South Bend Foreclosures: Large Lots
It’s easy to get the idea that foreclosures are a city problem, and that all the houses are in the city or in the suburbs. It’s also wrong. There are bank owned properties in the rural areas of St. Joseph County Indiana too. 12599 Dragoon Trail in Mishawaka is the such a house. It’s listed […]
South Bend Foreclosures: Some Are High End Homes
Not all foreclosures in the South Bend area are in desperate shape. Banks take possession of many homes and some of them are quite nice. For those of you not familiar with the South Bend area, Granger is South Bend’s affluent suburb. It also has foreclosed homes that are for sale. One of these is […]
South Bend Foreclosures – They Can Be Dirty
Foreclosures span the full spectrum of houses for sale. Some banks repair, repaint and rehab their houses before putting them up for sale. Other banks put them on the market without spending a dime beyond the two necessities: changing the locks and winterizing the plumbing so the pipes don’t freeze and burst. 134 Broadway, a […]
723 Park Ave: A House with a History
723 Park Ave in South Bend was built around 1888. You can read about it’s first owner, who was one of South Bend’s first builders, George Hodson, Â a carpenter and contractor by profession in a book on the history of South Bend. You can read the plaques that proclaim it the historical “Hodson’s Castle” next […]
South Bend Real Estate Report: December 2008
The year limped to a close in regards to real estate. Here’s the report on sales through the South Bend Area MLS. 223 sales closed, with a combined total of $22,610,122. That is higher than last month’s near $16 million in sales, but down from about $30.5 million in December 2007. Here are the final […]