Real Estate Information Archive

If you have time, you've got to make your way to Nappanee and see this National Award Winning Zero Energy Home. According to their website, a net zero building or zero energy building, is a building that produces as much energy and power as it uses.

Stop by the open house in Nappanee on March 5, 6 & 12, 13 (Fri & Sat) from 1 pm -8 pm to see it for yourself!

806 E. Market St., Nappanee, IN

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According to a real estate interview Jan. 5 on NBC-TV's Today Show, South Bend is the best city in the nation to find value, stability and rising prices in a home while living in a community with anticipated job growth.

Barbara Corcoran, a real-estate contributor to the Today Show and CNBC, ranked South Bend first among the “Top 10 Cities for Bargain Homes.”

In South Bend, Corcoran told interviewer Ann Curry, the median “price is just $89,000, and prices have been rising steadily for almost a full year now.

“Still, the median price is only half of what it is in the rest of the nation,” she said. “That’s an enormous difference -- a lot of house for the dollars.” 

If the availability of housing values weren’t enough to put South Bend atop her list, “the cost of living is a whopping 29 percent lower than anywhere else.”

Here is Corcoran’s ranking of cities as appeared on the Today Show:

1)      South Bend, Ind.

2)      Akron, Ohio

3)      Topeka, Kan.

4)      New Haven, Conn.

5)      Tucson, Ariz.

6)      Minneapolis

7)      Portland, Maine

8)      Miami

9)      Kingston, N.Y.

10)    Trenton, N.J.

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Wow. Some lucky-duck is going to get a deal! This beautiful Osceola home was a builder "Panorama" home in 2003, and now it's a short sale. It sits in a beautiful new neighborhood and has all the bells and whistles. The listed 1,658 square feet does not include the finished basement with tray ceilings, egress windows, a 1/2 bath, kitchenette and ample storage. The sellers must sell, so the price will continue to drop until someone walks away with a steal.

The price was just reduced to $185,000. That's just under $55,000 LESS than it was listed for back in February '09. And, almost $42,000 LESS than it was listed for in September '06. Talk about instant equity!

For more information click here, call Stacy at 574-210-9595 or email stacygrove@cressyeverett.com.

Another ranch home in Granger for under $200,000! This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom split bedroom home is in the Penn Harris Madison school corporation. It's in mint-condition and sits on a great cul-de-sac lot. Did I mention the price was just reduced to $199,000? The basement is clean as a whistle and ready to be finished. Other features include a den, volume ceilings and closets galore. For more information click here, call Stacy at 574-210-9595 or email stacygrove@cressyeverett.com.

Looking for a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom ranch in the Penn Harris Madison school corporation? This home is awesome, and the price was just reduced to $150,000. Along with the enormous amount of updating that has been done, it has a 4th bedroom/den/craft room in the basment (with egress window.) The basement is also plumbed for a half bath. Other features include a new furnace, side-loading garage, large deck, woodburning fireplace and 1st floor laundry. For more information click here, call Stacy at 574-210-9595 or email stacygrove@cressyeverett.com.