-family permits filed in January jumped 55 percent from the same period last year.
Area homebuilding hits highest mark since 2008
The number of home construction permits in the Indianapolis area jumped 16 percent last year, marking just the second year-over-year increase in filings since 2005.
Former NBA player Henderson gets city OK to build home
Former Indiana University and NBA basketball player Alan Henderson got approval to build a home on Indianapolis’ north side in spite of fierce opposition from neighbors.
Strong finish to year giving home builders optimism
The number of single-family building permits filed in the nine-county area climbed 43 percent in November, the fifth straight month of year-over-year increases, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
PulteGroup plans new neighborhood in Anson
PulteGroup Inc. has purchased 24 acres in the Anson development near Whitestown in Boone County and plans to build 36 homes. Long-range plans call for 255 homes on 145 acres.
Indy-area homebuilding bouncing back
New-home construction is on track to rise more than 10 percent this year in the nine-county Indianapolis area.
Metro-area building permits rise in September
Home builders in the Indianapolis area filed 339 permits in September, bringing the total to 3,191 through the first nine months, an 11-percent increase from the same period last year.
Area homebuilding permits on the rise in August
Builders in the nine-county Indianapolis area filed 408 construction permits in August, a 15-percent increase from the same month a year earlier, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Area homebuilding permits jump 21 percent
Builders in the nine-county area filed 373 construction permits in July, a 21-percent increase from the same month last year, according to the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Area sees June dip in residential building permits
Home builders filed fewer building permits in the nine-county Indianapolis area last month, but filings are still up through the first six months of 2012.
Ryland purchases 504 local lots from home builder
California-based Ryland Group Inc., the Indianapolis area’s third-largest home builder, said it bought the Indianapolis-area lots from Westport Homes.