Comments on: WNDU Feature on New Condos in South Bend and Mishawaka http://www.realst8.com/blog/condos/wndu-feature-on-new-condos-in-south-bend-and-mishawaka/ Real Estate and Area Information for South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger and Notre Dame, Indiana Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:54:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Outside the Box http://www.realst8.com/blog/condos/wndu-feature-on-new-condos-in-south-bend-and-mishawaka/comment-page-1/#comment-24245 Outside the Box Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:39:10 +0000 http://www.realst8.com/blog/?p=958#comment-24245 Here is a perfect example of why I said this is a national issue and not just a South Bend issue. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/18/60minutes/main5996883.shtml Here is a perfect example of why I said this is a national issue and not just a South Bend issue.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/18/60minutes/main5996883.shtml

]]> By: Nick Molnar http://www.realst8.com/blog/condos/wndu-feature-on-new-condos-in-south-bend-and-mishawaka/comment-page-1/#comment-24166 Nick Molnar Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:59:11 +0000 http://www.realst8.com/blog/?p=958#comment-24166 It's likely for the best that many announced projects were not built. If there is no demand for them, they aren't needed. That's the market working properly, isn't it? This is very much a national issue. But that doesn't make it less impactful on people building, buying or selling condos here in South Bend. I'll try to bring in some other areas for comparison in future articles, and some national statistics, but I'm unable to cover areas beyond St. Joseph County with expertise. One gauge of a region's population is using the census bureau defined "metropolitan statistical areas". These MSAs conflate cities that are intertwined enough to function as single areas. For it, the census bureau would combine South Bend, Mishawaka and smaller towns, but also combine other cities that fit together. On the list of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_United_States_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas" rel="nofollow">MSAs by population</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Bend-Mishawaka,_IN-MI_MSA" rel="nofollow">South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA</a> is 149th of 366 with about 316,865 souls. It’s likely for the best that many announced projects were not built. If there is no demand for them, they aren’t needed. That’s the market working properly, isn’t it?

This is very much a national issue. But that doesn’t make it less impactful on people building, buying or selling condos here in South Bend. I’ll try to bring in some other areas for comparison in future articles, and some national statistics, but I’m unable to cover areas beyond St. Joseph County with expertise.

One gauge of a region’s population is using the census bureau defined “metropolitan statistical areas”. These MSAs conflate cities that are intertwined enough to function as single areas. For it, the census bureau would combine South Bend, Mishawaka and smaller towns, but also combine other cities that fit together. On the list of MSAs by population, the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA is 149th of 366 with about 316,865 souls.

]]> By: Outside the Box http://www.realst8.com/blog/condos/wndu-feature-on-new-condos-in-south-bend-and-mishawaka/comment-page-1/#comment-24165 Outside the Box Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:16:09 +0000 http://www.realst8.com/blog/?p=958#comment-24165 Good lord man. Stop the negativity and travel and realize that this is a national issue. The grass is not greener elsewhere unfortunately. As of the 200o census, South Bend was no 250 on a list of the 273 largest cities in the USA according to Wikipedia. If you merge South Bend, Mishawaka and Granger populations, this town would be around number 70 on the list of the largest cities in the USA! There are pros and cons to every city. If you do not like the town, move or help bring about change. Good lord man. Stop the negativity and travel and realize that this is a national issue. The grass is not greener elsewhere unfortunately. As of the 200o census, South Bend was no 250 on a list of the 273 largest cities in the USA according to Wikipedia. If you merge South Bend, Mishawaka and Granger populations, this town would be around number 70 on the list of the largest cities in the USA! There are pros and cons to every city. If you do not like the town, move or help bring about change.

]]> By: Irish Eyes http://www.realst8.com/blog/condos/wndu-feature-on-new-condos-in-south-bend-and-mishawaka/comment-page-1/#comment-24164 Irish Eyes Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:13:33 +0000 http://www.realst8.com/blog/?p=958#comment-24164 What is telling is what DIDN'T get built. There were a TON of projects that never broke ground. The reality is that Michiana is atrophying. Not as bad as Detroit but what are the economic drivers going forward? ND is content on being its own little island and that won't change. What is telling is what DIDN’T get built. There were a TON of projects that never broke ground. The reality is that Michiana is atrophying. Not as bad as Detroit but what are the economic drivers going forward? ND is content on being its own little island and that won’t change.

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