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Google Maps Updates South Bend Imagery

June 16, 2011

Google Maps and Earth recently updated their imagery of the South Bend Area, resulting in maps that show crisp and recent views of the new construction near Notre Dame. Most images appear to be from April 28, 2011. If you combine these new photos with Google Earth’s historical imagery, you can quickly get a sense [...]

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Finished Rehabbing, Back to Blogging

June 8, 2011

Two years ago, in May 2009 I bought a house that needed some work. Two months ago, in April, I decided to move up the completion of the project by a year and sell the house this summer. From that decision until today, there haven’t been any new features on the South Bend Area Blog, [...]

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Pending Sales and the Tax Credit

June 2, 2010

With a few exceptions (notably for members of the military stationed overseas), you had to be in a binding contract by April 30th as one of the criteria to qualify for the heavily promoted income tax credit that is available to some home buyers. Personally and based upon my own conversations with people whose workflow [...]

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On True Thanks

November 26, 2009

Turkey Trail is a mile and a half stretch of county road between Roosevelt and Miller Roads on the south side of South Bend. It has a mix of modest homes built decades ago, farmland, and expensive newer homes on large lots – the result of a St. Joseph County zoning rule which requires a [...]

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South Bend Real Estate: Days on Market

September 13, 2009

There are 2,683 residential properties listed for sale in the South Bend MLS today. 88% have been on the market for 30+ days 73% have been on the market for 60+ days 62% have been on the market for 90+ days 53% have been on the market for 120+ days 20% have been on the [...]

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