Outdoor Music Festivals Around the South Bend Area

It’s time to enjoy great weather and great tunes. Check out the schedule of bands, days, and times below. There’s something for everyone. Meet Me On the Island – Century Center, Island Park Admission: $5; children under 12 free July 3, 5:00 – 10:30pm – Clifford & Michaels Blues Band August 29, 5:00 – 9:30pm […]

Is this the Biggest Price Drop in the History of South Bend Real Estate?

This spec (builder owned) home in Deer Run on South Bend’s south side has been on the market since February 2007. It has been reduced in price from $2.3 million to $1.85 million and the builder is offering to throw in a $50,000 pool. Here is the MLS marketing description: Incredible builder spec in deer […]

Despite the Winters, South Bend Could Draw From The Coasts

I was talking to my “web 2.0 colleagues” about the high cost of housing on the west coast today and I had an epiphany… I should start marketing to people across the country whose employment is not location dependent that want a great home at a ridiculously low price in a decent Midwest city that […]

South Bend Addresses Vacant Homes

The South Bend Common Council passed an ordinance designed to lessen the negative impact of vacant and abandoned homes in the city. It requires the property owners to register habitually vacant or abandoned properties with the city, pay an annual fee, maintain liability insurance, and designate a property manager in the area. According to WSBT, […]

Help Define South Bend’s Neighborhoods

Larger cities have official, or at least commonly recognized neighborhood boundaries. Chicago for example, has 77 often mapped neighborhoods. South Bend also has neighborhoods, but there is a lot of confusion about what and where they are. In an attempt to start a discussion, and create a map of neighborhoods in South Bend, Mishawaka, and […]