What is South Bend?
What is South Bend? A city built on the “south bend” of the St. Joseph river which empties into Lake Michigan Roughly halfway between Chicago and Detroit Cold in the Winter Hot in the Summer The center of “Michiana,” a market of about 840,000 people. 175 years old The place where Studebaker cars were and […]
More Condos Near Notre Dame Next Season
Notre Dame’s last home football game of the season is approaching and though we have covered condos that cater to fans and students before, this might be a good time to review the developments that will bring new condos next season. There are four projects that will together add several hundred units to the market. […]
South Bend Homes in the National Media Again
In June, South Bend real estate was the subject of some national media attention (view the blog post here), and has popped onto the radar once again. The Christian Science Monitor has an article “Real Estate Slump Tough on Midwest” on its Web-site which describes the surplus of South Bend homes under $50,000 on the […]
Photos From Around Michiana
Follow this link to view a slideshow of the Michiana photos that have appeared on the BendAreaBlog since its launch on April 11th.
The Last Vestiges of Studebaker are Coming Down
Studebaker was at one time an economic engine of South Bend, driving the city’s employment and prosperity. However, after the company parked its automobile division in 1966, the buildings remained. Recently, South Bend began to redevelop the site of Studebaker’s 39 acre stamping plant, “the single largest Brownfield Reclamation project in Indiana.” The area was […]