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,  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 […]