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Buying a Rocky Ripple Home After the White River Flood
White River hit 21.18 ft Aug. 15 at the 82nd St. gauge, second only to 1913. Rocky Ripple's 1937 levee is not FEMA accredited. Here is the buyer checklist.
16 MIN READIndianapolis Real Estate Market Update
The current 30-year mortgage rate is 6.67%. Here is what that, plus the latest Indianapolis prices and neighborhood trends, means for buyers, sellers, and investors this week.
5 MIN READBuying a Noblesville Home After the White River Flood
White River hit 24.6 feet Aug. 15, breaking a 113-year record. Officials counted 552 impacted Noblesville units. Here is what we checked on rentals and listings.
17 MIN READYour Basement After 2 Inches of Rain: What to Check Right Now
Indianapolis just had its fourth-wettest August open on record. Your house ran a free diagnostic on itself. Here is the ten minute walkthrough, what each finding costs, and when to call an engineer instead of a waterproofing salesperson.
Irvington · 8 MIN READThe Pretender Opens in Noblesville. What a $60K Stereo Says About Home Prices
A hi-fi listening lounge just opened off the Noblesville square. Operators betting long on a district is a housing signal, and Noblesville is up 8.3% year over year while Fishers is up 0.6%.
Noblesville · 7 MIN READThe Indianapolis Housing Market, by Neighborhood
The Central Indiana median is $330,000. Across the 27 Indianapolis-area markets we track it runs from $100,000 to $700,000, and 11 are up year over year while 13 are down. Here is every market, with the source and reporting month on each one.
Zionsville · 9 MIN READWhy Most Small Indy Landlords Lose Money
Most people who lose money on an Indy rental did not buy in a bad market. They bought with a spreadsheet built for a different state. Here is how the Marion County tax reset, old-house repair costs, and zip-code averages quietly eat a duplex deal.
Irvington · 7 MIN READThe Zillow Blindspot: Why Indy's Best Homes Aren't Online
About half the homes I seriously looked at while house hunting in Indianapolis were never on Zillow. Here is what office exclusive and delayed marketing listings actually are, and how buyers get access to them.
Broad Ripple · 8 MIN READDon't Wait on the Fed to Buy a House in Indy
Markets are not pricing a rate cut this week. They are pricing a possible hike. Here is how mortgage rates actually move, and what waiting six months really costs on a median-priced Indianapolis home.
Broad Ripple · 5 MIN READWhat the ROAD to Housing Act would actually change for an Indy investor
The proposed ROAD to Housing Act targets FHA multifamily rules, zoning grants, and manufactured-home financing. Here's what each provision means for small landlords in Marion County.
8 MIN READWhich Indy Subdivision Builders Are Actually Worth Buying From in 2026
Honest agent-and-investor take on which new-construction builders in Hamilton, Hendricks, and Johnson counties hold up, and which ones draw warranty complaints.
10 MIN READWhat 6.43% means for an Indy buyer at $275K, $350K, and $425K
See the exact monthly P&I difference at 6.43% vs. 6.77% across three common Indianapolis price points, in real dollars.
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