Homebuilders see second straight drop in permit filings
Despite the monthly decline, year-to-date permit filings are up 18 percent over 2012. This year’s number through 11 months has already exceeded 2012’s full-year total.
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Area home sales fall for third straight month
Although area sales of existing homes are up 15.4 percent through the first 11 months of the year, the trend has reversed in recent months. Year-over-year sales have fallen in four of the last five months.
Commercial blitz may follow Westfield’s housing boom
Poised for a development boom in those heady days before the real estate market collapsed, Westfield appears back on track for growth. Residential activity never stopped, but builders are picking up the pace in response to increasing demand. If history holds true, a commercial construction blitz will come next.
Pressure on legislature to address abandoned homes
Banks are pushing for reform to the state’s process for home foreclosures.
Indy firm proposes redevelopment of ISU towers
Indiana State University is putting on hold its plans to demolish two 15-story former residence halls on the Terre Haute campus after an Indianapolis-based developer proposed taking them over.
Whitsett pivots to market-rate apartment projects
Next up is a renovation of the vacant Consolidated Building and a redevelopment of the Indianapolis Star headquarters property, both on North Pennsylvania Street. The projects will add 600 market-rate apartments to downtown.
StreetLinks plans to move 200 employees downtown
StreetLinks, which sells real estate appraisal management services and software, plans to move from the far south side to the ground floor of the $30 million Artistry project at 451 E. Market St.
Lauth acquires new apartment property in Greenfield
The local developer’s purchase of the complex is part of a shift within the company to complement its traditional development business with acquired properties.
U.S. home permits rise at 5-year high on apartments
U.S. developers received approval in October to build apartments at the fastest pace in five years, a trend that could boost economic growth in the final three months of the year.
Home builders race to meet demand
Slow but steady growth in central Indiana’s new-home market has chipped away at the supply of available lots, leaving developers and builders scrambling to keep up with demand.
Study: Downtown can sustain huge apartment boom
About 3,500 rental units are expected to be built downtown by 2017, adding to 4,700 already on the market. But the analysis says there’s no need to worry about overbuilding.
Stonegate Mortgage profit slows in third quarter
In its first quarter as a public company, the Indianapolis-based residential mortgage firm reported a big year-over-year dip as rising interest rates made the market more volatile.
Indianapolis-area home sales take nosedive
Although area sales are up 16 percent through the first 10 months of the year, the trend has slammed into reverse in recent months amid higher mortgage rates and tighter inventories.
Homebuilders end 15-month streak of permit increases
The central Indiana home construction industry reversed course in October, with a rare year-over-year decrease in the number of single-family building permits filed. The drop follows a recent downward trend.
Tireless agent Bif Ward closing in on $1B milestone
For 34 years, Ward has been selling homes in the Indianapolis area, often to the city’s elite, racking up 12-hour days during her busiest times.
Tom Wood dealership snaps up 15 acres near Anson
The local auto group that sells 14 car brands could move its Toyota dealership from Lafayette Road to the Zionsville site, where the population is growing thanks to the Anson development.
Foreclosure suit tests HDG Mansur on a new front
HGCC Lender LLC this month filed a $4.8 million foreclosure suit and asked a court to appoint a receiver for Hamilton Proper’s 279-acre Hawthorns Golf & Country Club.
Pences settle into 1928 Governor’s Mansion in Butler-Tarkington area
The state’s first couple are adding small personal touches and raising money to continue making improvements.
Home insurers changing policies, raising premiums in wake of losses
Big claims in recent years are driving up prices of policies in Indiana and causing some insurers to cut back coverage.
Homebuilder Estridge plans return after landing $25M
Paul Estridge Jr. says he is returning to the home-building business after securing $25 million from a private-equity firm in North Carolina. The venture’s first project will be Harmony, a 270-acre community in Westfield.