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.
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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.
2015 Forty Under 40: Micah Hill
Micah Hill, 38, is director of for-sale marketing at Milhaus Development, and has added the role of builders association president.
U.S. home sales fall off on decline of first-time buyers
The National Association of Realtors said Friday that sales of existing homes rose 2.4 percent last month. But over the course of the entire year, sales fell 3.1 percent.
Boyce promoted to chief exec at Defender Direct
Indianapolis-based Defender Direct Inc. has promoted president Jim Boyce to president and CEO, the residential security company announced Wednesday. Founder and CEO David Lindsey becomes chairman of the board.
U.S. homebuilders have best year since 2005
For all of 2014, U.S. builders started construction on 1.01 million new homes and apartments. It was the first time construction has topped 1 million since the height of the housing boom in 2005.
Area home sales suffer first annual slide since 2010
Existing home sales in the Indianapolis area fell 2.6 percent in 2014, breaking a string of three straight annual increases, real estate agency F.C. Tucker Co. said Thursday morning.
Central Indiana homebuilders have best year since 2007
Homebuilding activity slowed slightly in December, but 2014 still turned out to be the busiest one for builders in the area in seven years.