Fishers becomes draw for seniors projects
One skilled-care facility is about to open and another will break ground this month.
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Area home sales still falling
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county area fell 23 percent in August. The decline marked the fourth straight month home sales have fallen in central Indiana.
Van Rooy buys Greenwood apartment complex
Indianapolis-based company purchases 438-unit Westminster Apartments from court-appointed receiver. The listing price of the property was $8.2 million.
Estridge drops Westfield sports complex, still plans stadium
The Estridge Cos. has withdrawn a proposal to build a massive youth sports complex in its master-planned Symphony development in Westfield.
Former Hilbert mansion draws local interest in auction
Sealed-bid auction attracts a half-dozen bids from interested owners that are “more centrally located than you might think,”
said the listing agent.
Groundbreaking nears for $4.5M apartment project
The 62-unit project called National Apartments on the Monon is the latest phase of the Martindale on the Monon redevelopment
project, which began in 2005. The developer is Indianapolis-based Development Concepts Inc.
Bid deadline looms for former Hilbert mansion
The 25,000-square-foot mansion once owned by Conseco Inc. founder Stephen Hilbert was listed five years
ago at $20 million—and
about half that in recent months. Now the property is being sold in a sealed-bid auction, and offers are due Friday.
Reverie Estate buys another downtown Indianapolis apartment building
The prolific developer of urban apartments plans to turn the building into an affordable artists’ community.
Couple makes home in Ulen mansion built by town’s founder
The talk of the town back in 1929, the Mediterranean-style house at 118 Ulen Blvd. is now simply home for husband and wife
Gary Katona and Jennifer Jones-Katona, former Indianapolis city dwellers who retreated to the quiet “town within a town”
15 years ago.
SHEATS: Make sure you’re treating your windows right
Well-designed window treatments can provide a multitude of benefits.
Ward, Vargas take top All-Star Agent spots
IBJ has compiled its All-Star Agents lists annually since 1997. Agents are ranked by their sales volume over a two-year
period.
Nearly 7,000 Indiana homes weatherized with federal money
Indiana is now the 18th state to complete 30 percent of its goal, by retrofitting about 20,000 homes to make them more energy efficient.
Area home sales slide again
July’s 27-percent decline marked the third straight month that home sales have slumped in central Indiana following three
straight months of improving sales spurred by generous federal tax credits.
Lawsuit claims builder broke handicapped rights
The suit against SC Bodner Co. says 16 Bodner properties in eight states violate the Fair Housing Act.
Wellness-based development would be first of kind here
Satori Pointe is being marketed as a campus where medical offices, fitness-oriented retailers and residents would co-exist.
Bank trying to sell former home of Premier Properties founder
A Lake Clearwater mansion formerly owned by Premier Properties founder Christopher P. White is up for sale with an
asking price of $1.48M.
Delta Faucet parent lowers forecast for housing starts
The Carmel-based company backed off earlier predictions after a mid-year slow-down that could affect its sales.
New home sales up nationally, but pace remains slow
The housing market had boomed earlier in the year on the strength of federal tax credits. Since they have expired, the number
of people looking to buy has dropped even with the lowest mortgage rates in decades.
Financial upheaval produced war stories galore
The foreclosure epidemic has left a wake of carnage in the Indianapolis area.
High-end home market hits foreclosure lull
Until this year, Indiana’s foreclosure epidemic knew no demographic boundaries. But suddenly that’s changed. Since March,
not a single foreclosure on a house priced at $1 million or more has been filed in the Indianapolis area—a possible
sign of better times for uber-expensive homes.