Status of the South Bend Area Housing Market: March 2008

Here are the March figures from the South Bend Area MLS, which primarily covers South Bend, Mishawaka and Granger properties. Sales are flat from last month and only two condos sold. I’ve seen a significant increase in inquiries and traffic to this web-site, but that hasn’t been reflected in the sales numbers. If you need […]

Status of the South Bend Area Housing Market: February 2008

This month we are dropping the average prices for scatter graphs that show more information more quickly. We are also grouping condos, villas and townhouses. As always, feedback on the numbers and format is appreciated in the comments. Entire MLS (residential) Listed today: 2,440 properties / combined list price of $338,078,129 Sold in February: 218 […]

Januarys in South Bend Real Estate

After I posted January’s monthly status of the South Bend Area real estate market report, an astute observer compared January’s sales statistics to last year’s numbers in the comments. I think such exercises are valuable, and would encourage taking an even longer view. I can access the area’s sales data back to 2002, so here […]

Status of the South Bend Area Housing Market: January 2008

January is never a peak real estate season in South Bend, and the 182 residential sales / $17,188,951 in sales volume for the month is lower than the numbers we saw in all of 2007.  My personal experience has been of increased activity since the last few months, but the numbers aren’t yet bearing that […]

Status of the South Bend Area Housing Market: December 2007

First, December’s numbers. Between a seasonal cooldown and a national slump, they are the lowest of the year, but there are still sales. They include a 1.75 million dollar home, two Irish Crossings townhomes, and 69 homes under $50,000. Houses Listed as of 1/1: 2,179 Houses Sold 12/1 – 12/31: 220 Low price sale: $3,500 […]