St. Joseph County Parks Turn Forty!
All St. Joseph County Parks will offer free admittance this Saturday, July 1st, to celebrate their 40th anniversary. In addition, for $10 per adult, St. Patrick’s Park will feature fireworks set to music by the South Bend Symphony Orchestra at 8 pm. The parks Web-site calls this “the largest fireworks display in the WSBT viewing […]
Waterfront Homes in Granger and Mishawaka
South Bend is about 25 miles from Lake Michigan, but St. Joseph County still has a variety of waterfront homes. The St. Joseph River and Juday Creek pass through the area, several quarries have filled with water, and many neighborhoods are now developed with ponds. Here are two options for people in the area who […]
South Bend’s Housing is Among the Most Affordable in the Nation.
South Bend has a remarkable “affordability index,” or relation between median income and median home price. In fact, a mortgage industry newsletter reported South Bend’s median income would qualify a resident for a loan of 297% of the median home price. This places it among the ten most affordable markets in the United States. Remember […]
The Taxman Cometh.
Spring Property Tax Payments are Due Today. Today is the deadine to pay your Spring property tax installment. Indiana bills these taxes in arrears, so these dollars are covering the period from January to June 2005.If you do not make or mail your payment today, it will be considered late and subject to a 10% […]
Are Home Prices Falling in South Bend?
South Bend real estate has been the unlikely subject of some recent media attention. The South Bend news agency WNDU quoted USA Today’s statement that, “[South Bend] saw a drop in the average home price during the first quarter.” The article goes on to explain that the median price of a home is now $82,000 […]