Courts cramped, but who cares?
Sunday Jun 9 | via Journal Gazette
Fast forward more than three decades and the state judiciary is still leasing space out of at least four downtown Indianapolis office buildings, costing about $2 million in rent annually. Comment?
Indy home-sale growth stalls in March
Apr 12, 2013 | via Indianapolis Business News
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose just 1.2 percent in March after the local housing market reported much healthier increases for the first two months of the year. Comment?
Bill to deal with abandoned homes still on track
Apr 11, 2013 | via Indianapolis Business News
State Sen. Jim Merritt wanted to help an eastside Indianapolis church gain possession of some long-abandoned, derelict houses, tear them down and establish a neighborhood park. Comment?
70% of Marion County homeowners to see higher proper...
Apr 4, 2013 | via The Indianapolis Star
Marion County homeowners hit recently by higher property tax assessments should brace themselves: The other shoe drops next week. Comment?
Area home sales rose 8.1 percent in February
Mar 13, 2013 | via Indianapolis Business News
Home-sale agreements in the nine-county Indianapolis area rose 8.1 percent in February, suggesting last year's housing recovery is continuing into 2013. Comment?
Ind. Courts - A new state judicial building being ta...
Sunday Jun 9 | via Indiana Law Blog
Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a long story today on the possibility of a new state judicial building. Comment?
Tuesday Jun 4 | via WTHR-TV Indianapolis
A big building boom is going on downtown and most of it is residential. In fact, according to Indianapolis Downtown, Inc more than 30 projects worth $417 million are in the pipeline, more than ever Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller says checks totaling more than $26 million will be mailed to more than 18,000 Indiana consumers this month ... (more) Comment?
Jefferson County foreclosure rates falling
Wednesday May 22 | via WDRB-TV Louisville
A southern Indiana counselor for troubled youth has admitted to having sex with a 14-year-old boy she was supposed to be helping. Comment?
Home sales in region surge 15%
May 16, 2013 | via Journal Gazette
Existing home sales in the region increased 15 percent in April, compared with the same period a year ago, a report Wednesday from the Upstate Alliance of Realtors showed. Comment?
Homes sales, prices still on the rise in Northwest I...
Apr 28, 2013 | via Post-Tribune
For the 21st straight month, Northwest Indiana reported a sales increase in March from the same month in 2012, according to data collected by the Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors. Comment?
Credit decisions are often irrational
6 min ago | via Red Deer Advocate
If you take an economics course at the Donald School of Business you will learn a lot about supply and demand, markets, perfect competition and monopolies. Comment?
Banks fall short in helping struggling homeowners
7 min ago | via CBS 3 Springfield
Homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure must wait too long for their loan modification applications to be reviewed by some of the nation's top mortgage servicers, according to a report released Wednesday. Comment?
Dow sinks after Fed hints at stimulus easing
1 hr ago | via WAPT-TV Jackson
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke tried to carefully explain how the central bank will figure out when it's the right time to pull back on its monthly bond purchases, but investors didn't have any of it. Comment?
Fed sets road map for end of stimulus
1 hr ago | via KRCR
The Federal Reserve should cut back later this year on the $85 billion per month stimulus it has been pumping into the economy, and end its controversial asset purchase program entirely by the middle of 2014 if the economy continues to improve, according to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Comment?
Rising rates on mortgages raise fears about economy
3 hrs ago | via The Arizona Republic
Mortgage rates have spiked over the past few weeks, rising at the fastest pace since 2010, sparking fears that the housing market could weaken and undermine the country's economic recovery. Comment?