Local housing market looking up
Friday Dec 4 | via The Bluffton News-Banner
The local real estate market seems to be picking up steam. According to statistics recently released by the Fort Wayne Area Multiple Listing Service Inc., housing sales in Wells County were nearly one-third higher in the most recent four-month period than they were in 2008. Comment?
Sales drop in August, Realtors say
Sep 25, 2009 | via Journal Gazette
The Indiana Association of Realtors on Thursday released its August county-by-county home sales report. Comment?
Aug 22, 2009 | via Journal Gazette
Home resales posted the largest monthly increase in at least 10 years last month. Comment?
3 hrs ago | via The Indianapolis Star
What were the biggest, most captivating local stories of the decade? This week, we're unveiling our choices from various subject areas -- business, politics, etc. Comment?
A cool spell for Indiana's home resales market
Wednesday Dec 23 | via IndyStar.com
Home resales had brokers in Indiana and the rest of the nation a-leaping in November, but the extension of a federal tax credit through April and record-low mortgage rates don't hold much chance of increasing sales in the state this winter, a local real estate leader said. Comment?
Wednesday Dec 23 | via Journal Gazette
Home sales grew more than expected in November as buyers raced to take advantage of the original tax credit deadline. Comment?
Indiana home resales jump 36% in November
Tuesday Dec 22 | via The Indianapolis Star
November homes resales in Indiana increased 36.5 percent from the same month last year, the second consecutive month for such a jump as Hoosiers likely took advantage of the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit, the Indiana Association of Realtors said today. Comment?
Stephanie Salter: Think property tax caps are a no-b...
Saturday Dec 19 | via Tribune-Star
Let's see. State revenue forecasts are so bad, the governor has announced we must finally break into our $1.3 billion reserves and cut $300 million out of the K-12 public school system's budget for the next two years. Comment?
Housing market is ripe for fixer-uppers
8 min ago | via Philly.com
If you look at the trends among home buyers in the Philadelphia market today, the Dolans appear to be a bit out of step: Daniel Dolan, a chemical engineer, and wife Shaliz, an ob-gyn physician at Temple University Hospital, have just remodeled the kitchen in the Center City townhouse they bought in July. Comment?
Couple in DHS win SuperLotto jackpot
3 hrs ago | via Desert Sun
A semi-retired security guard and a social worker from Desert Hot Springs claimed a $7 million lottery jackpot on Monday. Comment?
Fla. Supreme Court orders mediation in foreclosure c...
17 min ago | via St. Augustine Record
The justices adopted recommendations Monday from a court-appointed task force that all cases involving primary homes should be mediated and that judges expedite cases dealing with vacant and abandoned properties. Comment?
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: The human touch could sa...
18 min ago | via Atwater Signal
There are some modestly hopeful signs that the mortgage crisis is easing. The number of foreclosures declined again in November, a four-month trend. Comment?
Can't sell your house? Consider renovating
19 min ago | via Tampa Bay Online
Many homeowners want to move but feel stuck by their mortgages, owing more on the house than they would gain by selling it. Comment?