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Abundant building keeps home prices low
A new study shows that Indianapolis area home values have increased just 12.8 percent increase over a 15-year period. That’s less than in metro areas on the coasts and even some in the Midwest.
Residential Real Estate: Marketplace for August 28, 2017
Inventory remains tight at just about 8,600 active listings in July, continuing a slight uptick through the summer.
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Area home sales slip amid tight inventory, rising prices
The total number of active home listings in the 13-county area dropped 15.6 percent in July. New listings were down 3 percent.
Ford plant redevelopment may get even bigger
TWG’s plans for the near-east side could extend beyond the century-old Ford plant to include the adjacent building to the east that houses Ivy Tech Community College’s automotive program.
Indy-area builders seeing more demand for new houses
Home builders continued to see strong interest in new homes in central Indiana last month, according to the latest numbers from the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Developer of $37M downtown apartment project seeks new construction schedule
Investment Property Advisors needs the adjustment to still qualify for a property-tax abatement tied to a second phase to its 9 on Canal apartment project.
Northeast-side apartment complex fetches $30.2 million
A Nashville, Tennessee-based company has acquired the 398-unit complex in Castleton and plans to invest $4.7 million in the property.
Former Estridge Homes controller sentenced to 21 months in prison
Thomas Carter of Fishers had pleaded guilty to diverting more than $340,000 of company money into his own bank accounts.
Area home sales increase amid rising prices, lower inventory
Sales have risen on a year-over-year basis in 18 of the last 20 months.
Local apartment complex sells for state record $90.6 million
The second-largest apartment property in Indianapolis has traded hands for more than twice as much as it sold for just eight years ago.
Aging Anderson apartment complex getting new life
The Delaware Court Apartments in Anderson, which opened in 1926 and have been vacant since 2013, are being renovated.
Area home builders continue to see rising demand
Home builders filed 653 single-family construction permits in the nine-county area in June—the busiest month since August 2007, when 722 permits were filed.
Apartments, grocery proposed in $32M renewal effort on key stretch of 38th Street
Plans are taking shape to revamp dilapidated and underdeveloped properties in the Maple Crossing area, north of 38th at Illinois and Meridian streets.
Large, north-side apartment complex fetches $36 million
The community along North Keystone Avenue has been renamed and is undergoing more improvements from the new owner.
Investor’s IRA helping to house down-and-out veterans
Using a self-directed Roth IRA account, John Gremling buys and sells property to rent out to tenants, including veterans seeking help from groups like Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation of Indiana.
Noblesville simplifying home-design approvals after frequent waivers fuel aesthetic concerns
Since the Hamilton County seat created its Architectural Review Board in 2001, it has granted more than 500 waivers to deviate from its architectural standards.
Former GM site provides bounty of opportunity for developer
Ambrose Property Group is proposing a massive $550 million mixed-use project that would transform downtown’s western edge from afterthought to urban gem.
Existing home sales in area slide as inventory shrinks, prices rise
Existing-home sales in central Indiana fell 3 percent in May, marking only the second monthly decline in the past 19 months.